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Electric pants aim to stop bedsores
http://www.bbc.com/news/health-19946428Underwear designed to jolt the buttocks with electricity may be able to prevent dangerous open wounds called pressure sores, claim researchers.
Sores form when people are stuck in one position for too long, which compresses the skin and cuts off the blood supply.
Canadian academics said that in a short trial on 37 people, the mild current mimicked fidgeting and prevented the sores forming.
The Royal College of Nursing said sores cost the NHS up to £2bn a year.
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