Daily Archives: January 23, 2009

The iPill delivers drugs directly to the disease

by Sarah Barker WHAT’S HAPPENING Open your mind wide! Dutch tech tank Philips introduced a smart iPill that monitors temperature and acidity as it travels down the digestive highway and drops its drug cargo right where it’s needed. It was developed to reduce dosages and side effects with targeted treatment (TheRegister.co.uk 11.12.08). Packed in the [...]