Another App Ties to Apple’s HealthKit

Another App Ties to Apple’s HealthKit

The British company Aseptika has announced a new version of their Activ8rlives app that now supports Apple’s HealthKit. The “Health Monitoring and Food Diary” program version 3.2 collects user data that can be stored on the Activ8rlives web servers...
Device Helps Women Strengthen Bladder Control

Device Helps Women Strengthen Bladder Control

As many as one third to one half of women experience urinary incontinence at some point in their lives. One contributing factor is injury or loss of tone in the pelvic floor muscles, which can be the  result of childbirth or aging. It is possible to strengthen these...
Drug-Free Pain Relief Available [video]

Drug-Free Pain Relief Available [video]

According to some sources, as many as 100 million people in the U.S. suffer from chronic pain. This can be treated in a variety of ways, including medication, but these treatments are not always effective. NeuroMetrix is a spin-off from the Harvard-MIT Division of...
Wearable Health Tech Side-Effect: New Jobs

Wearable Health Tech Side-Effect: New Jobs

We frequently mention how the data generated by wearable Health Tech devices has the potential to radically transform our healthcare system, for individual patients and for the population as a whole. Big Data analytics of this growing treasure trove of...
Smart Water Bottle Tracks Your Hydration

Smart Water Bottle Tracks Your Hydration

Okay, I’m just going to come right out and say it; just because you can make something doesn’t always mean that you should. Here is a “smart” water bottle that helps track your fluid consumption and your hydration needs. Do we really need a $50...