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An Offbeat Suit With Electronic Monitor

... the University of South Australia have been using garment integrated electronic technology to develop smart ... worry about your heart skipping a beat while your garment is being cleaned, according to researcher and Director of UniSAs Wearable Computer Laboratory, Profe...

An Electronic Shirt That Monitors Your Hearts Health

...the University of South Australia have developed a garment with integrated electronic technology that can mon...s no need to worry about data being lost while the garment is being cleaned, according to Professor Bruce Thomas, Director of UniSAs Wearable Computer Laborato...

Gardasil Could Be Effective, but Aggressive Marketing Raises Ethical Concerns

...hoodie, "hooded sweatshirt", is a heavy upper-body garment with a hood. Young girls jumping rope at the end chant "I want to be one less, one less! O-N-E-L-E-S-S!" The PR genius behind all stages of Merck's HPV and Gardasil campaigns is the PR giant Edelman. The world's largest independent PR firm, Edelman...

Scientists Develop Liquid Body Armour

... transducers, they say. Normally, the protective garment would be soft and flexible, giving the wearer maximum freedom of movement. But, at the first sign of danger, the transducers could be activated with the flick of a switch. They would vibrate the fluid, increasing its overall stiffness and boost...

Researchers Have Developed Computerized Garment to Diagnose Mental Illness

...s in the US claim to have developed a computerized garment that they say can help doctors diagnose mental ill...nia, depression and schizophrenia . The high-tech garment is packed with sensors that monitor the heart, breathing rate, blood pressure, skin temperature, bod...

Breast Reduction Surgery Among Boys Rising in US

...several days of bed rest and wearing a compression garment for a month. The price range is $4,000 to $10,000, depending on the complexity of the procedure. Yet others argue that once breasts brought down to the normal size for a male, the boy could go for exercises in the open air without too much of an inhi...

Bio-Functional Garments That Could Revolutionize Fashion Industry

...bed, pressed or warmed by body heat. Wearing the garment and washing it reduces the number of microcapsules...chmann said. These packets can be emptied onto the garment after it's washed. Buschmann said he was sceptical about this actually being affective. Clothing w...

Scented Garments Hit The Market

...ubbed, pressed or warmed by body heat. Wearing the garment and washing it reduces the number of microcapsules...chmann said. These packets can be emptied onto the garment after it's washed. Buschmann said he was skeptical about this actually being affective. Clothing wit...

Domestic Violence: The Silent Killer of Women Worldwide

...cenario 3, Bangladesh: Rehana, a worker in a local garment factory has been beaten black and blue by her husband. Reason: she refused to part with the money she had kept for the children’s school fees for his amorous adventures. A 7-year study conducted by the World Health Organization on the much-neglecte...

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