by Alfred Poor | April 7, 2017 | General News, Medical
I recently flew across the Pacific Ocean. It was a long flight, but the experience was made much more comfortable because I wore noise-cancelling earphones that eliminated the droning rumble of the aircraft engines. As strange as it may seem, the same concept may be...
by Alfred Poor | April 6, 2017 | General News, Health
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents work hard at tasks including search and rescue, firearms detection, and stopping drug smuggling. They can spend long hours in difficult climate conditions that can put a serious strain on a body’s systems....
by Alfred Poor | April 5, 2017 | General News, Health
The statistics about seniors and falling are sobering. One in four older adults fall each year in the U.S., but half do not seek medical care. Still, every 11 seconds another senior arrives at an emergency room for treatment of injuries sustained in a fall. Every 19...
by Alfred Poor | April 4, 2017 | General News, Medical
Epilepsy is a neurological disease that affects more than 50 million people worldwide. The seizures that accompany this condition can diminish a patient’s quality of life, and even put themselves and others around them at risk. According to some sources, the...
by Alfred Poor | April 3, 2017 | Fitness, General News, Health, Medical
International Data Corporation (IDC) is a technology market tracking firm, and their analysts recently released their latest “Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker” report. The company points out that the wearable industry as a whole hit the pause...