by Alfred Poor | October 12, 2015 | General News, Health, Medical
When a baby is born prematurely or with certain physical conditions, he or she may be unable to suck and swallow sufficiently to be fed by bottle or breast feeding. Making the transition from a feeding tube to normal oral feeding is typically a matter of trial and...
by Alfred Poor | October 1, 2015 | Enabling Tech, General News
Perpetual motion machines cannot exist, at least according to the Laws of Thermodynamics. Eventually, the energy will leak out and the machine will stop. But if you can provide a machine with an endless external source of energy — such as the sun — it...
by riddhi | September 22, 2015 | Health, Medical
Increasing number of consumers own wearables that capture health and fitness data. Now sharing this data with various entities has become easier with newer apps being created that link the personal wearable data with healthcare provider network among others. A recent...
by Alfred Poor | September 11, 2015 | Health, Medical
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is the gatekeeper for health and medical products in the U.S. Applications for approvals and reports of adverse events are a matter of public record and have been available in databases that are accessible online. The FDA...
by Alfred Poor | September 9, 2015 | Enabling Tech
One of the big areas of interest in wearable Health Tech is the ability to gather massive amounts of data about individuals. This information can be used to improve the diagnosis and treatment of illness for those individuals, but it can also be analyzed to improve...