Sleep Time iPhone app aims to give you a better night’s sleep
How well do you sleep at night? A normal night for me usually includes waking up several times throughout my allotted sleep time, only to wake up when the alarm goes off feeling dreadful and tired. So for me, being able to wake up feeling rested would be a dream come true. There are many apps on the market that claim to help with this, and Sleep Time by Azumio is one of them. Its description … Read entire article »
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TRAQS.me: Track, monitor and improve all your health and fitness data
As the self tracking/quantified self movement has really kicked off over the past few months we’ve seen more and more people monitoring everything from the miles they run to the hours of sleep they get each night. However, a problem we’ve come across a lot recently is that obviously the more you track things, the more data you’ll have and the more confused you might be getting by it all as you try and integrate it … Read entire article »
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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
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 »
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Gluco-Share, a diabetes app with a social twist
A new application to help family and friends monitor a persons diabetes has been released for iPhone users to help remind sufferers to take their medication and motivate them. Gluco-Share, wants to help sufferers monitor their blood sugar levels and communicate their results in real time to a circle of family and friends. The idea is, that this circle will help motivate and encourage the sufferer to maintain their good methods and lead a more positive … Read entire article »
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Facebook launches new app HealthyShare
This week Facebook has announced that it will be teaming up with General Electric to launch a brand new application called HealthyShare, which will allow users to add all kinds of health and fitness goals to their timelines. It’s about time the social network dipped its toes into the eHealth space! According to Gigaom, the partnership has been made to coincide with the Olympics this summer and take advantage of the globe’s current fascination with sports … Read entire article »
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Aviva launches new Facebook health app
Health insurance provider Aviva has today launched a new Facebook app aimed at giving people more control over their health and diet. Open to all Facebook users, The Aviva Health 100 app lets you set fitness goals and share your scores with friends and family. According to Aviva, the app will “help people gauge how healthy they are” and then offer “advice, guidance and inspiration”. The app relies on users inputting information about diet, exercise, smoking and boozing. … Read entire article »
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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 »
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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 »
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runtastic launches two new apps for weight loss and outdoor pursuits
Not content with an already vast array of apps and services designed at keeping us all in shape, runtastic have launched two new additions – Ideal Weight 2.0 and Altimeter. Here’s the lowdown on both: Ideal Weight 2.0 is a simple BMI calculator that helps users determine and reach a healthy weight. The app graphs weight history, provides diet and fitness tips, and lets users see how their weight compares to averages based on age, gender and … Read entire article »
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