Implanted medical record chips 'will save lives globally'

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I'll leave it to you lot to decide if this is a good scientific development or big brother incarnate.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;sessionid=4OH2X2425AWIBQFIQMGSM5WAVCBQWJVC?xml=/news/2004/10/17/wchip17.xml&sSheet=/portal/2004/10/17/ixportal.html&secureRefresh=true&_requestid=48830

A revolutionary electronic device the size of a rice grain, which is implanted under a person's skin and holds the key to their medical records, will soon be saving lives around the world.

Scientists say that the "VeriChip"will give doctors quick access to medical records, boosting their ability to help people suffering from conditions such as heart disease and diabetes. Doctors will read the chips using a hand-held scanner to gain access to a patient's medical history on a centralised database.

In emergencies, the chips could provide quick access to live-saving information on unconscious patients. The influential US Food and Drugs Administration has given the go-ahead for the Verichip in America and one British firm has ordered 9,000 of them in anticipation of demand from hospitals here.

Sanjay Panchani, a director of Surge IT Solutions in north London, said: "Now that the FDA has given the go-ahead for the chips to be used, it's only a matter of time before they're approved and used over here. We're confident that the health sector will develop it." He plans to sell the chips for £150 each.

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