Pharmacy Daily | Dispensary Corner 01 Sep 10

A MAN from Hawaii is suing the developer of a video game, saying that he has become so addicted to Lineage II that he is unable to bathe, dress himself or wake up in the morning. 51-year-old Craig Smallwood is alleging “unfair and deceptive trade practices” have been committed by NCSoft Corp, accusing the company of causing him “extreme and serious emotional distress and depression”. He’s attempting to recover some $50,000 he spent on medical bills after he was hospitalised, with an esimate that he spent more than 20,000 hours playing the game. AMPHIBIANS may truly become man’s new best friend, with researchers in the Middle East saying that frog skin could be an important source of antibiotics to tackle the growing tide of resistant “super-bugs”. The team at the UAE University says it’s identified over 100 potential bacteria-killing substances from more than 6000 frog species, and are now working to “tweak” the substances to reduce their toxicity and make them suitable for use as medicines for humans. BUT is it hypo-allergenic? The future of clothing has been unveiled by a manufacturer in Britain - a dress which operates as a functioning mobile phone. The so-called “M-Dress” from London-based designer CuteCircuit incorporates a SIM card slot under its label, and the little black dress utilises “gesture recognition software” which allows the wearer to answer a call by raising their hand to their ear. The dress rings when an incoming call is received, and can be set up with a limited number of pre-programmed numbers. The company said it came up with the idea after research showed that “very often phone calls are missed because mobile phones are quite awkward to carry, especially for women wearing garments with small or no pockets”.

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