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Already, futuristic health-care devices are leaping off the drafting boards. Among the new inventions currently in circulation that could improve your well-being: the LifeShirt, a vest that monitors cardiac, pulmonary and respiratory activity as well as posture; the M2A capsule, a pill that when ingested reports on the functioning of your intestines; a nurse bot named Pearl that will take your vital signs and retrieve basic items; and the Health Dashboard, inspired by the dashboard in your car, which displays everything from environmental metrics like the pollen index and flu trends to personal data like blood pressure, cholesterol...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Geared Up For Health | 2/16/2004 | See Source »

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