Using a tiny needle the size of what a mosquito sticks in you, this new medical breakthrough–straight from Star Trek–blows medicine into your blood without the pain of needles. Even the least ...

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Thanks to his "hypospray," Star Trek's Dr. McCoy never had to deal with any dangerous needles. The same could be true for your own doctor, since needle-free jet injectors have been available for more ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The MOF-Jet can deliver vaccines in a puff of air (University of Texas) (University of Texas) Good news for anyone who’s uneasy ...

(CBS) The FDA shot down the use of "jet injectors" to deliver influenza vaccines, saying in a written statement that "all vaccines, including influenza, must be administered in accordance with their ...

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The needle and syringe are icons of modern medicine. But a device developed at MIT to squirt medicines quickly and pretty much painlessly through the skin suggests that the future of medicine could be ...

July 8, 2011 (UPDATED July 11, 2011) — Using jet injection of insulin instead of conventional pen devices can halve the time required to reach appropriate glucose-lowering effects, according to a ...

Needles are no fun. We can all agree on that. I don't think anyone goes to the doctor hoping to get a shot. Many people with needle anxiety put off going to the doctor as long as possible simply out ...

A futuristic-looking jet injector can shoot this year's flu vaccine into your arm without a needle. Though it may look like something from a sci-fi movie, the PharmaJet Needle-free Jet Injector is ...