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November 26, 2013 03:54 am GMT
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If Inaccuracy Were Illegal, The Feds Would Have To Regulate Most Health Gadgets
I wore a calorie counter armband from BodyMedia that told me I was burning over 3,000 calories a day. If that were true, I would be emaciated enough to play Gollum in the next Lord Of The Rings sequel. The accuracy of consumer health gadgets varies widely, yet this hasn't stopped the FDA from suspendingpopular genetic testing company 23andMe over concerns about the quality of their diagnostics. 23andMe may be at fault, but so is a large part of the entire health tech industry.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/q5_F5La7AOI/
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