Tag: HEARTDISEASE

IMEC, a Dutch research organization, has developed a wireless body area network (BAN), dubbed Human + +, which transmits data from the body, and sends alerts to a plain-old cell phone. According to New Scientist, IMEC uses electrocardiogram sensors, which are connected to a small transmitter hanging on a necklace, and short-range wireless nodes beam data every 100 milliseconds. After receiving ...

The biggest obstacle in treating chronic health conditions would seem to be a simple one: getting patients to consistently take their medication. A new invention could effectively serve as a constant reminder to the patient. According to The Wall Street Journal, a St. Louis company will begin a small test trial next month of a high-tech pill bottle cap that emits light and sound in order to ...

We understand that there are plenty of new episodes of your favorite TV shows to watch this time of year. However, you might want to consider tuning out -- or, at least, to get up and move around the house every once in a while. According to Scientific American, a recent article in the medical journal Circulation states that a person increases his risk of dying from cardiovascular disease by ...