Smart Bra Tracks Wellness and Stress [video]

by Bruce Brown | April 12, 2017 | General News, Health

Stress is a factor leading to 3 out of 4 doctor’s visits in the U.S., according to Stress.org. The same organization claims that 44% of Americans reported feeling more stressed in 2015 than five years earlier. One in 5 people experiences extreme stress, the...

Break Bad Habits with Shocking Wearable [video]

by Bruce Brown | April 10, 2017 | General News, Health

Unhealthy habits resist change, regardless of good intentions and repeated efforts. Smoking, eating unhealthy food, and watching television or lingering in social media at the expense of adequate sleep plague many people. Rewards-based behavioral conditioning works...

Ontario Backs Digital Health Innovation

by Alfred Poor | April 10, 2017 | General News, Health, Medical

At 415,000 square miles, the Canadian province of Ontario is larger than any of the United States except Alaska. Yet it has a population that is only a bit larger than that of Pennsylvania (at just 46,000 square miles). These two numbers alone make it clear that...

Homeland Security Tests Smart Collars

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....

Competition to Prevent Elderly Fall Injuries

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...

App Tracks Sleep States for Restful Awakening

by Bruce Brown | April 4, 2017 | General News, Health

  Getting enough sleep is vital, but it’s not just about quantity. Sleep quality matters as much as quality to overall health. According to the National Sleep Foundation, women have more problems falling asleep and staying asleep than men, but significant...