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Friday, 30 May 2014

New Samsung Fitness Tracker Paves Way for Wearable Health

SAN FRANCISCO — Imagine being able to check up on your body like you would a car — by viewing a dashboard summary of your vital signs and overall wellness, so you could know if something was wrong before seeing a doctor. Or what if you could find out how much your new exercise regimen decreased your risk of a heart attack? Those tools may not be here yet, but technology giant Samsung says it wants to bring the world closer to such an era of wearable technology used for personalized medicine....

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