Month: March 2017

Upright Go wearable buzzes you in the back when you slouch

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Journalists and others who sit at their desks all day could use this product. Upright Technologies launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for the Upright Go, which helps you improve your posture by buzzing you in the back when you slouch. Upright Go is the Tel Aviv’s second product in a line of “posture trainers.” Early …

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Smart Pill Device Keeps TB Medication Adherence on Track

Wisepill Technologies has developed a medication event monitoring device for TB, giving new hope for TB and HIV patients. Locally-based company, Wisepill Technologies has developed a medication event monitoring device for tuberculosis (TB), giving new hope for TB and HIV patients living in countries where TB is a major health issue. Wisepill Technologies, who manufactures …

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ESC on eHealth revolution: A new vision for cardiovascular medicine

How are smartphones and computer programs transforming healthcare, especially when it comes to preventing, diagnosing and treating heart disease? That’s the focus of a collection of articles published in the European Heart Journal (EHJ). Called eHealth, it includes smartphone applications that can predict a patient’s worsening heart failure simply from the sound of a person’s …

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Angelic Hope for SA’s Stroke Patients

Boehringer Ingelheim has launched the Angels Initiative, a stroke-awareness and care initiative aimed at making South Africa’s hospitals stroke-ready. Leading international pharmaceutical company, Boehringer Ingelheim, has launched the Angels Initiative, a fully funded stroke-awareness and care initiative aimed at making South Africa’s hospitals stroke-ready. The global Angels Initiative aims to increase stroke awareness and education across …

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E-Health: Geschäftsanbahnungsreise in die USA

Kleine und mittelständische Unternehmen können erste Kontakte zum US-Markt knüpfen. Anmeldung noch bis zum 31. März möglich Die USA sind der weltweit größte Markt sowohl für die Gesundheitswirtschaft als auch für die klassische Informations-und Kommunikationstechnik. Dies geht einher mit einem stetig wachsenden Markt rund um die Digitalisierung der Gesundheitswirtschaft. Um kleinen und mittelständischen Unternehmen eine …

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The new startups in e-Health 2017

Interaktives modulare Praxissystem Steigern Sie Ihre Praxiseffizienz Cloud-basierte Multifunktionssoftware SimDoctor bietet eine große Bandbreite an Modullösungen, die es Ihnen erlauben, Ihren Kundenservice zu verbessern, Ihre Personalkosten zu reduzieren oder neue Marketingkanäle für Ihre Praxis zu erschließen. Insgesamt 12 Einzeldienste stehen Ihnen für die verschiedenen Aufgaben zur Verfügung. Alle Einzelmodule können übersichtlich angewählt und intuitiv bedient …

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3 e-health centers in New Town to be used as centers for vector-borne diseases

KOLKATA: As a precautionary measure to combat dengue and malaria, the three e-Health centers that were opened in New Town last year and run by the New Town Kolkata Development Authority(NKDA) will be utilised as focus centers for control of dengue, malaria and other vector borne diseases. There are three e-Health Centres being run by …

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These Temporary Tattoos Turn You Into A Human Track Pad

Smart tattoos are the tech of the future, at least that’s what researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Research Lab and Microsoft Research think. PhD student Cindy Hsin-Liu Kao specializes in on-skin interfaces and developed a temporary tattoo called DuoSkin that can act as an extension of the touch screen on your phone, …

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Minimally Invasive Imaging Deep Inside of Brain

At the University of Utah scientists have developed a minimally invasive technique for imaging tissues deep within the brain. It relies on genetic engineering and clever optics, providing a cellular-level view into a small volume of the brain. In order to visualize specific cells, they’re first genetically engineered to glow in response to illumination with …

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The online tool that can track, monitor and analyse nutritional intake

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We all know that most people could improve the quality of their diet. Most of us do not eat the recommended five-a-day portions of fruit and vegetables – let alone seven or even ten, as some have suggested. Nor do we consume adequate amounts of oily fish. Instead, intakes are often too high in saturated fats and sugars added …

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