The advent of fitness trackers, pulse oximeters and home blood pressure machines means you can easily monitor your heart rate while doing everything from training for a marathon to sleeping at night. However, it is the resting rate during the… Read More ›
Health
If Naomi Osaka had a stutter it would all be fine…
Imagine if Naomi Osaka had an extreme stutter and could not do press conferences, or asked not to because of the stutter, it is highly unlikely that she would have been fined and threatened with disqualification from the French Open…. Read More ›
The Ciclotte Bike
Ciclotte Bike is the result of an aesthetic research inspired by ergonomics and essentiality and realized by using high-tech materials like carbon fibres, glass fibres and steel. The iconic circular shape and the use of carbon express the bike’s strong… Read More ›
Apple Offers Employees Paid Time Off to Get Vaccinated???
To encourage employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine, Apple is offering paid time off for vaccine appointments and paid sick leave for those who experience side effects, reports Bloomberg… More here. Is this an American thing? In the UK you… Read More ›
A wearable air conditioner
The Saiga wearable changes our perception of the temperature in two ways. First, it provides cooling by conduction onto specific locations on the neck. Second, it allows the wearer to breathe cold air when they need a boost of relief… Read More ›
Sick From COVID-19 For Almost A Year
COVID-19 entered my home a year ago today when my 16-year-old daughter Molly first developed the tell-tale cough. By March 17, 2020, my symptoms had begun. Molly recovered almost entirely after three weeks, but I’m still sick, and that makes… Read More ›
The international sign for Help me
I did not know this, but I guess everyone should because it takes 2 seconds to understand.
Inside the ‘Covid Triangle’
Manish Shah knew it was only a matter of time before he was struck by coronavirus. When the pandemic first hit the UK, the pharmacy where he works in Dagenham, east London, put in strict protocols on mask-wearing and physical… Read More ›
OCD Is Not a Joke
Thirty-six years later, my checking behaviour continues—only it’s no longer brat pack centrefolds that consume me. Checking is a common OCD ritual, right up there with counting, tapping, cleaning, and handwashing. It’s also what people often, mistakenly, think all forms… Read More ›
The Health Concerns in Wearable Tech
After dissecting dozens of peer-reviewed studies on cellphone safety, the panel concluded in 2011 that cellphones were “possibly carcinogenic” and that the devices could be as harmful as certain dry-cleaning chemicals and pesticides. (Note that the group hedged its findings… Read More ›