[Health and Medicine News, July 14, 2005]

The Israeli company Tadiran Spectralink has developed a miniature health station that can be worn on your wrist like a watch. The device, known as MDKeeper, is designed to improve the quality of life of chronically ill people, patients at particular risk, and the elderly. The unit utilizes special bio-sensors to measure vital bodily functions such as blood pressure, heart frequency, or the amount of oxygen in the blood. The data thus collected is stored on a chip and, if necessary, can also be sent in real-time via a Siemens radio module to a medical center, where it can be analyzed by doctors.

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