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Not quite x-ray glasses, but 2AI Labs have introduced glasses that claim to ‘amplif[y] one’s view of the emotions and health visible in the color and pallor of other people’s skin.’
Smart Glasses Read Emotions, Detect Trauma
The myth of the eight-hour sleep
22 February 2012 Last updated at 11:58 ET By Stephanie Hegarty BBC World Service
Building the health information infrastructure for the modern epatient
To learn more about what levers the government is pulling to catalyze innovation in the healthcare system, I turned to Dr. Farzad Mostashari ( @Farzad_ONC ).
Beating Food Addiction & Sugar Addiction: Ideas from Dr. Hyman
WE ARE ALL PROGRAMMED TO LIKE SUGAR. New research shows some are genetically much more prone to sugar and food addiction than others.New research shows that blood screenings can accurately spot multiple telltale biomarkers in patients with classic symptoms of depression.
Study of the Day: Blood Tests Can Accurately Diagnose Depression - Hans Villarica - Health
If public health is a legitimate reason to curb corporations' advertising to kids, why limit bans to cigarettes, booze, and toys in happy meals, and not include, say, all unhealthy food? In the fall of 2008, San Francisco polished its progressive credentials by banning something. From October 1, 2008, the sale of cigarettes was prohibited in certain places.
Abolish the Food Industry - Raj Patel - Health
Medicine Begins to Catch Up With Star Trek - Tech Europe
By Nick Clayton From the early days of the science-fiction television series Star Trek the “tricorder” was a vital prop used to scan, analyze and record data. It came in various guises, including a medical version, but it was a dramatic prop, not a real device.How to: Take Control of Your Health in 2012
Dionysian indulgences between Thanksgiving and New Year’s are part of la joie de vivre , but they can take a real, long-term toll on our health.
A Smartphone-Enabled Device that Detects Cancer in Under an Hour
The microNMR-smartphone system - a tool for rapid and accurate cancer screeningTawkon , one of my favorite Israeli startups of the past year, was in San Francisco at the Disrupt Alley last week to debut the release of its cellular radiation measurement app for Android .
Tawkon Debuts Free Cellular Radiation App for Android [Disrupt Startup Alley]
Feeling a bit under the weather?
Mobile Application to Diagnose Disease by Hearing you Cough
Our constant rants on the PR Industry do not go unnoticed.
I Will Honor The Embargo
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