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by Bruce Brown | September 18, 2017 | General News, Health
According to the World Health Organization, 285 million people worldwide are visually impaired. Of that number 39 million are blind and 246 million have low vision. South Korean Dot, Inc. builds apps and electronic devices that display information in Braille for...
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by Bruce Brown | September 13, 2017 | General News, Health
The LCD pedometer was one of the earliest digital wearable fitness and health tech devices. It did one thing: It displayed a running count of steps… or what it interpreted as steps. Fitness wrist bands were next. With the onslaught of smartphones with Bluetooth,...
by Alfred Poor | September 7, 2017 | Fitness, General News, Medical
More than 400 million people worldwide have diabetes, and the key to managing the disease and avoiding complications is the careful control of your body’s blood sugar levels. Until recently, patients had to rely on a finger prick to get a drop of blood that...
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by Bruce Brown | August 1, 2017 | General News, Health
There’s a common saying I’ve heard more than once: “You’re going to love your surgeon but hate your physical therapist.” They were right but it was nice to have the warning. Rehab is tough, even with something routine like rotator cuff...
by Alfred Poor | July 12, 2017 | General News, Health
The classic cartoon guru meme is a wise old man sitting cross-legged on the top of some mountain, far from civilization. The basic idea is that you can go and study at the feet of such a person to learn mindfulness and to control your body, so that you can relieve...
