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Toothbrush Uses Solar Power As opposed to Toothpaste [Health]

Why you'd wish to forgo a teeth-brushing session with some delightful Indian curry, caramel or darjeeling tea-flavored toothpaste I'd never know. Still, at the very least this solar-powered toothbrush would save your cash over extended use. 120 teenagers shall be putting the Soladey-J3X toothbrush through its paces, testing whether the embedded solar panel's chemical reaction is ...

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Doctors Blog Concerning the Weirdest Stuff They’ve Removed From Patients [Health]

That's a fragment of a Wendy's spork that was removed from a man's throat last year. It's by far the least weird thing that shows up on a new, cringe-inducing list of unusual things doctors have extracted from patients. Sermo, a members-only website for doctors, asked their doctor users to post concerning the strangest things they'd ...

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Yurina health care robot promises to aid lift, terrify patients

We already got a examine a robot wheelchair that was on display at the most recent Next-Generation Robot Manufacturing Exhibition in Japan, however it wasn't the one robotic health care device on display at the show -- this so-called Yurina robot from Japan Logic Machine was also busy impressing attendees with its patient-lifting abilities. This ...

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Injectable Glowing Beads In Bloodstream Can Indicate Glucose Levels [Health]

Diabetics might have another tool in their blood-sugar management arsenal - an implantable, fluorescent blood-sugar monitor. It involves small hydrogel beads that modify the intensity of emitted light reckoning on glucose concentration. They\'re called Life Beans. The system, developed at the University of Tokyo, may lead to implantable blood-glucose monitors, that may enable 24-7 monitoring of ...

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Track Fitness and Health on the iPod touch, iPhone, and iPad with the Digifit Ecosystem and TrainingPeaks

Digifit apps now include TrainingPeaks mobile enabling easy uploads of key fitness and health metrics and mobile access to Peaksware’s free online fitness training log Lafayette, CO, July 6, 2010 -- Peaksware, LLC and Digifit announce improved fitness and health ...

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Kinnser is First Home Health Software Provider to Utilize the iPad for Point of Care Connectivity

Home health agencies using Kinnser’s Web-based home health software can now utilize the iPad’s touch screen interface to enhance cost-efficient collaboration and documentation Austin, TX (PRWEB) July 8, 2010 – Today, home health agencies using Kinnser’s online software solutions can ...

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Robots to invade Scottish hospital, pose as ‘workers’

A new £300 million ($445 million) hospital is set to open up soon in Stirlingshire, Scotland. Why would you care about that? Maybe because laser-guided robots will play a fundamental role in the facility’s daily running, including the disposal of waste, delivery of meals, cleaning of operating theaters, and (gulp!) drug dispensation. We’re told they’ll have their own underground lair corridors and dedicated lifts, with humanoid employees able to call them up via a PDA. It’s believed that using robots to perform the dirty work will be more sanitary than current methods, but we have to question the sanity of anyone who believes this isn’t the first step toward the robot rebellion. Well, it’s been nice knowing you guys.

Robots to invade Scottish hospital, pose as ‘workers’ originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 21 Jun 2010 04:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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KiFit tells you how many calories you’re not burning, other sad details of your unhealthy existence

Do we really need another gadget to tell us we’re fat and we sleep badly? Yes, we do. The KiFit armband’s packing some medically developed tech which measures your body temperature, how much you’re sweating, and how much you’re moving. From that info, it calculates your calorie burn rate and how peacefully you’re sleeping. If you’re like us, you’re undoubtedly already aware that your slumber is like a nightly replay of the “Enter Sandman” video, but still, it’s great to see gadgets that encourage a healthier lifestyle, right? The KiFit is available for $300 plus a $20 monthly subscription price — and while it’s a pretty neat little gizmo — we’d suggest you might be better off paying for a gym membership you’re never going to use.

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Nintendo offers (standard) warning regarding children playing games in 3D

Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime mentioned during a recent interview that people should be wary of their children playing 3D games for too long (or for any time at all). I suppose it’s a good idea to be on the record with this since the DS audience skews pretty low, but really, there’s no difference between Nintendo’s warning and Samsung’s.

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EPI Life phone sports ECG function, can let doctors know if you’re not gonna make it

It seems like the promise of connected, doctor-monitored mobile and at-home health services has been a little slow on the uptake, but here’s a promising step: a new phone from Singaporean firm Ephone that can run an ECG on you and send off the results for analysis. In this case, though, it seems like your doctor can’t provide you with this thing so he or she can keep an eye on your ticker — instead, you’ve got to sign up for a subscription with Ephone that runs between about $71 and $215 a month (depending on the monthly ECG upload cap), at which point the company’s own team of doctors can check out your results and make recommendations or dispatch emergency services if need be. The so-called EPI Life itself runs about $350 in some Asian markets, which can also be used to track glucose, cholesterol, and blood pressure (presumably with external sensors) and there’s a fancier model coming later in the year. Oh, and if you don’t live in Asia, hang tight — Ephone is looking to license the tech to other companies.

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Sprint looks beyond smartphones where product portfolio is concerned

Sprint is associated with the business of selling smartphones as well as offering mobile carrier services, and the company aims to change that thinking by working on rolling out other forms of portable electronics devices in order to further grow its subscriber base. Just what these portable electronics devices are is anybody’s guess, they could range from health products for businesses and consumer devices such as Internet-connected tablets, gaming devices, e-readers and picture frames, but we will know this Christmas season as the initial bunch will ship then. Anyone wants to take a stab at what Sprint will be offering?

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Shock study: Adult Web sites are filled with malware

Wow, who would have guessed that visiting adult Web sites would be dangerous to the health of your computer? I mean, of all of the genres of sites out there—sports, tech, politics, books, etc.—the last I would have predicted to be dangerous was adult ones. Thanks, International Secure System Lab

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