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Assess your risk of disease with Zumm

Assess your risk of disease with Zumm

We’re always being bombarded with the latest remedies, superfoods or lifestyle change tips designed to prevent us from getting all types of diseases.  Well now, students in the US believe they’ve created an app that can give us some early signs of potential health concerns and ways to try and keep them at bay. Zumm is a free new iPad application developed by students at Washington University which analyses a user’s lifestyle and gives an indication as to … Read entire article »

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KidsDental gets animated to teach children about dental health

KidsDental gets animated to teach children about dental health

We all know how important it is to keep our children healthy and to promote good practices, but sometimes it is difficult to communicate this properly, especially when it comes to children. Well fret no more. Orca Health has developed an iPad application that helps explain this to youngsters using the power of animation. KidsDental teaches children about dental care by using Pixar style animation characters. The idea is that if children are having fun, they … Read entire article »

Filed under: Apps, Child health gadgets, CHS news, iPad/tablet PC apps

Sessions pairs users with a real-life health coach

Sessions pairs users with a real-life health coach

There are some of us who get in the gym at 6am or after work three or four times a week without the need for someone offering support or motivation. Then there are the rest of us.  If you’re like me, you’ll literally need to be dragged feet first from bed if you’re going for a workout. Enter Sessions, a web and mobile startup that pairs users with a real-life health coach. Sounds pretty amazing to me. Unlike … Read entire article »

Filed under: Apps, CHS news, Fitness Gadgets, Health Gadgets, iPad/tablet PC apps, Mobile Phone Apps

Whats MyM3 tries (and fails) to identify mental health issues

Whats MyM3 tries (and fails) to identify mental health issues

We’ve come across a few apps and services in the last few months that claim they can spot signs of mental health within users. You should check out our recent posts on Buddy and Mindbloom. Well now we can add another to the list – iOS app Whats MyM3. WhatsMyM3 is available as a mobile app ($2.99 for iPhone, iPad and Android), or free on the Web. M3Clinician is a version for physicians. The medical team behind … Read entire article »

Filed under: Apps, CHS news, Health Gadgets, iPad/tablet PC apps, Mental Health, Mobile Phone Apps

Learn how to use a defibrillator and perform CPR with your iPad

Learn how to use a defibrillator and perform CPR with your iPad

You might not be able to give someone a lifesaving electrical shock with your iPad just yet, but a new app will teach you how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED) and perform the necessary CPR afterwards. The AED Trainer app simulates the operation of an actual defibrillator, used by medical professionals and emergency responders to shock a person’s heart back into rhythm in case of cardiac arrest. It will take users through the process if … Read entire article »

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Want to keep track of your child’s health? My Kid’s Health could help

Want to keep track of your child’s health? My Kid’s Health could help

For those of us with children who face the constant headache of organising check-ups with the GP, dentist appointments or just wanting to keep track of their health, My Kid’s Health could be just the iPad app for you. Whatever you can think of, My Kid’s Health tracks it for you. It’s a really easy way to keep all of your children’s health information all in once place.  Add your child’s general information such as age, gender and … Read entire article »

Filed under: Apps, Child health gadgets, CHS news, Health Gadgets, iPad/tablet PC apps

Tonic Health brings iPads and gamification to patient data collection

Tonic Health brings iPads and gamification to patient data collection

When a company launches with the tag – ‘it is time to bring a smile to healthcare, ‘I can’t help feeling a little suspicious, but I might make an exception for a new start up called Tonic Health. It has pioneered a new way of collecting data from patients using the iPad and a concept called Gamification. Gamification is a process by which companies aim to make things simpler and more fun by turning them into … Read entire article »

Filed under: iPad/tablet PC apps, Professional healthcare products

It’s ok – your iPad isn’t responsible for your lack of sleep

It’s ok – your iPad isn’t responsible for your lack of sleep

We have all been there. It is time to go to bed, but there’s just one more news story/Facebook update/tweet that you need to read and before you know it the birds’ dawn chorus are warming up. So are phones and laptops actually responsible for us not getting as much speep as we used to. Well some new Australian research claims that gadgets, phones and laptops haven’t actually impacted on our sleeping patterns. University of Sydney researchers … Read entire article »

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Will the iPad become your doctor’s favourite gadget?

Will the iPad become your doctor’s favourite gadget?

Gone are the days of the iPad being solely reserved for business meetings and pretentious guys in the corners of our coffee shops. Recently they’ve started to pop up in more and more unusual places, they’re in our schools, our supermarkets and our aeroplanes, which is actually no surprise given how compact, slick and intuitive they are. But increasingly they’re also being used in our hospitals, GP surgeries and dental surgeries, and over the past few years have … Read entire article »

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