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We have all seen a pillbox. It is intended to help people remember what pills they are supposed to take and when. The only thing missing? A system to remind you to take them. The Medfolio Medication Reminder System is just that.

Julie Mason, pharmacist and creator of the reminder system, created the product because she saw so many people forgetting to take their medications and knew she needed to help. When it is time to take your medication, the proper compartment will illuminate and the box will chime. When combined with an online reporting system, caregivers can know exactly when patients have taken their pills.

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As the US population gets older, the need for technology to allow the older generations to live at home longer is more important than ever. Grandcare Systems has recognized this need and has come up with an in-home health monitoring device.

Initially created to help shut-ins socialize, the technology allows caregivers and medical professionals to get information patients' home. Using this information, problems that are common in the aging population can be caught and treated earlier, without the need to live in assisted living facilities.

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You know you want to make your brain more powerful. Dakim Brain Fitness is designed to do exactly that. Their system is built to help aging adults maintain their mental agility and sharpness. Using a tool like this, baby boomers and senior citizens can continue to be vibrant members of the community.

The system is clinically tested to help people improve memory, language skills, focus, attention and concentration. With consistent use, the system can help stave off the aging effects on the brain.

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United Healthcare has teamed up with Konami, makers of Dance Dance Revolution, to bring an education version of the game to classrooms. We have talked many times before on the show about the health benefits of DDR, and it turns out people have been listening.

United will be running their multiplayer, school-based pilot program to schools that already have an established United Healthcare curriculum partnership. Of course, this program might have been better received 10 years ago when DDR was at the height of its popularity here in the States, but it is possible that a program like this could revitalize the falling DDR sales.

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It seems like you can monitor everything from your phone, and blood pressure is not to be left out. The iHealth Blood Pressure monitor is part of a suite of devices aimed at improving fitness. The device is an FDA approved blood pressure wrist monitor in its second generation, and through its Bluetooth connection, is able to communicate with a wide array of mobile devices with a collection of mobile apps.

The application comes with cloud storage, allowing you to store your health information online so you can analyze the data on a computer instead of just a phone. The data also allows for trending, allowing you to monitor fluctuations in your health progress.

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It has never been easier to be the child of an aging parent. With products for tracking location and emergency call devices, you can always know the general status of your parents. But what if they have a medical condition that requires monitoring? What can you do then?

That is where Ideal Life comes in with their new consumer wireless biometric monitoring devices. Through a partnership with ADT Home Security, you can keep track of the physical status of loved ones as well. You can also feed the data to a doctor or nursing service so they can keep track of them as well.

Prescription versions are available now from your health care provider and ADT-powered options will be available soon.

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Heart Math Inner Balance is a product designed to help keep your breathing and heart rate in sync. When we get stressed, our heart rate raises, and lowers when we are not stressed. Breathing can also be affected in very similar ways.

This device, when combined with the mobile app, allows a user to visualize their breathing and heart rate patterns. Through a colored graph, the user can also work to synchronize these processes to improve their stress levels. The sensor clip, plus the app, will both be available in February 2013.

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HAPIfork was designed by French entrepreneur and inventor Jacques Lepine whose idea was based on research which shows that by eating slower, people can improve the way they feel, improve their digestion and lose weight. HAPIfork aims to modify eating behavior by slowing down how fast people eat and being more present with when and how long it takes to eat, leading to an overall healthier state of being and living.

Unlike other health related tools, the HAPIfork is inconspicuous and appropriate for out of home use. The Bluetooth enabled smart fork also collects information for future analysis or monitoring in clinical settings. All data is transmitted to a "personalized online dashboard" when the HAPIfork is connected to the users computer or mobile device making it easy to monitor eating habits and health improvement at home or on the road.

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Masimo is a name familiar to medical professionals, but they plan to become a well-known name in the consumer health world as well. Their entry device, the iSpO2, is a mobile Oximeter, which means it can show the percentage of oxygen in your blood stream.

Of course, there's no way they enter the market with just that, right? This device also has heart rate and a perfusion index. This information is all used during a standard hospital exam, and now can be used at home as well. The device is currently available through Amazon or through iSpO2.com for $249.

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Bodymedia Fit showed off their Link Armband, a portable fitness tracking device. This Bluetooth device tracks your burned calories, step count, physical activity and sleep quality, all with a 90% accuracy rate.

The device is targeted at monitoring which activities throughout a person's day are most productive at burning calories for them. This is done through analysis of the data, and displayed through the mobile app or web app, helping the wearer to achieve their fitness goals. It even has the ability to interface with other devices to give an even more accurate picture of your personal health.

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