Health is the New Wealth
by: Dick StroudSorry for such a detailed chart but it contains some fascinating data - click on the image to size a readable version. The research comes from DDB Worldwide Communications Group and the...
View ArticleLonger Life but at What Cost
by: Dick StroudI am always crowing on about the effects of lengthening life expectancy but this research from Japan was a real wake-up call (Trends in healthy life expectancy in Japan: 1986 –...
View ArticleDepressing Reading about the Increase in Disabilities in the 50-64 Year Age...
“Trends in Disability and Related Chronic Conditions among People Ages Fifty To Sixty-Four “is a paper published by the RAND Corporation in the current edition of the Health Matters Journal.read more
View ArticleI Am Not Feeling too Well Dr Google
Google ranks second only to doctors as source of health information.Not that it comes as much of a surprise, but after asking your doctor, Google is the next most influential advisor about health...
View ArticleOn Tech Innovation in Health and Fitness and Beyond
Last week at the Consumer Electronics Show I attended two Summits about the convergence of technology and health/fitness/wellness. So many of the innovations introduced there were exciting and...
View ArticleEverything You Could Want to Know about Older American
In one free, government funded report, all you could want to know about the health of older Americans.read more
View ArticlePotatoes vs. Salad
There are two trends underway in America these days, and they're about as contradictory as trends can get: marketers are chasing healthy living markets -- food, drinks, clothing, vacations -- while...
View ArticleThe Growing Hipness of Mobile Wellness
Your mobile wireless carrier may soon have a say in the way you think about health and wellness. AT&T, through its Emerging Devices unit, plans to offer for sale health-tracking clothing equipped...
View ArticleYour Doctor Is an App When Technology Is the Cure
It used to be that the word "doctor" brought to mind an image of a kindly old man in a small office with a stethoscope, but now it conjures up an image of an app on a smartphone or a high-end digital...
View ArticleCustomer Experience Lessons from Bodybuilding
Have you made your 2013 New Year's resolutions? Did they include any health and fitness goals for the year? In honor of that particular resolution, I thought this was a good time to make the...
View ArticleSeven digital health & fitness technologies to keep your eye on
Digital health and fitness are going to take center stage at the Consumer Electronics Show this week and in 2013 overall. In my latest article, I spotlight some of the trends fueling the innovations...
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