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iThinkSmarter when it comes to your mental health

iThinkSmarter when it comes to your mental health

More and more apps are coming out to help people with their mental health and iThinkSmarter is another addition to this market. The app, developed for iPhone, is a free guide to help people with how to deal with psychological problems such as stress, anxiety, depression and panic. The free version is based around a series of questionnaires asking users questions relating to their problem. Their answers to questions will then guide them to what the … Read entire article »

Filed under: CHS news, Mental Health, Mobile Phone Apps

Top 5 running apps for the iPhone: Nike, Zombies, Garmin

Top 5 running apps for the iPhone: Nike, Zombies, Garmin

The Olympics are on TV, making everyone feel energetic and totally into sport and it’s not raining (much) outside, so there’s never been a better time to get off your settee, move away from your computer, put some trainers on and get running, outside, where the human beings are. Of course we can’t give you a tech solution that motivates you or hits that cookie out of your hand (maybe one day), but we can give … Read entire article »

Filed under: Mobile Phone Apps

Mindfulness app reminds you to meditate and calm down

Mindfulness app reminds you to meditate and calm down

A new app has been launched by MindApps, which aims to help people become mindful, meditate with ease and generally ensure they’re more productive, happy and awesome in the process. The Mindfulness App allows you to set reminders for yourself throughout the day, so you remember to down tools and take some time out. The app then helps you to meditate by guiding you with a voice or playing calming, ringing bells. You can also design your … Read entire article »

Filed under: Mental Health, Mobile Phone Apps

Blood Buddy glucose monitor gadget made for children

Blood Buddy glucose monitor gadget made for children

It can be really hard to get children with health problems to co-operate when it comes to tracking their issues and making small adjustments to their lifestyles. Often tasks that involve talking about their problems or taking uncomfortable readings need to be approached in a whole new way, a way that feels familiar, fun and gives them a reason to really get involved. The Blood Buddy gadget aims to do just that, it’s a blood glucose … Read entire article »

Filed under: Child health gadgets

UMSkinCheck app gives you a skin cancer self exam

UMSkinCheck app gives you a skin cancer self exam

A number of apps have been developed over the past year to provide users with ways of tracking and identifying skin problems that could be problematic and even cancerous in the future, take a look at Skin Scan. However, the University of Michigan has recently developed a new application for US users (sorry rest of the world) that claims to be able to spot the tell tale signs of skin cancer and provide people with a … Read entire article »

Filed under: Mobile Phone Apps

Doximity: Facebook for physicians

Doximity: Facebook for physicians

There are social networks for photo lovers, dog walkers and fitness fanatics, so it’s no surprise a new one has cropped up in the US for doctors and other medical professionals to connect and share their experiences. The new web-based network and mobile app, called Doximity, aims to bring medical professionals together in a super secure environment, which has medical grade encryptions so everything is kept private. However, once you’re all signed in, the whole point … Read entire article »

Filed under: Facebook/Twitter, Professional healthcare products

Solaveil app tells you if you’ve been in the sun too long

Solaveil app tells you if you’ve been in the sun too long

As many of us jet off around the world this summer to escape the British clouds and rain and more rain, it can be hard to remember to not sit out in the sunshine and bake our pale skins. Luckily there are some gadgets and apps designed to ensure we don’t lose track of time in the sun, but we’d also recommend that you use your own common sense too… The new Solaveil app requires you … Read entire article »

Filed under: Mobile Phone Apps

Rapid Rescue app finds first aiders during emergencies

Rapid Rescue app finds first aiders during emergencies

In cheesy films when there’s an emergency and someone shouts “is there a doctor around?” one always appears from the crowd to help, but in the real world it often isn’t that easy to find someone with sound medical knowledge who’d be able to save lives in an emergency. Well in order to address this problem, a new application called Rapid Rescue is currently being tested in Singapore, which aims to connect those in medical emergencies with … Read entire article »

Filed under: Mobile Phone Apps

Laser eye surgery: a welcome alternative

Laser eye surgery: a welcome alternative

Sponsored post If you have ever wondered whether there is an alternative to wearing glasses or contact lenses, laser eye treatment may be just right for you. Laser eye treatment uses cutting edge technology to enhance your natural vision leaving you free to enjoy life without the hassle of remembering to carry contact lens solution or worrying about breaking your glasses. Laser eye surgery is not as intimidating a procedure as it may initially sound. The … Read entire article »

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Workout gadgets could soon run off our body heat

Workout gadgets could soon run off our body heat

Many of us fitness fanatics would now shudder at the thought of working out without a smart phone, gadget or at least a watch strapped to our bodies somewhere. After all, if you haven’t tracked your calories, recorded your miles and made a note of your heart rate did you even workout in the first place?! Well now it looks like our beloved fitness gadgets could soon get a pretty substantial revamp in that they … Read entire article »

Filed under: Fitness Gadgets, Health Gadgets