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  1.                                                                                 THE WEEK, Page 22HEALTH & SCIENCEAnd Stop Bleeding!
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  3. A new sensor will spare diabetics those daily finger pricks
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  6.     As if the physical symptoms and restricted diet aren't
  7. enough, many diabetics must also give themselves blood tests
  8. every day, pricking their fingers repeatedly to see how much
  9. sugar is in their blood. But a new sensor from Sandia National
  10. Labs -- yes, the nuclear-weapons people -- makes the chore
  11. painless. A powerful infra-red light shines through the
  12. fingertip; careful analysis of the light as it emerges reveals
  13. the exact composition of the blood coursing through that
  14. finger, including the precise percentage of sugar. Sandia is
  15. seeking a corporate partner to market the device.
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