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by Bruce Brown | April 14, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
Wheelchairs and mobility assist device development appears to be speeding up. Research and study projects by engineers and medical professionals keep tweaking the component technologies. Last year we wrote about SoftWheel’s in-wheel suspension system, the ReWalk...
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by Bruce Brown | September 6, 2016 | Health
The stress and embarrassment of the unexpected sudden need for a bowel movement can be severe enough to keep people from leaving home or otherwise engaging in normal lifestyles. Triple W is a tech company co-located in Tokyo and Los Altos, California. The company...
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by Bruce Brown | April 28, 2016 | General News, Health
Almost 1 in 10 babies are born premature, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine. Because premature babies often do not have fully developed organs, many difficulties can arise, including breathing problems, feeding difficulties, cerebral palsy,...
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by Bruce Brown | March 29, 2016 | General News, Health
Powered mobility devices can mean the difference between isolation and participation for many of the 17.1 million of adult Americans (7.1 percent of the population) who find it very difficult if not impossible to walk a quarter-mile, according to the Centers...
by Alfred Poor | May 13, 2015 | Fitness, Health
Government mandates are often created with the best of intentions, but sometimes they create impossible conflicts. For example, the Affordable Care Act (ACA, also known as “Obamacare”) encourages employers to set up wellness programs to encourage healthier...
