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APP REVIEW: Use The Eatery to snap photos of your food

APP REVIEW: Use The Eatery to snap photos of your food

There are all kinds of TV shows that see an unhealthy and overweight person being transformed into a much healthier and fitter version of themselves a few months down the line. Interestingly, many of these shows begin with the subject being shown the food they consume in a week as a way to visualise just how much unhealthy junk they’ve been putting into their bodies. According to studies, it’s true that one of the main … Read entire article »

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BreathalEyes app looks at your eyes to tell you if you’re drunk

BreathalEyes app looks at your eyes to tell you if you’re drunk

Earlier this week we asked whether drink tracking apps would really help people to drink more responsibly, after all it can be hard to remember to log each and every drink you have on a night out. Well today we came across a new mobile application called BreathalEyes, which may not help you drink more responsibly, but will give you a fairly accurate reading of just how much you’ve had and whether you need to stop. The … Read entire article »

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Smartphone that treats depression underway

Smartphone that treats depression underway

Spotting the symptoms of depression can be difficult – here is a video that tells you more about it – but there might soon be a smartphone on the market that does just that. Scientists at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Center are developing inventing a smartphone that can spot symptoms of depression in its user and take immediate actions to counter it in real time. This is part of a series of other … Read entire article »

Filed under: Health Gadgets, Mental Health

APP REVIEW: Nike Training Club fitness app for simple workouts

APP REVIEW: Nike Training Club fitness app for simple workouts

If you’re a big fan of the Nike+ GPS app and its simple interface (it’s one of our all time favourites) then you need to try the Nike Training Club app too, which acts as your own personal trainer, giving you simple, easy-to-follow workouts, as well as providing you with a way to keep track of your progress and reach your fitness goals. Getting Started The app has a simple design and very intuitive user interface, which … Read entire article »

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Will drink tracker apps really ensure we drink alcohol more responsibly?

Will drink tracker apps really ensure we drink alcohol more responsibly?

There are several apps available for iOS and Android devices that provide users with a way of keeping a close eye on what they drink on a night out. Many of them are created by health organisations and have been designed to stop you having too many units, others are a bit more silly and tell you how much of a bar bill you’re racking up and there are many out there that attempt to warn … Read entire article »

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APP REVIEW: iMuscle is the ultimate workout guide

APP REVIEW: iMuscle is the ultimate workout guide

The iMuscle app from 3D4Medical.com holds the title of Apple’s “best iPad app” in the medical category from last year, which is why we decided to take a closer look and find out if it’s really worthy of that accolade… iMuscle is basically a very sophisticated mobile app, which allows you to identify any body part or individual muscle and then zoom in on it using a 3D human body to see the muscle exposed. You can then … Read entire article »

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APP REVIEW: VueMe allows patients to view medical images from their mobiles

APP REVIEW: VueMe allows patients to view medical images from their mobiles

Gone are the days of doctors and other medical professionals keeping patients in the dark about their health, now people want to know everything about their bodies, the treatment they’re being recommended and the possible side affects further down the line. Technology gives all kinds of patients even more freedom when it comes to understanding problems with their health, which is where apps like VueMe come in handy. Launched last June, VueMe is basically a way … Read entire article »

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Lifecomm’s high-tech MPERS (or panic buttons as we used to know them) on their way

Lifecomm’s high-tech MPERS (or panic buttons as we used to know them) on their way

These days even panic buttons are getting a high-tech make over. Now they are called mobile personal emergency response service (MPERS) and include GPS locators, accelerometers which automatically detect falls, and instant connections to emergency services whether or not the person is conscious. One of the latest and smartest entrants in the market is Lifecomm which recently debuted a trio of new MPERS. Due on sale in the US in second quarter and using the Verizon … Read entire article »

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DuoFertility ovulation monitor launches on the US market as it gets FDA approval

DuoFertility ovulation monitor launches on the US market as it gets FDA approval

If you and your partner have decided to ‘try for a baby’, you’re in for a lot of fun but also potentially some disappointment. You could end up being one of those couples who succeed on the first try, but in many cases it may take several years to conceive. To help wannabe parents in their quest, Cambridge Temperature Concepts Ltd. developed an ovulation monitor that promises to make it easier to figure out when the … Read entire article »

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MapMyFITNESS launches app for new Facebook Timeline

MapMyFITNESS launches app for new Facebook Timeline

One of the largest and most popular health and fitness communities, MapMyFITNESS, has this week launched an app to integrate it’s users’ health and fitness data into Facebook’s new Timeline. The dedicated application will allow users to share all kinds of health stats, goals, achievements and fitness activities with their friends. We imagine this will be really beneficial and could encourage some people to push themselves that little bit harder or connect others with friends that … Read entire article »

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