There may not be three people in the world less likely to invent and launch a groundbreaking medical device than Jeff Chimenti, Billy Procida and A.J.

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There was some headway made using the devices as sensor gateways, mainly in the medical community, which Apple had initially pushed heavily during the launch.

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The American Aerospace Medical Association Commercial Spaceflight Working Group published a document in 2009 saying that most individuals with "well controlled medical conditions" could withstand the acceleration forces involved in the launch and landing of a commercial spaceflight.

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The announcement on Thursday follows the launch of NHS Direct Online earlier this week, which lets web users check medical symptoms and receive advice and boasted one and a half million hits in its first day of existence.

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Kenny Logan and Roger Uttley were speaking to CNN at the launch of Logan's Challenge, a fundraising event for Sparks, the children's medical research charity.

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Retailers found backing to launch websites to sell everything from toys (eToys) to pet food (pets.com) to medical advice (webMD.com).

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But the British Medical Association is concerned that many of the places that are already offering the new service or that are due to launch soon are ill-prepared, putting patients' lives at risk.

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