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DEFIBRILLATORS
"A portable E.R. in the chest" is how Dick Cheney's doctor described the device he installed — along with a pacemaker, to keep the Veep's heart beating regularly — last July. Cheney, who suffered his fourth heart attack last year, may have to wear the business cardsize device for the rest of his life. But should his heart ever act up again, the thing will automatically deliver a small jolt of electricity (enough to light a 30-watt bulb for 1 sec.) and snap it back into line.
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DIABETES
Daily injections of insulin are not simply a pain in the butt. For diabetics, they are taxing and inconvenient reminders of their disease. Studies of inhaled insulins, in the form of oral and powdered sprays, suggest that they may be nearly as effective as injections are in quickly normalizing blood-sugar levels. While no injection-free insulins have yet been approved by the FDA, doctors — and their diabetic patients — are looking forward to the day when those hated needles can be replaced by inhalers.
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