iPhone/iPod/iPad as Biomedical Device

Slashdot is pointing to a CNN article on Osirix, an open source image viewer for iPods (and Macs). Medical images are, by necessity, incredibly large. The big GB count on iPods seemed a perfect match for storing these images… Normally the story would end there. But you have to ask why would someone store pictures on an iPod instead of a USB drive? Wouldn’t that be cheaper?

Well that sums up the entire PC industry, doesn’t it? It’s cheaper to build an AMD Windows box, after all.  But the developers of Osirix have decided to make more than just a simple transport device. Osirix takes DICOM images (the format of medical imagery), and manages to squeeze them into an iPod, for viewing on a Mac or iPod (photo and up). In addition to that simple task, they’ve integrated iChat into the viewer, so doctors can collaborate online. Add to that privacy controls, optimization for the new quad-G5’s, plug-in capabilities, and XGrid support. Plus, when you’re done saving lives you can listen to music.
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Dragon Dictation and Dragon Search from Nuance Communications were definite crowd-pleasers, so today the company is announcing specialized medical versions of the apps for physicians and medical professionals.

The first app is Dragon Medical Mobile Dictation. It is designed to allow clinicians to dictate patient notes, emails and text messages instead of typing them on a mobile device. The idea is to let medical professionals dictate and capture information in real time with a smartphone, without having to return to a desktop or laptop computer. The product is expected to be available before the end of the year.

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iBiomed is not for everyone. It’s a niche app designed for detailed tracking of care management for patients with complex medical conditions, such as autism. Once set up (and that can be a bit daunting), a care-giver can take control of everything related to the care of a patient. iBiomed is totally flexible, allowing a user to input all pertinent information and keep historical track of everything involving the patient. It can send push alarms, too, when it’s time to administer the next dosage of any supplement, medicine, or test. That just scratches the surface of what this amazingly-flexible, multifaceted, and free app can do.
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Do you wake up feeling tired and groggy? Are you going to bed early but still don’t feel fully rested in the morning? Chances are you are having trouble sleeping through the entire night. The average adult needs between 7 and 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep to reach the regenerative REM sleep cycles. If you are awakened throughout the night by coughing, sneezing, or other ailments, you may never reach a deep sleep and will wake up feeling groggy.

Many people do not even realize that their sleep is being disturbed, but even a coughing fit during the night that you barely remember could leave you in a haze all day. It is almost impossible to keep track of all your middle of the night disruptions yourself, making the reporting of your problems and the tracking of progress in defeating your sleep ailments difficult.

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“The future is now! It’s great to see heart rate data and more being captured by your iPhone. What a great breakthrough for training technology.”
Joe Friel, Coach and Author

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