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Prediction: Wearables to lead the 515 million sensors to ship in 2017

By Jonah Comstock 10:12 am June 3, 2013

Research firm ON World released new data from its mobile health and wellness sensor reports, which predicts that in 2017, 515 million sensors for wearable, implantable or mobile health and fitness devices will be shipped globally, up from 107 million in 2012. In March, the firm predicted 18.2 million health and wellness wireless sensor networks would ship in 2017. That number excluded sports and...

H1N1 inspired FDA call for adverse reactions app

By Chris Gullo 11:22 am January 11, 2012

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) wants to develop a mobile app that helps it collect information and send out alerts about adverse reactions to experimental medications prescribed during public health crises. The agency realized the need for such an app during the 2009 H1N1 (swine flu) outbreak. The need for the app became apparent while the FDA was handling 2009's H1N1 influenza...