Sunny Sweeney Quits Smoking (Taste of Country)

New year’s resolutions often go by the wayside by the second week of the year
– at least for most people. But ‘From a Table Away’ hitmaker Sunny Sweeney
wasn’t going to start her 2012 with a bad habit. The blonde country starlet
announced via her Facebook and Twitter pages that she has officially quit
smoking. To top it all off, she’s stuck with her goal since the beginning of
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Taste of Country

CES 2012: Tinke Measures Blood Oxygen Levels with IPhone (Mobiledia)

People will soon be able to check their blood oxygen level at home with Tinke,
a device that helps users take charge of their health.

The biometric monitoring device, unveiled by Singapore-based Zensorium �at CES
this week,�connects to iOS devices via the dock connector. Users place a
finger into the dongle’s lens, which then analyzes blood vessels on the
fingertip using LED and infrared sensors. The device measures blood oxygen
level, breathing rate and heart rate.

The companion Tinke app analyzes the data it receives from the device and
provides a general baseline score, called the Vita Index. Users can share
their Vita Index on a social network site created especially for the app, and
compare their numbers with those from other users in the same demographic.

Pulse oximeters are most commonly used in hospitals, doctor’s offices and
other healthcare settings. However, by empowering users to measure vital
statistics at home, Tinke will reportedly help people take better care of
themselves.

For example, seeing how their blood oxygen level and heart rate measures up
against other people’s may spur Tinke users to exercise more, quit smoking or
make other healthy lifestyle changes.

For people who suffer from conditions …

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