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- A job that lets you hang with sports stars – CNBC.com
“A job that lets you hang with sports stars CNBC.com Data analyst has already been dubbed the “sexiest job” of the 21st century.” - Harvey's Injury Shows Pitchers Have a Speed Limit – New York Times
“New York Times Harvey’s Injury Shows Pitchers Have a Speed Limit New York Times Marshall, 70, has a Ph.D. in exercise physiology.” - Stress test could give thousands an early warning of obesity risk – The Australian
“Stress test could give thousands an early warning of obesity risk The Australian If the test is successful, it could enable people to change lifestyle factors such as diet and exercise before it’s too late.” - Computer screens now the norm in today's sport science and technology – StarPhoenix
“StarPhoenix Computer screens now the norm in today’s sport science and technology StarPhoenix “What he’s trying to do is improve recovery, which is really important for biathletes, going from a high-intensity exercise and bringing it down as low as…”
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- Closer Look at Hayward's Lingering Hamstring Injury
Hamstring injuries occur so frequently that fans sometimes tend to brush them off as insignificant, but Green Bay Packers defensive back Casey Hayward ‘s is anything but…
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- National sport centre site picked
Scotland’s £30m National Performance Centre for Sport will be located at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh.
- Professor Tim Noakes: The Exercise & Carbohydrate Myth
Why Tim famously changed his views on carb’ loading for running. Is running effective for weight loss? His thoughts on CrossFit & if low carb’ applies?
- Hexoskin is putting the wearable in wearable computing with a sensor-packed shirt
Feeling like you just aren’t quite quantifying enough of your daily life? Check out Hexoskin, a maker of connected tanks that track your heart and respiration as well as your steps.
- Will An App A Day Keep The Doctor Away? The Coming Health Revolution
By Stephanie Tilenius, an executive in residence at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. With a big assist from technology, Americans are driving a major transformation of the nation’s health care system.
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- A graphic reason to support health promotion –
This election has prompted the Australian Health Promotion Association to develop a brand new ‘infographic’ that clearly demonstrates how our tiny health promotion workforce (existing on 0.4% of health funding) is saving Australia billions of…
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- Medical devices that become obsolete against a smartphone
We have already looked at how a mobile phone can be used as a tool for helping and monitoring people with certain medical conditions (like for example diabetes patients or people with reduced eyesight), but more and more apps and accessories are appearing in the mHealth field, which make use of the features of smartphones in order to replace other traditional medical devices.The advantage of this type of services and tools is obvious: a considerable cost reduction for medical devices, which not only allows anybody to obtain such devices to monitor a patient at home, but it also makes it less difficult to provide them in developing countries, regions in crisis or areas, where the closest hospital may be hundreds of kilometers away.Example 1 : SpiroSmart, your Phone turned into a SpirometerA spirometry may be one of the tests most frequently done on asthma patients and others suffering from breathing problems, fundamentally measuring lung capacity and volume. Although portable spirometers do exist, wouldn’t it be great to be able to take these measures wherever you are with your mobile phone?This is exactly what a group of researchers from Washington University enables you to do with SpiroSmart, an application which – without any additional accessories – allows you to use your smartphone in place of a spirometer. It works in a very simple way: All you need to do, is blow towards the telephone allowing it to analyze the sound frequency. The application uses the user’s windpipe and voice chords to replace the tubes in traditional spirometers.Example 2: MobiUS, Pocket size Ultrasound ScannerNumerous medical examinations are based on ultrasound scans, that create two- or three-dimensional images of what is going on inside our body (like the womb of a pregnant woman, to give you a very common example). How is it possible to realize these kinds of exams without carrying a big and heavy piece of machinery? Pocket Scanners are one possible option, but they are quite pricy. MobiUS is another possibility.MobiUS, has already received approval from the american FDA to be sold on the mHEalth market. It is a accessory which you can connect to a smartphone or tablet computer and slide it over the part of the patient’s body to be analyzed. The images obtained by the ultrasound accessory appear on our smartphone screen and may be stored or shared immediately with other doctors. And the accessory works with batteries, which makes it possible to use it in areas where no electrical grid is available.
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