Tag: alarm

At least 3 people injured in toy warehouse fire in Pasig

P15 million worth of properties destroyed By Earlo Bringas Eagle News Service At least three people were injured and around P15 million worth of properties were destroyed in a fire that engulfed a toy warehouse in Pasig City on Tuesday night. The blaze struck the  warehouse of Prime Rich Global owned by Myrna Tangyao on Jenny’s Avenue in Barangay Rosario at 7:20 p.m. Authorities have yet to determine the cause of the blaze, but residents said […]

Hi-tech bracelet could replace safety alarms, says designer

VALENCIA, Spain (Reuters) — A young industrial designer says her newly designed bracelet, which is activated by a unique ‘panic grip,’ could replace unwieldy panic buttons used by the elderly in their homes. Hanne Pålsson developed the bracelet as her Master’s thesis project at Lund University in southern Sweden. The bracelet includes a built-in mobile phone and GPS system and doesn’t require a base station. The user can program it with up to seven phone […]

Cancer ‘smoke alarm’ could aid early diagnosis

  WALES, United Kingdom (Reuters) — A new blood test that acts as an early warning system for cancer is being developed by researchers at Swansea University. It works by detecting mutations in red blood cells in advance of cancer symptoms appearing, and could one day give GPs a simple, non-invasive way to screen patients before deciding whether further investigation is needed. While the research has so far focused just on cancer of the oesophagus, […]