by Bruce Brown | August 26, 2016 | General News, Health
Wearable tech developments for fitness and health applications sparked a wave of wristbands, headbands, necklaces and lanyards, pins and brooches, and belt packs in the past few years. Starting with step counters and thermometers, an ever-wider variety of biosensors...
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by Bruce Brown | January 13, 2016 | General News, Health
Did you even know that “forward head” is a thing? I found out the hard way last year doing PT for shoulder surgery when my therapist told me I had a pretty bad case. It turns out that many of us have forward head syndrome, also referred to as...
by Alfred Poor | April 15, 2015 | Fitness, Health
According to a recent article by Reuters, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control report that obesity costs U.S. employers more than $70 billion every year, due to absenteeism and healthcare expenses. This is money that could be better spent on higher salaries and more...
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...
by Alfred Poor | August 4, 2014 | Health, Medical
Admit it; you were impressed when Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) strapped into the mechanical exoskeleton to do battle with the monster in “Alien.” Wouldn’t it be amazing if that technology was available in the real world? Now it is. This...
