Mobile Phones Come to the Aid of Asthma Sufferers |
http://www.sina.com.cn 2003/04/10 10:15 金羊网-新快报 |
Mobile phones could soon be helping asthma sufferers to monitor their breathing capacity and prevent asthma attacks. E-San, a British company, is testing a software program for mobile phones that reminds asthma sufferers to monitor their condition twice a day. Asthma patients check their condition by breathingsintosa mechanical flow meter and recording the results on a chart. It provides information for doctors to make sure their medication is working. The E-San program prompts the phone-owner to use the meter. The phones used in the trials include a pocket PC that records the data and will send it to E-San's officesswheresit will be analyzed by a computer. If the trial is successful, the company plans to expand the program to monitor other illnesses such as diabetes and cystic fibrosis. |
英国哮喘病人将可通过手机查询病情 |
英国手机公司E-San正对一个手机软件进行测试,不久的将来,哮喘病人可以通过手机进行每天两次的健康状态跟踪。由于哮喘病人需要每天两次进行呼吸计流表检测以跟踪医生所开的药物效果如何,现在病人将可能通过手机及掌上电脑将有关数据记录下来,然后发回E-San公司通过电脑进行分析。 |
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