News Update Tech Companies Move Into M-health Market

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qualcomm qcom, the mobile-phone chipmaker, and atampt are looking to tap into the emerging market for providing mobile health services known as the m-health market. us sales of health-related wireless gadgets, applications, and services for consumers are projected to double to s600 million this year and again to s1.3 billion in 2011. others in the tech industry, including intel, ibm, sprint nextel and best buy are also looking to get into the profitable market. products range from blood-pressure monitors and fitness watches to more futuresque ones like the electronic band-aid, which is designed to attach to the body and gather a person's vital signs. this information may then be transmitted to websites where health records can be shared with physicians who can then conduct video calls for a form of at-home care. this new technology is seen as a way to cut expenses by reducing emergency room and hospital visits, especially for those with chronic illnesses.
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