Get ready for your close-up: The 'jelly bean' camera pill joins hunt for ulcers

• The new endoscopy 'jelly bean camera' weighs just three grams
• The camera is swallowed and then controlled by a magnetic wand
• It allows real-time monitoring and the process is over in just 20 minutes

A revolutionary remote-controlled camera  ‘pill’ is now helping doctors accurately diagnose stomach problems including ulcers.

The device, which is the size of a jelly bean and weighs  just three grams, is swallowed and can then be controlled by a magnetic wand held over the body as it passes through the digestive tract.

Although such pills are not new, older versions cannot be guided. In contrast, the new MiroCam-Navi allows doctors to stop and take a closer look  if they spot anything suspicious. It also allows real-time monitoring, meaning the process is over in 20 minutes. Read more http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2763394/Get-ready-close-The-jelly-bean-camera-pill-joins-hunt-ulcers.html

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