by Bruce Brown | May 31, 2017 | General News, Medical
Venous thrombosis is a significant health threat, affecting about 300,000 to 600,000 Americans each year. According to the American Heart Association, venous thrombosis (VTE) is the third most common vascular diagnosis after heart attacks and strokes. VTE occurs when...
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by Bruce Brown | May 30, 2017 | General News, Health
Most humans breathe bad air. 92% of the world population lives in places where the air pollution levels exceed the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Ambient Air Quality Guidelines, according to a September 2016 WHO report. The WHO guidelines refer to annual mean...
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by Bruce Brown | May 29, 2017 | General News, Health
High blood pressure is tragically common in the U.S., where 75 million or 1 of every 3 adults has the condition according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). People with high blood pressure — or hypertension — are at greater risk of...
by Bruce Brown | May 26, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
Our collections of AC adapters and charging cables grow as we accumulate mobile Health Tech devices. One way to keep the horde of electrical “wall-warts” and associated tangled cables to a minimum is to use multifunction devices with diverse biometric...
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by Bruce Brown | May 25, 2017 | General News, Health
According to the National Institutes of Health, 2.2 million people in the U.S. depend on a wheelchair for day-to-day tasks and mobility. By far the large majority (90%) of wheelchair users have manual wheelchairs. Most wheelchair users are not able to stand...
