by Alfred Poor | November 30, 2016 | General News, Medical
Anyone who has been suspected of having a heart arrhythmia is likely familiar with a Holter monitor. This is sort of a portable ECG that records your heart waves over a period of time. You wear it as you go about your normal daily activities, in hopes that it will...
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by Alfred Poor | March 18, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical
There’s a saying among photography enthusiasts: “The best camera is the one you have with you.” The point is that it doesn’t matter how wonderful a camera you might have if it’s bag home in its carrying bag. In many ways, the same holds...
by Alfred Poor | May 21, 2015 | Medical
Atrial fibrillation (AFib or AF) is a condition that causes an irregular heartbeat rhythm. The irregular beats can cause decreased blood flow, and raises the chance of blood clots forming. Patients with AFib are at increased risk for a variety of other complications,...
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by Alfred Poor | March 2, 2015 | Health, Medical
Sometimes you have to walk before you run. Wearable Health Tech devices owe a lot to handheld mobile devices, and the AliveCor Heart Monitor is one of those devices that points to possible wearable solutions in the near future. It provides an FDA-approved two-lead...
by Alfred Poor | November 26, 2014 | Health, Medical
When it comes to gathering, the honeybee is perhaps the most tireless and focused animal on the planet. Perhaps that’s why it was chosen as the namesake for a program by researchers at Arizona State University. Project HoneyBee is a program intended to validate...
