From Fitbit to Fitocracy: The rise of health care gamification

Any company that applies gamification to health care, such as games to track progress and record key health metrics such as blood sugar and pounds shed, faces the added challenge of protecting patient privacy

Surgical-site infections linked to lethal blood clots

Patients who experience a surgical-site infection after their abdominal surgery are four times more likely than infection-free patients to develop a deep-vein thrombosis or a pulmonary embolism

H1N1 flu shots are safe for pregnant women

Study results suggest that influenza vaccination reduces the risk of fetal loss

A material that most liquids won't wet

A super-repellent coating resists over a 100 types of liquids

mHealth embraced by emerging economies

Mobile health, or mHealth, could reach a value of $60 billion by 2015

FDA approves rapidly produced flu vaccine

Made using novel technology, ‘Flublok’ helps protect against two influenza virus A strains, H1N1 and H3N2, and one influenza virus B strain

Simplified robotic parts feeding solution at Automate 2013

Adept will showcase the Adept FlexiBowl? solution in its booth #354 at the Automate 2013 show January 21-24 in Chicago, Illinois

Free guide helps COPD patients and caregivers

‘Do More with Oxygen’ provide better understanding of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Stronger causative link between smoking and bladder cancer

Smoking intensity and cancer markers predict seriousness of bladder cancer

Efficient water, wastewater management key to sustainability for F&B industry in MENA

Clariant opens new production site in Mexico

Clariant inaugurated a new production site for its Industrial & Consumer Specialties Business Unit at Mexico.

Bailey-Parks Urethane upgrades machine shop with new CNC equipment

Bailey-Parks Urethane has added a three-axis Haas SL-20 horizontal milling machine to its machine shop.