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FDA to start reining in the Wild West of medical apps by Elizabeth Armstrong Moore, cnet.com The FDA says it is only regulating products that turn smartphones into medical devices it already oversees, such as apps that let your phone act as an electronic stethoscope or give feedback on CPR. The Wild West of mobile…
Tired of long lines at the pharmacy? ZappRx tests ‘mobile boarding pass’ for prescriptions — Tech News and Analysis. Related articles We Like: ZappRX, Kinect the Docs, and Wearable Thermometers (portal.lillycoi.com) ZappRx raises $1M, looks to the future of e-prescriptions (pandodaily.com) ZappRx gets $1M for its e-prescription app (venturebeat.com) ZappRx Lands $1M To Rethink Prescription…
Daniel Lieberman: ‘Dieting is a disaster for everyone’ Interview by Ian Tucker, theguardian.com Harvard’s professor of human evolutionary biology explains why obesity is the major 21st-century problem – and why we are ill-equipped to deal with it Daniel Lieberman is a professor of human evolutionary biology at Harvard and has published… http://flip.it/F9R8p Related articles Making…
Raw Cacao Shake – figgy & sprout figgyandsprout.com Chocolate: most people are used to calling it cocoa, cocoa beans, cocoa powder. But when it comes to raw food, why do people use the word cacao (ka-COW), which looks like a misspelling of the mo … http://flip.it/72vpU Related articles Make chocolate from cocoa beans with this…
6 favorite L.A. juice bars By Betty Hallock, latimes.com Lately it seems like there’s no L.A. neighborhood without a juice bar. They’re expanding faster than you can say kale-avocado-cilantro-lemon-cucumber-caraway-jalapeno-celery smoothie. It’s no wonder. Fans of juice — the kind often made wit… http://flip.it/rh6l7 Related articles We Try All the Green Juices From Daily Greens (drinks.seriouseats.com)…
I have brain cancer. What’s your excuse? Ronnie Castro, venturebeat.com You may have caught the article by my friend and co-founder Matt Ehrlichman last month, titled “My 32-year-old co-founder has a brain tumor — seriously?“ To set the record straight, I’m 33 now, not quite old enough to start lying about my ag… http://flip.it/kTGHI Related…
Calico: How Google’s stab at the fountain of youth could transform health care Christina Farr, venturebeat.com Google is back in the health business with a mysterious new initiative to combat death itself. Google’s top executives didn’t say much about the biotech venture, called Calico, when they announced it on Sept. 18, except to say that…
How to use 23andMe without giving up your genetic privacy Sarah A. Downey, venturebeat.com Sarah A. Downey is an attorney, privacy analyst, and writer at Abine, an online privacy startup in Boston. Find her on Twitter @SarahADowney. If you’re like me, the idea of knowing what’s in your genetic profile is both… http://flip.it/GpsmW Related articles…
Meet Academia.edu, a startup that wants to publish every science PDF online Christina Farr, venturebeat.com Just a few years ago, an entrepreneur with a goal to publish every scientific research paper on the Internet would have seemed ambitious, maybe even a little crazy. However, with the rise of online education and leading… http://flip.it/t8DU1 Related articles…
This sleep-sensing device wants to get in bed with you, but it won’t cuddle Rebecca Grant, venturebeat.com When the princess senses something small under her bed in the fairytale “The Princess and the Pea,” it prove that she is, in fact, a princess. Unfortunately putting Beddit under your sheets won’t have the same effect, but…
Dentists May Start Covering Teeth in Growth-Stimulating Diamond Dust Ashley Feinberg, gizmodo.com Looks like there’s a new candidate for most awesome supermaterialin town. Dentists may soon start fighting bone loss by covering our teeth in itty bitty nanodiamonds, making repairing teeth quicker, cheaper, and much less painful.Read more… http://flip.it/fnPlq
The future of biometric data tracking isn’t about devices, it’s about experiences Ki Mae Heussner, gigaom.com Everywhere you look these days, there seems to be yet another sensor-enabled device or mobile app that wants to monitor everything from your heart rate and posture to your brain waves and breathing patterns. Dr. Leslie Saxon is the…
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