Tag archive: health

If there's one trend we've seen over the past few months when it comes to lifestyle tech products, it's hands-down fitness and health tracking gadgets. Everyone is trying to come up with the best, most accurate, and yet easy-to-wear health and fitness gadget, and there is more than a handful of contenders. While I haven't had a chance to check out all the gadgets yet, I did manage to get ahold of the BodyMedia Core… Read More

Photo: Uncrate We've seen no shortage of health-monitoring devices pop up in the last several months, from the Jawbone UP to the Nike FuelBand and several more we could name off the top of our heads, but another one will soon be thrown into the competitive mix. It seems that everyone is interested in personal health tracking, and we can see why. If you have a health monitor that you can wear almost all the time, you can get a very clear… Read More

According to a recent article in the NY Post, a group of Long Island students will soon be wearing Polar Active fitness monitors. While the school district hasn't specified how long the students have to wear the device each day or if participation is voluntary, data collected within the device is uploaded to a computer server by the teacher for tracking purposes and long-term data storage. Similar to the popular fitness tracking device… Read More

According to an announcement posted on the company site by Jawbone CEO Hosain Rahman, the Jawbone UP fitness accessory is being pulled from the market and the company is offering a refund to anyone that has a malfunctioning UP device. All UP devices are eligible for the refund, even UP wristbands that were given as gifts. The “No Questions Asked” program uses the serial number on the device to register for the refund and… Read More

If you are trying to lose weight, stay healthy, work on your fitness, or eat better foods, your iPhone can be a helpful tool, but only if you have the right apps. We dug through the hundreds of thousands of apps out there to give you our take on the best apps in the App Store to help you stay healthy and fit. Download one or a few of these helpful apps and you might notice a change in how you look and feel. You'll also become more… Read More

For most of us, caffeine has become part of the daily waking-up routine, usually in the form of a large mug of piping hot coffee. If you don't get your daily two cups, you probably get a headache or just feel a little sluggish. Caffeine has become the go-to solution for that pesky 2 p.m. slump as well, sometimes in the form of Red Bull or other probably unhealthy energy drinks. While we generally don't think of either of these… Read More

A new long-term study from Denmark's Institute of Cancer Epidemiology examined the medical histories of more than 350,000 mobile phone users over a period of eighteen years. The study's conclusion? Mobile phone users are at no greater risk for developing cancer in the brain or central nervous system than people who don't use mobile phones. The study has been published in the British Medical Journal. The finding is no doubt… Read More

New New York City-based startup Hoseanna is entering the online retail market with a unique mission to help keep women's bathrooms and beauty cabinets consistently supplied. The startup hopes to offer women a small, curated shopping experience for 'nuisance' items like hosiery, feminine products, shaving supplies, and other beauty and health products. In an effort to avoid the annoying realization that you'll have to… Read More

Personal genomics, the next major medical paradigm in which treatment and pharmaceuticals can be tailored to a person's specific genome, requires cheap processes for mapping of individual genomes to be a success. Research recently published in the journal Nature shows how semiconductors can be used for the sequencing process, using Gordon Moore of Intel and Moore's Law fame as their test subject. The research team, led by Jonathan… Read More

Your vital signs can tell you a lot about your everyday health. If you're in a risk category when it comes to blood pressure, it's important to monitor it as often as possible. Unfortunately, other than those cringe-inducing public machines at the grocery store, it can be difficult to measure your blood pressure other than whenever you pay a visit to your doctor. Luckily for those who are health-conscious and own an iPhone, Withings… Read More

Back in January, Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced a six-month leave of absence to address health concerns he claimed stemmed from a hormonal imbalance. For months, Jobs' health had been the subject of industry and media speculation, owing in part to the Apple CEO's visible weight loss between public appearances and Apple's (and Jobs') refusal to discuss the issue, citing personal privacy. Apple at one point tried to… Read More

Although the general public is generally warming up to the idea of conducting financial transactions and banking online—the still-growing popularity of ecommerce and online banking are testament to that fact—the idea of putting medical records online has raised more than a few eyebrows…and turned more than a few stomachs. The possible privacy implications of leaked medical records can be catastrophic: folks might find… Read More

Despite an earlier assurance that his long-rumored health problems boiled down to a simple hormonal imbalance, Steve Jobs announced on Wednesday that he would take a leave of absence from Apple until June in order to focus on his health. In a letter addressed to Apple employees, Jobs explained that the health problems he had made public earlier in January not as cut and dry as he had thought.  “During the past week I have… Read More

Following Apple's announcement that this week's Macworld Expo in San Francisco would be its last —and that this year's the keynote address would be given by Phil Schiller rather than Steve Jobs—the industry press has been awash in a flurry of rumors and speculation of about the state of Apple CEO Steve Jobs' health. Investors worry that no clear path of succession to the Apple CEO seat has been… Read More

Insurance company Aetna has become the first major insurer to sign on to Microsoft's HealthVault platform, saying it will offer customers the ability to transfer personal information and medical records to a HealthVault account. Once in a HealthVault account, users will be able to dictate who can have access to their medical information, including health care providers, health plans, and even Web-based applications. Aetna customers… Read More