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Mobile teams tackle HIV and more

Healthcare services in Chad are on the move. Through the work of a mobile clinic project, nurses, HIV/Aids councillors and HIV/AIDS testers are traveling to ...
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Healthcare services in Chad are on the move. Through the work of a mobile clinic project, nurses, HIV/Aids councillors and HIV/AIDS testers are traveling to remote, rural areas to serve vulnerable populations

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Each month 16.9M access health info via mobiles

Each month 16.9M access health info via mobiles | Science News | Scoop.it

According to a new report from comScore, the number of people in the US who access health information from their mobile devices is on the rise. During the months of September, October, and November last year, an average of 16.9 million people used mobile phones to access health information. That number marks a 125 percent growth rate over the same three month period in the previous year. The research firm found that about 3 in 5 or 60 percent of the mobile health information seekers were under the age of 35.

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Chargers that Fight the Power Suck of Vampire Energy - Technology - GOOD

Chargers that Fight the Power Suck of Vampire Energy - Technology - GOOD | Science News | Scoop.it
Our addiction to mobile devices doesn't have to be an enormous energy suck.
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Scan Your Food For Bacteria With Your Cell Phone | Popular Science

Scan Your Food For Bacteria With Your Cell Phone | Popular Science | Science News | Scoop.it

Have you ever been tempted to order steak tartare but decided against it for fear of getting sick? This little cell phone scanner can take a look at it for you and let you know if it does in fact harbor any E. coli bacteria.

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Making the Science Fiction-Inspired Star Trek Tricorder a Reality

Making the Science Fiction-Inspired Star Trek Tricorder a Reality | Science News | Scoop.it

A lot of exciting gadgets have been unveiled so far at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Yet none of these products have anywhere near the transformative potential of what Peter Diamandis unveiled. Diamandis introduced the new X Prize competition to "develop a mobile solution that can diagnose patients better than or equal to a panel of board certified physicians."

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Researcher’s Video Shows Secret Software on Millions of Phones Logging Everything

Researcher’s Video Shows Secret Software on Millions of Phones Logging Everything | Science News | Scoop.it

The Android developer who raised the ire of a mobile-phone monitoring company last week is on the attack again, producing a video of how the Carrier IQ software secretly installed on millions of mobile phones reports most everything a user does on a phone.

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