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With our population aging and threat of a flu epidemic, what will be the major health issues Canada will face in the year 2020? This debate begins with a featured essay by Dr. David Walker.
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Boomers in an Ideologic, Political and Environmental Cauldron
by David Walker
Oct. 10, 2006
Mary awoke to find her breathing to be much easier, no doubt due to the recent reprogramming of her implanted nanomed dispenser. Despite the rather nasty political issues surrounding the new technology, it was certainly light years ahead of the way in which chronic diseases were managed even a decade or two ago and Mary was grateful she qualified for it.
Simple really, when you think about it, and not very different from the technology that kept her fridge stocked and her air quality monitored. Minute monitoring chips were now contained in most products and appliances. Her food program monitored consumption and fridge inventory, communicating directly with the food supplier who restocked on a regular basis. Shopping, when not done electronically, was simpler when not requiring check-out; a device assessed prices as you walked out of the store and deducted same from the bank account identified by your unique identifier, often implanted in your wrist.
As it applied to medical care, rather than visiting a doctor or lab for tests, waiting for results, and receiving prescribed medication, thanks to developments in nanotechnology and software innovation, an array of measurements of bodily function were taken by miniscule implanted chips. Mary's biometrics were silently and invisibly computed in real time, and her nanomed simply created and infused the correct medication to adjust the various functions required. Activity profiles were also transmitted to the bio-engineering section of her disease management unit, and occasional reprogramming was undertaken without the need for frequent personal interaction.
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