Administering thiopurines, observing the body's reaction and offering dosing advice did not add up to a patentable process.

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The body is responsible for administering funds from the Welsh Assembly Government for higher education institutions.

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It is also important to compare directly the differences in the levels of both BPA and its inactive metabolites in the body from both ways of administering the chemical since injection bypasses the substantial metabolism in the GI tract that occurs after oral ingestion.

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With some further tinkering the device could become a platform for transMITting a variety of health information from inside the body--perhaps to be paired with iPhone-like apps for calculating and administering drugs as needed.

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