by Alfred Poor | January 5, 2015 | Health
For the record, superlatives in marketing materials instantly trigger my Skept-o-Meter. It’s rare that a company can truly lay claim to being “first” or “best” or “only.” So I almost stopped reading the press release about the...
by Alfred Poor | January 5, 2015 | Fitness, Health, Medical
Your wearable Health Tech device may help you lead a healthier life, but will it be able to keep you out of jail? Or perhaps the more important question is whether or not it will land you in jail. As the data collected by these devices gets more sophisticated,...
by Alfred Poor | January 2, 2015 | Health
An new Harris poll commissioned by A&D Medical discloses that two out of three Americans are concerned about their weight, according to a MedCity News article. Only about half of those surveyed, however, were concerned about their blood pressure. And just over one...
by Alfred Poor | January 2, 2015 | Health, Medical
It’s a new year: a time for resolutions and predictions. Rather than just repeat my own forecasts (which I sprinkle liberally throughout my comments on these posts), I’m going to let another bunch of experts make their own call. The American College of...
by Alfred Poor | December 31, 2014 | Health
According to the National Institute of Health, four out of five people will encounter back pain at some point in their lives. Most treatments include exercises, often to be done under the supervision of professional physical therapists. A new device aims to make this...
by Alfred Poor | December 31, 2014 | Health, Medical
The Baby Boomers are now the Sandwich Generation, faced with taking care of their aging parents as well as their children. Executives in Silicon Valley are not immune to this development, but some of them have a different reaction to the challenge. In the spirit of...
