GOOD NEWS IF YOU HATE SHOTS AND NEEDLES
Patients who suffer from severe allergies or diabetes may not have to face the needle much longer.ln a study at Johns Hopkins Asthma and Allergy Center in Baltimore, researchers discovered that a liquid form of ragweed was easily swallowed by test subjects, and that it also produced the same protective antibodies as allergy shots.
New diabetes research may also lead to less painful alternatives to a needle injection. At Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center in Israel, scientists are testing a new insulin pill. Early reports indicate that the new pill can withstand harsh stomach acid and that it also effectively boosts insulin levels.
In other research at the Diabetes Research Laboratories in Oxford, England, an insulin solution taken from a pen-size nasal sprayer tested as more effective than pre-meal injections. And, a new battery-powered device which would allow diabetics to shine infrared light through their fingers rather than pricking themselves to measure blood-sugar levels is awaiting approval by the FDA. Key: Always ask if there is an alternative to a shot
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