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Kinect interface allows stroke victim to send basic emails

Kinect interface allows stroke victim to send basic emails

It seems there are just no limits to what you can use the Microsoft Kinect to do in the health and medical fields nowadays, from bringing up images for doctors whilst on the operating table to possibly even detecting early signs of autism amongst toddlers. Last week we came across another innovative use, which allows stroke victims to send emails and interact online through a series of simple gestures. A blogger called Chad Ruble has created a … Read entire article »

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Amulet lets you keep watch on your health

Amulet lets you keep watch on your health

Mobile health is moving beyond your smartphone. Soon, you could be managing your health with spy-gadget-like wearable trackers in the form of Amulet. The Amulet is a watch that will function just like any other but has a number of advanced features that can monitor various aspects of your health.  For example, it could be used to monitor blood sugar levels, heart rate and even stress. Because the device is actually being worn, it can give … Read entire article »

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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 »

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Gluco-Share, a diabetes app with a social twist

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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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 »

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How healthy are you? You could soon find out by taking a snap of your tongue

How healthy are you? You could soon find out by taking a snap of your tongue

We like to thing we’ve heard everything when it comes to apps and services designed to be able to inform us as to how fit or healthy we are. Well, it seems even we can be surprised. A team from the University of Missouri in the US are currently working on a system that will enable us to find out how healthy we are from taking a picture of our tongue with our mobile phone. Based on a … Read entire article »

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‘Diet goggles’ being made to trick the greedy

‘Diet goggles’ being made to trick the greedy

We all know what ‘beer goggles’ are about don’t we? Things tend to look a bit better once you’ve drunk a few units… Well, knowing this, a team of Japanese scientists from the University of Tokyo have decided to take this literally and work on bringing to market ‘diet goggles’. Yes, you read that right. The idea is that If you put on a pair of ‘diet goggles’, your food looks a lot bigger than it actually … Read entire article »

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Aviva launches new Facebook health app

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

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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