by Alfred Poor | August 22, 2017 | Fitness, General News, Health, Medical
Rumors of the death of digital wearables are greatly exagerated. The wearables industry is still a frothy, exciting, and dynamic phenomenon, with fast-paced change, fierce competition, and innovation that continues to receive a lot of attention and funding from...
by Alfred Poor | August 21, 2017 | General News, Health
Millions of people worldwide suffer from some level of hearing impairment, from minor to profound. Digital hearing aids can do wonders for helping people hear the sounds around them — and block out the ones that they don’t want to hear — but these...
by Alfred Poor | August 18, 2017 | General News, Health, Medical
According to the Epilepsy Foundation, it is the fourth most-common neurological disorder, affecting more than 3.4 million people in the U.S. alone. It results in recurrent, unprovoked seizures, which can present in different forms and with varying intensity....
by Bruce Brown | August 9, 2017 | General News, Health
Even Republicans and Democrats agree that hearing loss is a major health and wellness issue in the U.S. According to the Hearing Loss Association of America, 1 in 5 people report having some level of hearing impairment. Among adults 65 and older, 1 in 3 have hearing...
by Bruce Brown | August 8, 2017 | General News, Health
Obesity and related conditions reign as the number one U.S. health threat. According to the Centers of Disease Prevention and Control, in 2014 36.3% of the U.S. adult population was obese, up from 30.4% in 2002. Losing weight and keeping weight off are separate...
by Alfred Poor | August 4, 2017 | General News, Health
Before they are born, babies in the womb are comforted by the familiar vibrations of their mothers’ heartbeats. We’ve written about Team Turquoise in the past, and their “doppel” wristband that is designed to reduce stress response for the...