by Alfred Poor | October 17, 2016 | General News, Health
Does the world need another smart wrist band? The developers at Rooti Labs in Taiwan think so. They have developed the W/Me2, a band with the primary goal of accurately measuring the wearer’s heart rate. At face value, this may not seem to be a lofty goal. After...
by Alfred Poor | October 6, 2016 | General News, Medical
About 60 percent of all U.S. adults take at least one maintenance prescription drug for a chronic condition. For patients aged 62 to 85, that rises to 87 percent. While modern pharmaceuticals can perform miracles, they only work when you take them. And patient...
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by Bruce Brown | September 29, 2016 | General News, Health
Two years ago, the team at women’s health analytics company My.Flow started working on an age-old problem. Managing menstrual flow historically has been troublesome and hard-to-predict. Period anxiety issues range from hygiene to social discomfort to...
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by Bruce Brown | September 22, 2016 | General News, Health
Iron deficiency in human blood not only indicates anemia but can also signify malnutrition. Researchers and health workers in the field, particularly those focused on detecting malnutrition in children in developing countries, need fast, inexpensive, safe, and...
by Bruce Brown | September 21, 2016 | General News, Medical
It has taken a while for wearable tech to move beyond early adopter gadget status to significance in medical research and healthcare. The clock appears to be speeding up. An announcement by Intel Corporation and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries of a collaboration to...
