MappyHealth analyses Twitter data for health trends
Many of us spend so much of our time tweeting about what we’re up to, what we’re eating, who we’re with and how we feel that it’s no surprise some data companies are hoping to tap into our tweets in order to find out important information about our lives. Of course marketers want to know what we’re doing so they can target products and promotional materials at us, but over the past year or so … Read entire article »
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DIY health named as second biggest trend in 2012 as mobile health market soars
The mobile health market is rapidly growing, and it doesn’t include putting symptoms into Google and hitting search, only to freak out over the potential illnesses and disorders that pop up. The latest trend involves the countless health apps and gadgets that are hitting the market, and is one of the biggest trends for 2012 according to Trendwatching.com. The so-called DIY health sector encompasses fitness apps and health gadgets that let you track your steps and … Read entire article »
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Could your iPod be charged with your heartbeat?
We spend a lot of time here at Connected Health bringing you the latest apps and gadgets that could potentially make your eyes better, test your fitness, reduce tinnitus and even monitor your heart. This morning I thought we’d turn it all upside down and look at the possibility of the human heart to charge on of the most popular devices around: the iPod. The human body is a brilliant thing and scientists are hoping that … Read entire article »
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Could iPod-style gadget cure tinnitus?
If you’re one of the thousands suffering from tinnitus this new health gadget will be welcome news. It looks similar to that of an iPod Shuffle and is said to alleviate the chronic ringing experienced by sufferers up to 50%. The Coordinated Reset (CR) device treats the condition by playing sounds tuned to the frequency of the user’s tinnitus and is designed to ‘switch off’ the over-active nerve cells within the hearing area of the brain. … Read entire article »
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The Market For Mobile Healthcare Applications Will Grow To US$1.3 billion in 2012
Last year saw significant growth in the mHealth app market and in 2012 the market size will nearly double. That’s according to the latest findings from mobile research company, Research2Guidance. The smartphone application market for mobile healthcare will reach US$1.3 billion in 2012 – up from US$ 718 million in 2011. Yet despite this substantial growth, the mHealth market is still in an embryonic state – especially in comparison to the US$ 6 trillion of the … Read entire article »
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Market for mobile health increased seven fold in 2011, claims research2guidance
The smartphone application market for mobile healthcare increased by a factor of 7 to reach $US 718 million in 2011, according to mobile phone reasearch company research2guidance. Nevertheless, the mHealth market is still in an embryonic state. Theoretically the market potential is enormous given the overall worldwide healthcare market size of US$ 6 trillion (WHO estimate) and the potential use cases and benefits for mobile patient healthcare support. Within the last year, the growth in the mobile … Read entire article »
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CES 2012 – STMicroelectronics’ unveils ‘cheap-ish’ smart suit prototype
Are wearable medical gadgets going to be big in 2012? Well STMicroelectronics NV (STM), Europe’s largest semiconductor maker, certainly thinks so. At CES it is due to unveil a smart-suit prototype with motion sensors which is designed to help people recover from injuries quicker, improve their co-ordination if they are suffering from conditions like Parkinson’s Disease or push their body that bit more if they are athletes. It works by harnessing sewn-in multisensor nodes that can … Read entire article »
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CES 2012 – BodyMedia debuts ‘intelligent’ adhesive patch bandage
Now this looks very smart. BodyMedia, which has already unveiled a new personal health system at CES 2012, is parading a new and highly innovative new way of capturing data about our bodies. It has unveiled an adhesive patch which you place on your skin and leave there for seven days. During that time it records as many as 500 data points each minute including calorie burn, steps taken, activity levels, and sleep pattern. Designed to … Read entire article »
Filed under: Fitness Gadgets, Research
Health gadgets could save the NHS millions
We all know that health gadgets and apps make life easier for both the users and health professionals, but there is another compelling reason for governments and businesses to invest ion gadgets – they could end up saving millions of pounds. At the moment the cash-strapped NHS is desperate top make savings so that it can maintain the high standards it attained (shorter waiting lists etc) during the last government. One route to saving cash might … Read entire article »
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Gadget of the year? Diagnotics For All’s Lab on a Chip
There have been some incrediible medical breakthroughs this year, but the one that has got us most excited come from Boston-based company Diagnostics For All. It has developed what is essentaily a whole lab on a chip which can be used to test everything from urine to blood and a whole lot more. The team, headed by Harvard University’s Dr Whiteside, have patented a small (about the size of a postage stamp) paper lab. It requires … Read entire article »
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