Friday, March 30, 2012

An innovation we can all cheer: the pain-free needle

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File this under "Why didn't someone think of this before?" A new needle makes all injections pain-free.

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When I was young (about 12) and had rheumatic fever, in the hospital, they injected me several times a day and also took blood. I remember those large syringes and how painful it was, so this is good news for us who hate needles:

Imagine you’re about to get a shot at the doctor’s office.

Instead of feeling a painful prick as the needle goes in, you watch it touch your skin but feel nothing.

That’s how a revolutionary new needle works: It first injects you with a tiny amount of local anesthetic, which masks the pain inflicted by the bigger needle.

Read more here: http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/an-innovation-we-can-all-cheer-the-pain-free-needle/12536?tag=nl.e660

Also here is an article on how to overcome fear of injections:
http://www.wikihow.com/Overcome-the-Fear-of-Injections