by Bruce Brown | April 12, 2017 | General News, Health
Stress is a factor leading to 3 out of 4 doctor’s visits in the U.S., according to Stress.org. The same organization claims that 44% of Americans reported feeling more stressed in 2015 than five years earlier. One in 5 people experiences extreme stress, the...
by Bruce Brown | February 9, 2017 | General News, Health
Workplace stress takes a toll on employees. In July 2016, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health studied job stress in collaboration with National Public Radio and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The study found that while many people think work is good for...
by Bruce Brown | December 5, 2016 | General News, Health
It’s tough to imagine wearing a kitchen sink on your wrist, but in the interest of acceptance of the smart watch as a viable platform, manufacturers are stuffing as many functions as they can into wrist-borne wearables. As a case in point, the Apple Watch Series...
by Bruce Brown | November 28, 2016 | General News, Health
A little bit of stress can be good for us. Performance stress or stress in the face of perceived threats lead to action, sometimes even life-saving, by increasing the heart rate and breathing, tensing muscles, and improving blood flow to the brain. Our immune...
by Bruce Brown | November 3, 2016 | General News, Health
Korean firm Color Seven has developed a wearable device to relieve menstrual pain using low-level light stimulation called Woman Stress Free. Menstrual pain often afflicts women and girls, but the intensity and impact on quality of life vary widely. A cross-sectioned...