http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2012/02/16/microchip-could-replace-osteoporosis-shots/ The latest Health news and blog posts from ABC News contributors and bloggers. Wed, 22 May 2013 20:54:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2012/02/16/microchip-could-replace-osteoporosis-shots/#comment-972562 Farran Sun, 19 Feb 2012 15:25:56 +0000 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/?p=69612#comment-972562 I am a recent medical school graduate and this seems like it has a lot of promise, my only question is what if the patient has an adverse reaction to the medication and it is a dosage that is delivered is given multiple times in a day, wouldn't that exacerbate the reaction causing more harm ? As there seemingly is no way for the patient to control the delivery or else it would be obsolete. The second thing as the person above me pointed out, what about the carcinogens that are in radio waves that can ultimately transform the cells of the dermal layer in which the chip is implanted. I am a recent medical school graduate and this seems like it has a lot of promise, my only question is what if the patient has an adverse reaction to the medication and it is a dosage that is delivered is given multiple times in a day, wouldn’t that exacerbate the reaction causing more harm ? As there seemingly is no way for the patient to control the delivery or else it would be obsolete. The second thing as the person above me pointed out, what about the carcinogens that are in radio waves that can ultimately transform the cells of the dermal layer in which the chip is implanted.

]]> http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2012/02/16/microchip-could-replace-osteoporosis-shots/#comment-960892 Jo Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:47:42 +0000 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/?p=69612#comment-960892 Implanted microchips in cats and dogs have caused cancer at the implantation site. Implanted microchips in cats and dogs have caused cancer at the implantation site.

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