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Pet Rx: The Healing Power Of Pets

Pet Rx: The Healing Power Of Pets

Article courtesy of Dr. Nicholas DiNubile, Vice President of the A4M, an orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine, best selling author, keynote speaker, and one of our medical editors who is dedicated to keeping you healthy in body, mind and spirit. “To his dog, every man is Napoleon; hence the constant popularity of dogs.” ~Aldous …

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Sleep Tracking Ring May Detect When You’ve Drank Too Much

Sleep Tracking Ring May Detect When You’ve Drank Too Much

This unisex chunky pewter coloured Oura Health ring designed to be worn day and night claims to be able to measure different sleep stages to help promote healthy lifestyle changes, and is increasing in popularity in Europe. Infrared LEDs hidden inside the band measure the heart rate while at rest, as well as a temperature …

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Tachycardia And Hypoxemia

EL MISTERIOSO ATAQUE CARDÍACO SCAD ATACA A LAS MUJERES MÁS JÓVENES

Measuring heart rate variability can assess autonomic nervous system function, this requires accurate measurement of the interval between successive heartbeats. Heart rate variability is one of the key parameters for assessing health status of the cardiovascular system, greater heart rate variability while at rest is typically indicative of better health, younger biological age, better aerobic …

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