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My Fiance received a smiliar model, the 630G, last week. This is a huge improvement from the older model she was wearing! I'm excited for her and her safety as the technology advances to help people with Type 1 Diabetes to live a more normal life.

Ginger.io is developing a mobile app for the Mood Matters Project that will help doctors better understand people who are suffering from depression.  If eligible to take part in the Mood Matters Project, the participant will answer surveys everyday in his/her smartphone that will be sent through Ginger io's mobile app.  I think this is a very interesting way to gain a bit more understanding of the behavioral patterns of depressed people in a non-clinical setting.  

The word addiction can possibly scare everyone away from reading this great article. I felt this is good for everyone, unless you don't use social media at all, but if you are thinking about, then it is for you too. Amid the controversy surrounding social media, I wondered if there existed any practical advice out there to help people who have problems controlling their use of it. Many of us are aware of its problems and have seen documentaries about it, but I have rarely come across information on the internet offering sensible solutions that people can try. This may even be useful to people like myself, those who don't consider themselves addicted! In any case, this article offers practical advice such as: 1. Admit that you have a problem. (I would say if you don't think you have a problem, at least admit that you don't want to get one!) 2. Track the time use 3. Cut back on the number of media platforms you use if you have to 4. Assign your usage time 5. Avoid temptation. Based on many studies and polls (i.e. The Jed Foundation) they found that 90% of college students used a social networking site within the last week. We know that social media can impact us emotionally and impact our grades to rob us from the benefits of the material we study. This article gives us the simple tools to help whether you are addicted or not! The only bad about this article is that they use the word addition which could scare people away. What I appreciated most about this article is that it's suggestions are easy, doable, and do not only apply to addicts.

Article speaks of how a (CFTAH) unit could replace a (TAH) unit for patients waiting for a heart transplant!

Digital Nation showed us the positive impact of social media during the revolutions in the Middle East, but this article discusses how it's impact does not advance the cause for women's rights....sad! "The Islamic people didn't have a voice, and new media gave them a voice," she tells me. The web coalesced "a million people who have the same thoughts and ideas." Once the Muslim Brotherhood implements those ideas, laws already on the books limiting women to second-class status and curtailing freedom of speech in the guise of fighting "blasphemy" could be increasingly enforced.

A great resource for any birth professional or medical provider working with people in their reproductive years. In a time when there is great emphasis on ART and other more invasive birth and fertility procedures, its critical to balance that with human connection and expanding the conversation to include public health and reproductive justice. This site was created by midwives with a focus on serving gender non-conforming and LGBTI communities.

This article talks about mobile meditation apps that are slowly growing in popularity despite no hard evidence of its (positive) effects.  These mobile apps have been especially helpful to those who would like to do their meditation "on-the-go."  I believe that despite these apps' immeasurable effects, if people think that it helps them reduce their overall stress level, it seems to me that they're doing more good than harm.

Ram Dantu, a professor of engineering and computer science from the University of North Texas, along with his colleagues have deveoped a suite of mobile applications that can help people on the scene talking to 911 operators.  One app is for CPR, the other for detecting the heartbeat, and the other is access to the phones camera by the 911 operator.  The team is waiting for FDA's approval to market the apps.  This article is useful to anyone and everyone who might find themselves in a middle of an emergency, communicating with a 911 operator and wanting to give more accurate information regarding the emergency at hand.

The CDC is getting some help from Wikipedia as far as tracking and predicting flu outbreaks.  The algorithm that two researchers from Boston Children's Hospital, David J. McIver and John S. Brownstein, is based on the number of views of flu-related articles on Wikipedia.  This algorithm is said to have cut down the time it currently takes the CDC to track and predict flu outbreaks.  The algorithm was developed by analyzing view data from late 2007 through the middle of August 2013.  Given the number of people affected by flu year after year, I think that this article is relevant and should interest everyone.

Image Credit: Audrey W., Oneonta, AL Almost all people use technology in their everyday lives, whether it be managing finances or simply communicating with friends via social networking or using their cell phones. In recent years there has been a technological revolution. People are in contact 24/7 and instantaneously informed through the use of a plethora of technology.

People are getting positive feedback and support from posting about their exercise routines or weight loss journeys online.  #gymflow, #gymlife, #gymjunkie, #gains, #lift, #doyouevenliftbro.... Don't you guys just love these hashtags? lol

Did you know 20% of people regret their tattoo? That's 1 in 5! The number is astounding, but not surprising. There was a 43% increase in the number of tattoos removed in 2012, and 40% of people cited employment concerns as a reason for having their tattoo removed.

A description of an Echocardiogram, which essentially takes live pictures of the heart in its entirety. I recently underwent this procedure this year to monitor the thickness of my left ventricle as I have Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. I undergo this annually. My Left Ventricle is thicker than it should be and it could lead to a permanent closure stopping the flow of blood if not monitored / treated.

This site is very user-friendly, and helps people with a cancer diagnosis eat well through a variety of resources. There are nutrition guides, FAQs about a wide range of subjects, and recipes. For those unable to cook for themselves, they will provide healthy prepared meals (delivered via FedEx) after a personal consultation with a registered oncology dietitian.

Trust for America's Health (TFAH) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to saving lives by protecting the health of every community and working to make disease prevention a national priority. Trust for America's Health; Preventing Epidemics. Protecting People.

Not sure how I feel about people diagnosing themselves through their phones, but would be handy in some situations.

On Wednesday, CNN reported, "There may be a lot more ebola victims being evacuated to the United States than we are been told about."

An online service launched in 2005, called Nutrax, helps people "watch what they eat" by allowing them to snap pictures of their meals and send them to an online food diary. The idea is that taking pictures is fast and easy, and much less cumbersome than keeping track of what you eat by writing it down. This technology improves chances of success in making dietary changes.

To help stave off the cognitive decline of aging, you might want to drop the crossword puzzle and head out for a brisk walk or a bike ride. "People who exercise more have better brain health,"