by Bruce Brown | July 11, 2017 | General News, Health
Tracking fitness and health-related biometrics require users motivated to wear the devices. Blood alcohol content (BAC) sits in an interesting spot between health and fitness. BAC monitoring is unique in its safety and legal implications. Many people have wondered if...
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by Bruce Brown | July 10, 2017 | General News, Health
Air pollution, both indoor and outdoor, is a major environment-related health threat, according to the World Health Organization. The WHO cites an estimated 1.3 million annual deaths worldwide that are attributable to urban outdoor air pollution. We’re written...
by Bruce Brown | July 7, 2017 | General News, Health
Nokia has joined the biometric monitoring platform club. The Finish technology and communications giant recently dropped the Withings brand name from its line of wearable health tech devices. Now Nokia is moving forward to develop and market biometric monitoring...
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by Bruce Brown | July 6, 2017 | General News, Medical
Brain stimulation with wearable consumer or medical devices offers a wide range of possible helpful effects. We’ve looked at Thync Relax to alter moods, research at the University of Washington using direct brain stimulation to help people with spinal cord...
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by Bruce Brown | July 5, 2017 | General News, Health
Women who are trying to get pregnant often find it difficult to determine their fertility windows. Tracking basal body temperature (BBT) is a common method of predicting ovulation. The traditional way to track cycles by taking the woman’s temperature when she...
