Category Archives: Health News

Health tech company Emme launches birth control tracking smart case and app

Hormonal oral contraception, or “the pill,” is 99% effective when used perfectly – taken every day at the same time. But that’s not always an easy goal to accomplish; in typical use, the average efficacy drops to about 91%.  “I really saw this as a problem that can be solved with modern technology,” Amanda French,… Read More »

BMI vs. BAI: the Hunt for a Better Tool

The increasing whim among women all over the world toward personal health and fitness does not seem asynchronous with the urgency of the hour.  The battery of health and fitness tools,  BMI, body fat%, BMR, WTH (Waist-to-Hip) ratio, have a new member added to  the list,  BAI (Body Adiposity Index). Whichever tool you decide upon one thing that will not change is,… Read More »