New app transforms an iPhone into a urine lab – A revolutionary step towards healthcare
Don’t we wish if we could take a personal urine analysis without fixing an appointment with the pharmacy? Well, you need luck and some money for that! If you could afford an iPhone, getting an app can help you test your urine at home. The brand new uCheck smartphone app was introduced in 2013’s Technology, Education and Design (TED) conference in Los Angeles and this particular application can be used as an urine test indicator of 25 different medical conditions like urinary tract infections, kidney and liver problems, preeclampsia, diabetes, cancers and many more such diseases that cause harm to general health. Doesn’t this sound interesting? Read on to know more on one of the most awaited iPhone applications.
The mastermind behind uCheck iPhone app – Whose brainchild is it?
With that known, we all are eager to know the name of the mastermind who has invented this awesome user-friendly app. Well, it’s none other than a 29 year old MIT graduate Myshkin Ingawale, who is also the co-founder of Biosense Technologies, a company that is based in Mumbai and that which specializes in providing cheap and inexpensive medical technologies. While presenting the app in front of the chuckling audience in TED, Ingawale told them that iPhone and urine are something that we all have and this was the reason why he figured out that something should be done regarding both.
The uCheck iPhone app – How does it work to help the users?
The urine test application works by merging a standard urinalysis dipstick kit with the technology of smartphones. Initially, you have to collect your urine sample in a cup in the same manner as you would do at a doctor’s office. Next you have to dip the paper strip into the sample for about two seconds. You’ll be provided with a color-coded mat with the uCheck pack and all you need to do is to slide the urine-soaked strip into that mat. The urinalysis strip will contain certain chemicals that will help the strip to change color if your urine contains any of the substances that are specific to any medical conditions. If you click a photo of this urine sample with the uCheck smartphone app, you may then allow the iPhone to accurately scrutinize the image and offer you a concise reading of the urine sample.
This particular smartphone app will produce information that is easily comprehendible with either negative or positive results or more detailed analysis of the various concentration levels in the urine sample. The idea behind this particular iPhone application is to get people closer to their information and to better understand their own bodies. Urine tests are the basic way of judging the occurrence of health problems and nowadays the doctors often ask for urinalysis when they go for any kind of check up. Different chemical indicators of health are actually indicated through urine samples like ketones, proteins, bilirubin, glucose, leukocytes and nitrites and this app has the ability to check each of these elements.
The Food and Drug Administration however hasn’t cleared the uCheck app by Biosense Technologies which has come up with this application. The agency is probably waiting to ensure whether or not such iPhone applications are completely authentic and have nothing to do with harming the health of the people.
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Maintaining one’s ideal weight can be as hard as losing weight. This is so true especially these days when fast foods offer tempting foods that guarantee nothing but high sodium, calories and sugar content. Fortunately, there are already numerous apps that one can use in their smartphone to help them lose weight:
Fooducate
Fooducate has a barcode scanner that enables people to track their food intake and help them become more conscious about their weight loss regimen. This app provides people with enough information about all the foods that they buy and eat. Each food is given a nutritional rating so that you will always be aware of the quality of foods that you include in your daily diet.
Lose It
This app also comes with it a free barcode scanner, together with its recipe builder and food database. This food database will help users keep track of their intake of carbohydrates, calories, protein, etc. You may also plan your meals on a daily basis by using this app.
MyFitnessPal Calorie Counter and Fitness Tracker
This app provides you with the largest food database with over two million foods in the list. Another great thing about this app is that it allows you to remember your favorite food, provides free barcode scanner and it can also work even when you are offline. Consumer Reports even named this app as the best diet plan apps. The result was concluded after going through the reviews of more than 9,000 users of this app.
Shake a Snack
Those who want to lose weight may often find themselves in a dilemma especially when they always get to see some diet munchies on top of their desk. But, with this shake a snack app you will find it easier to prepare a healthy snack using healthy ingredients as you will only need to choose from more than 350 recipes from this app. You may also opt to exclude any ingredient that is not pleasant to your taste.
The Wherever Workout
This app allows you to stick to your weight loss regimen even when you are in the hotel, office or when you are in a business trip. This app provides with different types of workout plans that will perfectly suit wherever you are. With this app, you could never be too busy for a workout making it a very helpful tool for anyone who wanted to stay in shape amid their hectic schedules at work.
These are just few of the many apps that you can use as your helpful tool for your weight loss regimen. The good thing is that these apps can be available either for free or at a very affordable rate. Use these apps as the best inclusion to your healthy lifestyle and be on your way towards achieving optimal health and wellness.
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