Fitness + Health + Fashion
India’s Practo acquires fitness app to tap into preventive healthcare After helping users search for doctors and book appointments, Practo wants to ensure that you don’t fall ill. The Sequoia and Matrix-backed startup today announced it has acquired FitHo Wellness, a preventive healthcare firm for an undisclosed amount. FitHo helps people manage weight and lifestyle diseases by providing personalized advice … Read more
Even Short Bouts of Activity May Help Kids’ Health Three minutes every half hour for three hours lowered blood sugar levels, study says By Robert Preidt, August 27, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Even brief spurts of exercise may benefit children, researchers report. Their study of 28 healthy, normal-weight children found that doing three minutes of … Read more
Article by: ZACK WHITTAKER Zack Whittaker is a New York-based freelancer who writes mostly about security for ZDNet and CNET. You can follow him on Twitter EVERY SIX MONTHS, like clockwork, I fly home to the UK for three days for one reason: to pick up my supply of prescription medication. I consider myself lucky—drugs are … Read more
Fitness + Health + Fashion