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by Bruce Brown | December 30, 2015 | General News, Health
Approximately 30 million adults and children in the U.S. have diabetes, with another 86 million estimated to be prediabetic. Once someone is diagnosed with the disease, regular blood glucose measurements are necessary, as often as four to eight times a day. It’s...
by Bruce Brown | December 29, 2015 | General News, Health, Medical
As many as 50 million people in the United States suffer from asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). With both conditions, airways swell and obstruct breathing. Patients typically carry inhalers that they use when their airways start to close. These...
by Bruce Brown | December 25, 2015 | General News, Health
The holiday season brings its usual overload of songs, ads, and jingles; nearly everyone we encounter exhorts us to be merry or wishes us good cheer. For some of us, positivity comes naturally and that usually shows on our faces and in our general demeanor. For people...
by Bruce Brown | December 24, 2015 | General News, Health
The third trimester of a woman’s pregnancy can be a dramatic experience for any expectant mother, but especially with a first pregnancy when it’s a brand new experience. I remember during my wife’s first pregnancy, we were excited and hopeful but...
by Alfred Poor | December 24, 2015 | Enabling Tech, Fitness, General News, Health, Medical
Since we launched Health Tech Insider more than a year and a half ago, we have published more than 700 stories about wearable devices for health and medical applications, as well as coverage of new enabling technologies. As we near the end of the year, it is...
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by Alfred Poor | December 23, 2015 | General News, Health
This is the time of year that “Silent Night” can be heard in nearly every shopping mall and restaurant across the land, but there are people who yearn for a silent night all year long. If your partner snores, it can be difficult to get a good night’s...
