And doubts you should have, Mr Worf. Three ex-SOs of mine are doctors, and they all say that the medical-equipment industry is almost as bad as Big Pharma in hosing the public over.
On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 6:43 PM, Mr. Worf <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I'm starting to have my doubts about the overpriced hospital equipment. > This is the 3rd item that I have seen this year about a quick and easy > medical device that can be made from a digital camera or cellphone. (Maybe > they have McGuyver inventing stuff?) > Cancer cells detected using $400 digital camera > > By Gizmag Team <http://www.gizmag.com/author/gizmag-team/> > > *06:30 June 29, 2010* > [image: Cancer cells detected using $400 digital camera - In healthy > tissue (top), the nuclei > ...]<http://www.gizmag.com/researchers-detect-cancer-cells-using-400-digital-camera/15564/picture/116925/> > > Cancer cells detected using $400 digital camera - In healthy tissue (top), > the nuclei are small and widely spaced. The nuclei of cancer cells (bottom) > are abnormally large and close together (Image: D. 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