Painless 'microneedle' patch may take the sting out of shots
Wednesday, August 19, 2009 - 09:14
in Health & Medicine
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19, 2009 -- Good news for people fearful of needles and squeamish of shots: Scientists at the 238th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society report the design of a painless patch that may someday render hypodermic needles -- as well as annual flu shots -- a thing of the past.