Articles on Health

A Bluetooth stethoscope, the better to hear with - Aug 25, 2009

Crave The humble stethoscope goes state-of-the-art. That ubiquitous symbol of the medical profession, the stethoscope, is finally undergoing a 21st century tech makeover. The next time you drop by the doctor's, ... Read story »

Charlie the robot befriends the seniors - Nov 25, 2009

Crave Posing with Charlie the robot are HealthBots team members (from left) Rebecca Stafford, Bruce MacDonald, and Elizabeth Broadbent. Add another robot to the list of helping bots for seniors. A ... Read story »

10,000 students being diagnosed for swine flu in India - Jul 31, 2009

Blogs It is really ironic how much havoc is being caused by the swine flu in India. The latest is that nearly 10,000 school students (aged four to 15) across 36 different ... Read story »

Samsung's Silver Nano Health System - May 18, 2005

Crave Remember Mork and Mindy? "I am Mork from Ork, nano nano". Well, the Koreans are flagging their own nano handshake by biting the silver bullet when it comes to home appliances. ... Read story »

Singapore debuts Ambient Experience to relax heart patients - Nov 19, 2009

Crave A "patient" choosing the Australia theme, one of 10 currently available in the Ambient Experience suite of the National Heart Centre Singapore's cardiac catheterization laboratory. Cardiac patients undergoing procedures at ... Read story »

iRobot CEO believes robot nurses solution to runaway healthcare cost - Sep 20, 2009

Crave A prototype robotic telepresence "nurse." In the midst of America's raging debate on the future of health insurance, one man says he has a solution to out-of-control healthcare costs: More ... Read story »

World Health Organization declares global A(H1N1) pandemic alert - Jun 11, 2009

Blogs The World Health Organization (WHO) just announced that it has raised the pandemic alert level from five to six, declaring a swine flu pandemic, meaning that a global outbreak of A(H1N1) ... Read story »

Tekuteku Angel Pocket - Jan 3, 2007

Crave 2007 may be the zodiac year of the pig. But that doesn't mean you have to make a pig of yourself. To get healthy, check out this little angel. It's a ... Read story »

A magic ball for your health - May 19, 2009

Crave Health check on this one. For a mere US$39, the Body Check Ball sounds like a dodgy proposition in terms of claiming to calculate your body fat. More so when ... Read story »

Steve Jobs underwent a liver transplant surgery - Jun 22, 2009

Crave Apple CEO Steve Jobs briefly addressed his state of health onstage at an Apple event last October. Steve Jobs, who has been on medical leave from Apple for the past six ... Read story »

Steve Jobs is in the building and (gasp) working - Jun 30, 2009

Crave Apple CEO Steve Jobs briefly addressed his state of health onstage at an Apple event last October. After taking a medical leave of absence in January, Steve Jobs on Monday ... Read story »

Toyota debuts real-time control of wheelchairs with brain waves - Jun 30, 2009

Crave Toyota's mind-powered wheelchair transcends science fiction. First, there was the Mindflex, a Mattel toy that lets players move objects with their brains. Now, word is the same technology will be ... Read story »

Swine Flu: Where to find virus, track outbreak, learn symptoms, more - May 5, 2009

Crave The swine flu, officially the Swine Influenza A (H1N1) virus, is spreading rapidly around the world. Here's a guide to what's going on, what you can do and where to stay ... Read story »

Stay clean with a waterproof keyboard - May 14, 2009

Crave The CleanKey keyboard. A friend of mine once spilled coffee on her computer keyboard and then took it to a sink to clean that muck off with soap and water. ... Read story »

Animate your steps with Bandai's RPG pedometers - Nov 10, 2008

Crave Japanese toymaker Bandai is going the extra mile with a device that fights flab with fun. Strange how most of the exergames like Pocket Pikachu and Wii Fit are coming ... Read story »

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