by Alfred Poor | August 21, 2017 | General News, Health
Millions of people worldwide suffer from some level of hearing impairment, from minor to profound. Digital hearing aids can do wonders for helping people hear the sounds around them — and block out the ones that they don’t want to hear — but these...
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by Bruce Brown | August 2, 2017 | General News, Health
Regardless of the cause, too much stress takes a toll on physical and mental health. According to the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC), too much stress or prolonged stress can lead to a long list of symptoms, including headaches, back pain, and...
by Bruce Brown | July 19, 2017 | General News, Health
People seem to pay more attention to exercise and good nutrition than to the importance of getting a sufficient amount of healthy sleep. A recent report from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute documents the vital role sleep plays in mental and physical...
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by Alfred Poor | July 17, 2017 | General News, Health
Space is the next frontier, and scientists are learning that the human body reacts differently to low- and zero-gravity conditions than it does here on Earth. As a result, collecting biometric data from space travellers is critically important. French astronaut Thomas...
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by Bruce Brown | July 14, 2017 | General News, Health
Mind control attracts attention in wearable health tech. If human brains can be controlled by the person’s own thought or by external devices, the potential for overcoming debilitation or sensory conditions opens vast new health frontiers. We’ve looked at...
