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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.

Okay, while I find this mat slightly professionally intimidating, the idea is a good one. While still in pre-production, the makers of the SmartMat raised over $300K in their initial crowdsourcing - overshooting their goal of $110,000. The mat has sensors and connects to your smartphone, giving you individual feedback about alignment. I don't think it will replace highly trained, professional yoga teachers, but it's a great idea.

A really cool site that gives you average ER wait times for local hospitals. This helps users determine which ER is actually the best to go to based on wait time, distance, and hospital rating.

Hi Eric - this is a cool site. I dread going to the ER due to the wait times and this is a great resource for users to find out each ER's stats regarding wait times, etc.

This is awesome lol. Great post!

Misery loves misconception: Learn the truth about flu protection to stay healthy this season. If you're planning to get a flu shot, now is the time: The vaccine offers the best protection before flu season kicks into high gear in late fall.

This article gives some pretty good reasons for getting your flu shot. It also debunks a few myths about the treatment.

The advancement of microneedles by 3M and their partnership with pharmaceuticals to allow the tool for in-home use. This will give difficult to deliver medicines the ability to be self-administered and become more effective.

New technology in health care is making it easier for health care professionals to diagnose and treat their patients in real time and more effectively. From new advancement in 3D printing, to ingestible or wearable sensors, keeping track of one's health is becoming easier and giving doctors and scientists more time to find cures.

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.