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Using Radar To Detect Falls In The Elderly

2014-04-25 14:58:11| rfglobalnet News Articles

Moeness Amin, director of the Center for Advanced Communications in the college of engineering at Villanova University, is developing a radar system designed to monitor the well-being of elderly individuals in their homes. The system will alert medical authorities and first responders if the individual falls or suffers an injury.

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NTT Docomo Smartphone Elderly Monitoring Service Launched

2014-03-31 09:19:03| Telecom - Topix.net

NTT Docomo Inc. is said to begin offering their " Tsunagari Hot Support " application software, where it will target the elderly as well as their families, and this particular app has already arrived on smartphones from the company on March 25. This particular software would now receive a new function known as "Tsunagari Hot Support", where this ... (more)

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Study: Pfizer Vaccine Cuts Pneumonia in Elderly

2014-03-13 08:14:18| Biotech - Topix.net

Pfizer Inc. said Wednesday that its blockbuster vaccine against pneumonia, blood and other infections met its goal of preventing illness in vulnerable elderly patients in a huge study required by U.S. regulators.

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