by Alfred Poor | December 19, 2016 | General News, Medical
Not all wearable Health Tech devices are high-tech. Some are just clever devices that can help in certain situations. For example, consider the VINO glasses from 2AI Labs. They look like magenta sunglasses, but there’s more to the story. Paramedics and nurses...
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by Alfred Poor | October 12, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
Vision is one of the key senses for humans. Those with limited or no sight can compensate, but it can still be difficult to finding your way through an unfamiliar setting when you can’t see. Could technology help solve this problem? That’s one of the many...
by Alfred Poor | October 10, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News, Medical
The human body is a complex array of systems and feedback loops that help us function. Sometimes those systems need a little assist to work properly. One common solution is to administer drugs to encourage or discourage the operation of one function or another....
by Bruce Brown | September 16, 2016 | General News, Health
Glaucoma is a disease that results in bbnormally high fluid pressure inside the eye that can damage optic nerves. The disease affects more than 60 million people worldwide, according to U.K. firm Cambridge Consultants. The most common form of the disease is...
by Bruce Brown | August 22, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical
King’s Health Partners estimates that one in three adults in the U.K. currently prediabetic. These people are at a greater than average risk of developing Type II diabetes. The group totals about 15.4 million people. Today in the U.K. Type II diabetes results in...
