Wednesday, January 18, 2012

New pill with ingestible microchip monitors you from the inside

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Health care is getting weirder and weirder! I don't know if I want these pills in my body!

Soon, patients will be able to buy smart pills that have tiny ingestible sensors that can help track their medication use. Um, the call is coming from inside the house?

Once it's activated by your stomach acid, the tiny sensor sends out digital signals about things like heart rate and temperature to show how you're responding to prescribed medication. Read the full story http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/rethinking-healthcare/new-pill-with-ingestibl...