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Neuro-Controlled Bionic Arm

phealthBionic_485.jpg Welcome to the future of prosthetic limbs: true mind control. For the first time ever, an amputee need only think about a movement-picking up a glass, for instance-and the...

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Apex Fitness Bodybugg

phealthApex_485.jpg The Bodybugg is like having a personal trainer strapped to your triceps. The 2.9-ounce gadget uses four sensors to calculate your energy expenditure with 92 percent...

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Tyrell Zeno

phealthzeno_485.jpg If there's a kryptonite for acne, it's heat. So scientists at Tyrell, Inc., invented the Zeno, a handheld rechargeable device that gives your pimples heat stroke. Hold the tip of...

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Elan Prialt

phealthElan_485.jpg For the millions of people with intractable pain, Prialt offers 1,000 times the analgesic power of opiates but without the addiction and waning potency. The secret is a synthetic...

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Medtronic Transcend II

phealthGut_170.jpg For obese people, gastric-bypass surgery is a risky gamble to shed major pounds. Now a safer alternative is on the way: the gastric stimulator. In a reversible procedure, doctors...

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Powdermed PMED

phealthPMED_170.jpg Needles hurt. Worse, they can spread disease. PowderMed's new vaccine gun, the PMED, requires no sharps. The flashlight-shaped device relies on pressurized helium to shoot...

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Ossur Power Knee

phealthPowerKnee_170.jpg Sit down, stand up, climb stairs&8212;Ossur's Power Knee is the first motorized prosthesis to give leg amputees fluid motion by simulating the movement of the real knee...

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Pfizer and Sanofi-Aventis Exubera

phealthDiabetics_730.jpg Daily insulin injections make it hard for many diabetics to control blood sugar well enough to prevent serious complications like blindness and kidney failure. Now Pfizer and...

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Apex Fitness Bodybugg

The Bodybugg is like having a personal trainer strapped to your triceps. The 2.9-ounce gadget uses four sensors to calculate your energy expenditure with 92 percent…

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Ossur Power Knee

Sit down, stand up, climb stairs&8212;Ossur's Power Knee is the first motorized prosthesis to give leg amputees fluid motion by simulating the movement of the real knee next…

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Powdermed PMED

Needles hurt. Worse, they can spread disease. PowderMed's new vaccine gun, the PMED, requires no sharps. The flashlight-shaped device relies on pressurized helium to shoot…

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Medtronic Transcend II

For obese people, gastric-bypass surgery is a risky gamble to shed major pounds. Now a safer alternative is on the way: the gastric stimulator. In a reversible procedure,…

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Elan Prialt

For the millions of people with intractable pain, Prialt offers 1,000 times the analgesic power of opiates but without the addiction and waning potency. The secret is a…

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Tyrell Zeno

If there's a kryptonite for acne, it's heat. So scientists at Tyrell, Inc., invented the Zeno, a handheld rechargeable device that gives your pimples heat stroke. Hold the…

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Neuro-Controlled Bionic Arm

Welcome to the future of prosthetic limbs: true mind control. For the first time ever, an amputee need only think about a movement-picking up a glass, for instance-and the…

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