Study confirms walking is good but casts doubt on the 10,000 steps target
A new study published this week confirms the benefits of walking more but casts doubt on the often cited 10,000
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Apple’s next health effort could be asthma monitoring
Apple is on a mission to transform its smartwatch into a must have health device. According to CNBC, asthma monitoring
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OmiSonic: a wireless ultrasonic washing machine that fits in your pocket
OmiSonic is a wireless, ultrasonic washing machine that fits in your pocket and comes with portable paper soap. Controlled from
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Cardiogram for iPhone adds direct link to Garmin Connect
The popular Cardiogram for iPhone app has added multi-device support. This includes, for the first time, a direct link to
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Jawbone Health raises $65 million as it moves toward remote patient monitoring
According to a new SEC filing, Jawbone Health has raised a cool $65 million in its bid to become a medical
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AliveCor’s KardiaMobile 6L is an FDA-approved 6-lead EKG
AliveCor has announced KardiaMobile 6L, the first 6-lead personal ECG device to receive the FDA’s stamp of approval. Essential reading: Top
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Pocket Sky: adjust your body clock to lift your energy
A start-up from Austria wants to make the benefits of blue-light-therapy available to all. Worn like a pair of glasses,
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Hydrade: stay hydrated while helping others access clean drinking water
Hydrade is an environmentally friendly, smart water bottle that keeps you hydrated while helping others access clean drinking water. Essential
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Garmin adds female health tracking to its Connect app
Garmin has used yesterday’s news of the Forerunner line refresh to announce it is introducing all-new female health monitoring functionality
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Review: Awair 2nd Edition, helps you breathe a little easier
As access to education and research continues to grow, people are becoming more and more health conscious. They try to
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Devices that help you keep tabs on your body fat
We all need body fat, it contains essential nutrients – the problem is, most of us just have too much of it.
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Withings reactivates Pulse Wave Velocity on scales in Europe
Withings has just reactivated the Pulse Wave Velocity (PWV) feature in its top of the range Body Cardio scale. This
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Zibrio SmartScale: the world’s first connected balance scale
Zibrio is not your run-of-the-mill scale. Yes it does give you your weight, but in addition this it also tracks
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Hexoskin, FC Barcelona and Allianz team up on sleep study
Hexoskin, FC Barcelona and global insurance company Allianz SE have partnered on a study to assess the effect of sleep on
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Keep tabs on your heart: wearables that come with an ECG sensor
With each beat your heart sends out an electrical impulse. Although this electricity amount is very small, it can be picked
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