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Kaiser Permanente: Will all our medical records soon be accessible via an app?
In the UK some of our medical information is transferred between GP surgeries, hospitals and medical centres via computer, but some we have to carry around on our health cards and letters and some we seem to just have to remember and repeat again and again whenever we meet a new doctor or nurse. Although the system is probably meant to work much more smoothly than that often it doesn’t and important medical history about … Read entire article »
Filed under: Mobile Phone Apps
Get a better night’s sleep with the Zeo Sleep Manager
According to recent statistics, people are not getting enough sleep. Whether it’s our hectic lifestyles, the need to check Facebook on your phone at all times, playing poker online, or non-stop worrying, it seems our brains and bodies are paying the price. Getting good quality sleep every night doesn’t just make you more refreshed for the next day, but it has a direct impact on your overall health and wellbeing. There are some easy home remedies such … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, Health Gadgets, Mobile Phone Apps
Be cautious when trying out new health and fitness apps
There are so many different apps on the market today that have been specially designed to keep us on the right track when it comes to our fitness and overall health. The new year has seen even more being launched that promise to motivate us all and help us stick to those tricky resolutions too. However, an article published recently over at USA Today warns people that a lot of these applications need to be approached with … Read entire article »
Filed under: Mobile Phone Apps
FitBit raises more cash, predicts fitness gadgets market set to explode
Have you tried the FitBit Ultra yet? It has become a big hit round here among the more fitness conscious members of the CHS team who use it to track and log their every step. You can read more about the device here, but essentially gives you information such as steps taken, miles traveled, calories burned, calories consumed, how long you slept and other data. Well you are probably going to be hearing a lot more … Read entire article »
Filed under: Fitness Gadgets
iPhone app Skin Scan looks for skin cancer
Skin Scan is a skin cancer prevention tool that aims to ‘drastically reduce the cases in which people reach a medic when it’s too late and far more expensive by bringing a revolutionary screening method to potentially everyone’s home’. Developed by Cronian Labs, the technology is welcome by official bodies such as the Cancer Society of New Zealand as it could help remind people to look after their skin and visit their GP if they notice … Read entire article »
Filed under: Apps
HeartCheck Pen Device gives heart readings on-the-go
While we were at CES a fortnight ago we came across a device from Qualcomm-owned AliveCor, which attaches to any iPhone to give users accurate heart readings wherever they are. It seems that these kinds of compact and easy-to-use ECG reading devices are on the rise, which is no surprise given how vital the readings they produce could be in an emergency – the AliveCor device has allegedly already saved one life! Now CardioComm Solutions has … Read entire article »
Filed under: Health Gadgets
Will the Nike+ FuelBand be the best daily tracking fitness gadget in 2012?
Nike has added a new gadget to its range of digital fitness products this week. The new Nike+FuelBand sits on a user’s wrist, and has been designed to track everyday movements that could encourage people to live more active lives, much like the devices we saw at CES, like the Iqua Beat and Valencell’s earbuds. The band pairs up with the current Nike+ website or free iOS app over Bluetooth, the Nike+FuelBand uses an incentive system … Read entire article »
Filed under: Fitness Gadgets
Foodzy helps you keep track of everything you eat with Eatzies
Foodzy is a clever food and health tracking service that launched last year. It basically allows you to keep a close eye on everything you’re eating and drinking via the web, or an app on your iPhone or your Android phone. From there you can closely monitor everything, set goals for yourself, improve your eating habits or even compete against other users. The app’s developers have slowly been adding new features over the past few months, … Read entire article »
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Fit Freeway iPhone app lets you work out within a video game
Some people love the atmosphere at the gym and find that it drives them to work harder, better and faster. However, most reluctant gym bunnies tend to get bored of staring at that white wall and dodging the sweat of the guy working out next to them. So, just think how much more motivated we’d all be if our work outs took place inside a video game and not a dingy room… Fit Freeway is a … Read entire article »
Filed under: Fitness Gadgets, Mobile Phone Apps
CES 2012: Video demo of Ideal Life’s connected health system
Instead of just bringing out a connected health gadget, Ideal Life aims to create an eco-system of health devices within the home. From pedometers and blood pressure cuffs to digital scales and blood reading devices, all of the data is then sent to a patient portal, where users can look at their readings, as well as to a clinical back-end, where medical professionals can monitor the data, see if there are any issues and advise the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Health Gadgets, Professional healthcare products
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