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by Alfred Poor | April 9, 2015 | Medical
India is a land of extremes, including people living with great wealth and in extreme poverty. Among the rural populations, many women suffer from diseases and chronic conditions that result from a lack of iodine in their diet. This can result in breast cancer,...
by Alfred Poor | March 20, 2015 | Health, Medical
Earlier this week, the New York Times chose to publish an article with the headline “Could wearable computers be as harmful as cigarettes?” (That was later toned down to “The Health Concerns in Wearable Tech,” apparently in response to the...
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by Alfred Poor | March 10, 2015 | Fitness, Health, Medical
In case you missed it, Apple made some announcements yesterday. They talked some more about the Apple Watch, but you still can’t buy one. You can’t even order one until next month. So we’ll wait a bit longer before we discuss what impact it might...
by Alfred Poor | February 18, 2015 | Medical
Physicians and researchers agree that one of the keys to successful treatment of breast cancer is early diagnosis. One of the frontline defenses against the disease is a mammogram, which can be uncomfortable and involves x-ray radiation. Cyrcadia Health is a company...
by Alfred Poor | February 16, 2015 | Health
Last week, Tim Cook of Apple stated that “a lot of doctors think that sitting is the new cancer.” He made this point in an effort to drum up demand for the (as of yet not shipping) Apple Watch, and his hyperbolic comment has drawn a lot of criticism in the...
