"Beyond Tomorrow" story Vaccine Gun

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I just saw the video version of this story on the show "Beyond Tomorrow"(episode 22)  on The Science Channel.   Before they talked about the gizmo (shown below) they started out the segment talking about the bird flu and the potential for a pandemic. 
Mike-Hz

December 14, 2005

					Shots without a needle

Not only does this new Star-Trek-like "Shot without a needle" work
without causing pain, but they use a lower doage (a thousandth), so we
save on drug costs, too.
"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 microscopic DNA vaccine particles just
below the skin's surface at 1,500 miles an hour. The shot is painless
because it hits just above nerve endings, where immunity-producing
cells gather in large numbers. As a result, the PMED requires one
thousandth the dose of a needle injection;a major cost savings. And the
powders don't need a fridge, so they're easier to store and transport.
Vaccine powders for influenza and hepatitis are in the works. "

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Mike-Hz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Experienced Member Joined: September 13 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 29	Post Options Post Reply Quote Mike-Hz Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: "Beyond Tomorrow" story Vaccine Gun Posted: December 12 2007 at 2:50pm
	http://www.tomorrowstrends.com/medical/index.html I just saw the video version of this story on the show "Beyond Tomorrow"(episode 22) on The Science Channel. Before they talked about the gizmo (shown below) they started out the segment talking about the bird flu and the potential for a pandemic. Mike-Hz December 14, 2005 Shots without a needle Not only does this new Star-Trek-like "Shot without a needle" work without causing pain, but they use a lower doage (a thousandth), so we save on drug costs, too. "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 microscopic DNA vaccine particles just below the skin's surface at 1,500 miles an hour. The shot is painless because it hits just above nerve endings, where immunity-producing cells gather in large numbers. As a result, the PMED requires one thousandth the dose of a needle injection;a major cost savings. And the powders don't need a fridge, so they're easier to store and transport. Vaccine powders for influenza and hepatitis are in the works. " Link < ="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Es/TomorrowsTrends?i=http://www.tomorrowstrends.com/2005/12/shots_without_a." ="text/"> Posted at 06:44 PM in Health & Medicine \| Permalink \| Comments (0) \| TrackBack (0)