iTMP Technology announced the launch of SMHEART LINK, a new technology that aims to bring “unparalleled health and fitness capabilities to Apple (
) iPhone and iPod touch users” and which allows iPhone to double as a heart monitor and fitness tracking system.
SMHEART LINK is a wireless bridge that collects data from distributed health and fitness sensors such as heart rate monitors and cycling sensors and sends it to the iPhone via Read the rest of this entry »
D-Link is the global leader in connectivity for small, medium and
large enterprise business networking. The company is an award-winning
designer, developer and manufacturer of networking, broadband, digital
electronics, voice, data and video communications solutions for the
digital home, Small Office/Home Office (SOHO), Small to Medium
Business (SMB), and Workgroup to Enterprise environments. With
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Thursday, February 5th 2009, 5:03 AM
Many Sept. 11 first responders – most of them cops, firemen and construction workers who took ill after working at Ground Zero – suffered lung problems more than five years later, according to a new study.
Experts say findings by Mount Sinai Medical Center’s medical monitoring program prove those exposed to toxic dust in the twin towers’ collapse suffer persistent illnesses, ranging from asthma to reactive Read the rest of this entry »
The new review fulfills a request made by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to conduct some basic tests on pesticides under consideration to fight the light brown apple moth, including Checkmate, the pheromone product used in the two counties.
The state halted spraying of urban areas, but left open the possibility of spraying elsewhere.
Health officials from the state Department of Pesticide Regulation and other agencies sent their findings to Linda Read the rest of this entry »
Data on the possible health effects of bisphenol A keep coming. Now, researchers have examined links between urinary concentrations of the chemical and adult health status — and the findings, though not damning, couldn’t be called soothing.
In a study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Assn., scientists from the United Kingdom and the University of Iowa analyzed urine samples from 1,455 American adults, asked questions about Read the rest of this entry »
WASHINGTON – The first large study in humans of a chemical widely used in everyday plastics has found that people with higher levels of bisphenol A had higher rates of heart disease, diabetes and liver abnormalities, a finding that immediately became the focus of the increasingly heated debate over the safety of the chemical.
The research, published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association by a team of British and American scientists, Read the rest of this entry »
Government health officials said Wednesday they have found no clear link between popular bone-strengthening drugs and irregular heart rhythms during an ongoing safety review.
The Food and Drug Administration advised doctors and patients to continue taking the drugs under investigation, including Merck & Co.’s Fosamax and Novartis AG’s Reclast.
The agency began investigating the medications last October, after two studies showed increased rates Read the rest of this entry »
The United States yesterday ramped up a row with President Hugo Chvez by imposing sanctions on senior Venezuelan officials it accused of aiding Colombian rebels and drug traffickers.
The move came a day after Chvez said he was expelling the US ambassador for supporting an alleged coup attempt by Venezuelan military officers. “Go to hell a hundred times, fucking Yankees,” the self-styled socialist revolutionary told a televised rally.
Chvez said Read the rest of this entry »
The new findings were published in the Journal of the American Medical Assn., coinciding with an FDA hearing Tuesday in Washington on BPA.
“This is a human study that really calls into question FDA’s assertion that BPA is safe,” said Dr. Anila Jacob of the activist Environmental Working Group.
An FDA representative, however, defended the agency’s actions at the hearing.
“A margin of safety exists that is adequate to protect consumers, including Read the rest of this entry »
With the continuing unhappy news about layoffs at area companies, one insurance provider is reaching out to this growing group of former employees and offering to link them up with government-subsidized health care coverage.
Fidelis Care offers free and low-cost insurance through New York’s Child Health Plus, Family Health Plus and Medicaid programs, according to a press release from Fidelis.
“What most don’t realize is that Read the rest of this entry »