by Alfred Poor | February 20, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
Ever listen to a train, or airplane, or helicopter as it approaches, passes, and then starts going away? The sounds are higher pitched when approaching, and lower pitched as the source of the sound moves away. The reason for this is that relative to your stationary...
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by Alfred Poor | February 16, 2017 | General News, Health
One of the key health indicators is blood pressure. It used to be that you had to go to a doctor’s office or clinic to get it measured, but now you can choose from a host of home blood pressure devices, some of which are even “connected” so that they...
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by Bruce Brown | February 8, 2017 | General News, Health
Parents are rightly concerned about their newborns’ health. According to the latest CDC statistics, in 2015 there were 3,700 sudden unexpected infant deaths (SUIDs) including sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS, 1,600), unknown causes (1,200), and accidental...
by Bruce Brown | February 6, 2017 | General News, Health
National medical authorities in the United States support the practice of breastfeeding. The U.S. Surgeon General’s office issued a Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding this week and the American Academy of Pediatrics published a Breastfeeding Initiatives...
by Bruce Brown | February 2, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
From firefighters to military personnel, from athletes to office workers, from babies to elderly people, undetected dehydration can threaten health in a variety of ways. Untreated diabetes, kidney disease, and medications that increase urination can result in...
