Cell Phones Saving Lives?
In Britain cell phones are being used to help with chronic diseases like asthma, high blood pressure, diabetes, and COPD. Software allows people to tell about their disease so it can be controlled between hospital appointments. Data entered is sent to a monitoring system to alert nurses of changes. Software was designed by t+ Medical. It reduced blood sugar in both types of diabetes. Another version monitors the effects of chemotherapy so the doses can be adjusted correctly. One-fifth of the population of Britain has a chronic disease and thousands of patients are using this software and other trials. The software prevents emergencies between appointments. It is supposed to keep patients out of the hospital.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article5193865.ece
This really shows how people are finding more efficient ways to do things by cell phones, and how cell phones have many more purposes than just to talk to people. They may have to rename them. :)
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