News tagged with wireless health
Textile-based cardiac sensors integrated into conventional sports bra and vest
An interdisciplinary team of engineers at the University of Arkansas has developed a wireless health-monitoring system that gathers critical patient information, regardless of the patient’s location, ...
May 04, 2012 |
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Trains’ vibrations could provide power for monitoring tunnels
(PhysOrg.com) -- Traffic tunnels are often built in some of the most rugged and remote areas, which subjects them to extreme environmental forces while making them difficult to access. Ideally, the structural ...
Aug 08, 2011 |
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Averting bridge disasters: New technology could save hundreds of lives
Millions of U.S. drivers cross faulty or obsolete bridges every day, highway statistics show, but it's too costly to fix all these spans or adequately monitor their safety, says a University of Maryland researcher ...
Jul 29, 2011 |
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IBM study identifies new generation of connected health devices
Consumers have a growing appetite for health and wellness devices, and this represents a burgeoning market opportunity for device manufacturers that has barely been tapped, according to a study from IBM. The ...
Jun 29, 2011 |
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Cellphone cancer warning falls lightly on US ears
(AP) -- News last week that an arm of the World Health Organization said cellphones might raise the risk of brain cancer has been greeted by Americans mostly with a shrug of the shoulder - one that's pinning ...
Jun 06, 2011 |
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Monitoring your health with your mobile phone
Belgian Imec, together with TASS software professionals have developed a mobile heart monitoring system that allows to view your electrocardiogram on an Android mobile phone.
Oct 05, 2010 |
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NY town enacts tough cell tower limits
(AP) -- A Long Island township has imposed restrictions on the placement of new cell towers that are among the toughest in the country, and one phone company says it effectively bans new construction.
Sep 23, 2010 |
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Phone group sues San Francisco over radiation law
(AP) -- The wireless industry sued the city of San Francisco on Friday to stop a law that requires cell phone stores to post how much radio energy each model emits.
Jul 23, 2010 |
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Going wireless with your health care; Remote monitoring devices aim to prevent chronic-disease complications
Each night before lying down to sleep in the cab of his semi, David Jesse straps a blood pressure cuff on his arm. The reading goes straight to his HealthPAL, a cell-phone-sized transmitter.
Mar 04, 2010 |
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