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appleApple Series 4 watch has powerful ECG capabilities

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September 12, 2018 | brian wang |
 
Apple Watch Series 4 is capable of generating an ECG similar to a single-lead electrocardiogram. It’s a momentous achievement for a wearable device that can provide critical real-time data for doctors and peace of mind for you. It can detect …
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agingLiving to 90 and beyond is mostly within your control

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August 24, 2018 | brian wang |
 
Worldwide there are over 500,000 centenarians. By 2025, there should be a million centenarians in the world and 2 million by 2040. This is before the changes that might occur with radically improved antiaging or aging reversal technology. In 2015, …
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medicineUSA Today finds the reason for the USA have the highest maternal death rate among developed countries

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July 28, 2018 | brian wang |
 
The US has highest maternal death rate in the developed world. Many US hospitals are not following the best practices for the delivery of babies. Thousands of women suffer life-altering injuries or die during childbirth because US hospitals and medical …
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dronesDrones spreading millions of sterile mosquitos to combat Zika and other diseases

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June 30, 2018 | brian wang |
 
Aedes mosquitos, responsible for the spread of diseases like Zika, dengue and yellow fever, do not disperse for more than 100 meters in their lifetime. They are also fragile, and high-altitude releases by airplanes can damage their wings and legs. …
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foodIndia and World’s economic problem of people with IQ below 83

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June 19, 2018 | brian wang |
 
Jordan Peterson described how the US military determined that people with an IQ below 83 (1 in 10 people in the USA) could not be trained for anything at any level of the organization that was not counter-productive. * the …
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air pollutionAir pollution deaths at 7 million per year are like unending WW2 scale deaths

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May 2, 2018 | brian wang |
 
Air pollution levels remain dangerously high in many parts of the world. New data from WHO shows that 9 out of 10 people breathe air containing high levels of pollutants. Updated estimations reveal an alarming death toll of 7 million …
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gadgetProBar helps you train for mobility with loaded and resisted exercise

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April 24, 2018 | brian wang |
 
The ProBar was developed out of the necessity to help people move again. Training strength, speed and endurance are all important factors in health and fitness, but mobility is the crux. Open hips will make a runner faster; a full …
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diseaseBathroom Hot-Air Hand Dryers spread of lot of Bacteria onto your hands

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April 6, 2018 | brian wang |
 
New research identifies the kinds and amounts of bacteria from bathroom hand dryers. This follows up work from the University of Leeds Airborne germ counts were 27 times higher around jet air dryers in comparison with the air around paper …
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medicine79% of health facilities in Venezuela have no running water

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March 30, 2018 | brian wang |
 
A survey of 104 health facilities in Venezuela, commissioned by the opposition-controlled National Assembly, describes the huge problems with health care in Venezuela. * 79% of them had no running water at all. * 14% of intensive care units have …
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educationThere is an Obesity and diabetes epidemic but doctors are not prepared to enable healthy lifestyle or fixing habits

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March 27, 2018 | brian wang |
 
A leading GP (general practioner – primary care doctor) estimated that up to 80% of his patients had conditions linked to lifestyle and diet but medical students say they currently learn almost nothing about the way diet and lifestyle affect …
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