by Bruce Brown | April 7, 2017 | General News, Medical
Electrocardiography is the first line technology to evaluate heart rate and rhythm. Some ECG (or EKG) devices rely optical sensors or touch. More accurate ECG machines or devices measure electrical impulses via electrodes. If you go to a doctor or the emergency room,...
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by Bruce Brown | December 7, 2016 | General News, Health
Prior to the interest in high protein diets, tracking ketone levels has long been an important health indicator for specific diseases and health conditions. Ketones are a class of organic compound that occurs when the liver breaks down fatty acids to produce energy...
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by Bruce Brown | October 25, 2016 | General News, Health
Do you pull or play with your hair, bite your nails, put your hand on your chin, pick at your skin, or have other meaningless behaviors? You may not even be aware when you’re doing them, but they can be distracting and send the wrong messages to other...
by Bruce Brown | July 8, 2016 | General News, Health
Between simple sound amplifiers and complex medically-prescribed hearing aids, there’s a wide space for hearing assistance devices. These devices can have different purposes including filtering unwanted sound, enabling phone conversations in noisy rooms...
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by Alfred Poor | December 30, 2015 | Enabling Tech, General News
Millions of people have disabilities that prevent them from using their hands for tasks that many of us take for granted, such as interacting with a computer. The winning design in the MakerBot Thingiverse competition for the Assistive Technology Challenge addresses...
