Minding Your Own Medical Business More and more, high-tech medical gadgets and gizmos are able to do some of the thinking for you when it comes to keeping track of your health. More and more, high-tech medical gizmos and gadgets are able to do some of the thinking for you when it comes to keeping track of your health.
Recent inventions run the gamut from whimsical and wacky to wise and wondrous.
There are exercise and fitness trackers to monitor your daily steps and calculate calories burned. Some download the information onto special web sites that tabulate and calculate and offer advice. There are heart rate monitors, and blood pressure monitors, and fitness planners that show you the path to better health and nutrition. There are watch-size water monitors that keep track of how much water you drink and micro massagers that alleviate eyestrain with magnets and acupressure. Among the more helpful products are devices that remind patients to take their medication.