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iPads, smartphones taking a toll on our kids’ health!

April 26, 2013
Technology may have connected our world like never before but it’s taking a toll on our health, particularly the kids. Children as young as eight are suffering from severe back pain and headaches caused due to overusing iPads …

Top mobile fitness apps to help you keep in shape!

December 11, 2012
How does a health-conscious person find time to workout or stick to an exercise regime or go to the gym? The answer is a button away – literally. Thanks to the numerous fitness applications being developed every other month, …

Now AIIMS docs can access medical reports like CT scans, X-rays on their smartphones!

September 28, 2012
Now doctors at AIIMS’ JPN Trauma Centre can access medical reports like CT scans, X-rays and MRI results on the go. The software is called Picture Archive Communication System (PACS), which allows docs to check out their …

Have smartphones and other devices made porn too easy to access for children?

May 7, 2012
This is probably something Jobs, Brin and Page never expected. Thanks to the latest smartphones and other high-tech devices schoolchildren as young as 11 are spending hours every day watching explicit adult materials. Smartphones …

New smartphone helps you deal with depression

February 9, 2012
A new smart phone senses your depression and nudges you to go out with friends, a study reveals. It's the future of therapy at a new Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine centre where scientists are inventing …

A smartphone app that directs teens to free condoms!

January 31, 2012
British teenagers are now being offered a smartphone application that gives them directions to the nearest health clinic where they can pick up free condoms and seek treatment for sexually transmitted diseases.Since its launch in …