by Bruce Brown | October 4, 2016 | General News, Health
According to The American Academy of Pediatrics, 11.8 million children in the U.S. — one out of every 12 — has a food allergy. The prevalence of food allergies is increasing. A child in the U.S. has a potentially fatal anaphylactic allergic reaction every...
by Bruce Brown | October 3, 2016 | General News, Health
Humans survive and even thrive in an astoundingrange of environmental conditions. The air we breathe tops the list of significant factors that affect wellness and quality of life. Because we adapt so quickly to new smells, light levels, and, to a lesser extent,...
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...
by Bruce Brown | September 28, 2016 | General News, Health
Continuous cardiac monitoring, not just tracking resting pulse or heart rate during exercise, but monitoring the heart’s electrical signals, goes beyond the capability of simple fitness trackers. For people with arrhythmia or other cardiac conditions or for...
by Bruce Brown | September 27, 2016 | General News, Health
Despite recent decreases in the incidence of workplace injuries as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were nearly 3 million nonfatal injuries in private industry in 2014. Of those injuries, more than 900,000 resulted in days off from work with a...