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Self Magazine: Will fitness and Facebook gaming work together?

Self Magazine: Will fitness and Facebook gaming work together?

A new game created by Conde Nast (yep, the big fancy publisher) in the US aims to merge the worlds of Facebook gaming and actual fitness. But will that really work in practice when they sound like activities that are worlds apart? Conde Nast title Self magazine is launching a new Facebook game this week called Workout in the Park, which will have both a virtual game playing element AND a real fitness element tied in. In … Read entire article »

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CareZone makes looking after loved ones much easier

CareZone makes looking after loved ones much easier

Across the globe there are so many individuals who either spend some or all of their time looking after a loved one, whether you care for an elderly relative once a week or have a small child yourself with a serious illness. Sorting out hospital appointments, doctor’s visits, collecting together important information and co-ordinating care with your other relatives is often really hard to do and can lead to confusion, arguments stress and even the patient … Read entire article »

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Google makes diagnosing yourself online a little more accurate

Google makes diagnosing yourself online a little more accurate

We’ve all been there, you’ve got a pain in your leg or a weird swollen eye, you put your symptoms into Google and suddenly you’re terrified you’ve got some kind of crazy flesh eating illness and only minutes to live. Well, although that may be a pretty extreme case, Google is on a mission to make self diagnosis online as easy and accurate as possible. In the past if you Googled certain symptoms you’d find a … Read entire article »

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Swole.me is a colourful online diet planner

Swole.me is a colourful online diet planner

We all know that to lose weight we should eat a balanced diet, try to keep our calories low and get plenty of exercise, but it’s often not that easy in practice, particularly if you’re feeling stressed, tired or a little low. Well, a new online tool called Swole.me aims to keep you on track by crafting a really easy-to-follow diet, which should hopefully stop you from grabbing that chocolate bar. You start by telling Swole.me how … Read entire article »

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