HEALTH CLOTHES FEATURE
December 1st, 2004
BY MARK ROWEAT the start of the 21st century, technology appears set to revolutionise health care in the same way as the discovery of anaesthesia, antiseptics and penicillin. And this is about far more than computer systems that make waiting lists more efficient or advances in keyhole surgery. Medical technology is moving into clothing, and soon the old surgical gown or stuffy pair of pyjamas worn by patients will belong to a different era.Clothes that can tell you when you are having a heart attack, sensors that aid people with mobility problems and garments ...
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