A health monitoring garment is provided. The health monitoring garment includes an article of clothing comprising at least one compression section to provide a snug fit against a person wearing the article of clothing and a sensor island. The sensor island includes stretchable circuitry, two or more sensors, one or more power supplies, and optionally one or more wireless communication modules within a self-contained unit. At least one of the sensors comprises a stretchable sensor which may be a respiration sensor. The sensor unit may be provided independent of the health monitoring garment or as a complete system. The sensor island and compression section of the article of clothing also include fasteners of complementary geometries for reversible attachment and disengagement of the sensor island from the compression section.

A device for measuring electrophysiological data includes: a series of electrodes; a control circuit including a DC voltage source connected to the electrodes in order to apply, to a pair of electrodes, DC voltage pulses, and in order to connect another high-impedance electrode; and a measurement circuit for measuring the potential of the electrodes and data representative of the current passing through at least one active electrode. The device further includes at least one base incorporating the control circuit and the measurement circuit, and a housing suitable for receiving an electrode assembly which includes at least one electrode of the series in a removable manner, so as to be able to connect or disconnect the electrodes to/from the control circuit and to/from the measurement circuit.

In order to objectively grasp a stress state of a user and to prevent postpartum depression, biological gas information is acquired via a network, where the biological gas information indicates a concentration of acetophenone of the user and is obtained by a sensor that detects acetophenone released from a skin surface of the user. From a memory storing information including an upper limit of a normal range of the concentration of acetophenone per unit period, the information indicating the upper limit of the normal range is read out. When a frequency in the unit period with which the concentration of acetophenone of the user exceeds the upper limit of the normal range is determined to have an increasing tendency based on the biological gas information obtained during a pregnancy period of the user, the information related to stress of the user is output to an information terminal of the user.

According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a biological information acquisition processor, a body condition estimation processor, and a motion change detector. The biological information acquisition processor acquires biological information of a living body including information about the living body. The body condition estimation processor estimates a body condition of the living body based on the biological information. The motion change detector detects a motion change of the living body based on the biological information. The body condition estimation processor corrects a reference value used during body condition estimation or changes a body condition estimation method based on the motion change of the living body.

To objectively grasp a stress state of a user and to prevent a mental disorder of the user, the following steps are performed: acquiring, via a network, biogas information at multiple timings and time information corresponding to each of the multiple timings, wherein the biogas information represents a concentration of acetophenone of a user acquired by a sensor that detects acetophenone discharged from a skin surface of the user; obtaining reference information representing an upper limit of a normal range of the concentration of acetophenone per unit period of time, using a memory storing the reference information representing the upper limit of the normal range; determining a stress time period during which a concentration of the acetophenone of the user is more than the upper limit of the normal range, based on the acquired biological gas information; and outputting time period information indicating the determined stress time period to an information terminal of the user, to display the stress time period indicated by the time period information on a display of the information terminal.

To objectively grasp a stress state of a user and to prevent a mental disorder of the user, the following steps are performed: acquiring, via a network, biogas information at multiple timings and time information corresponding to each of the multiple timings, wherein the biogas information represents a concentration of 2-ethyl-1-hexanol of a user acquired by a sensor that detects 2-ethyl-1-hexanol discharged from a skin surface of the user; obtaining reference information representing an upper limit of a normal range of the concentration of 2-ethyl-1-hexanol per unit period of time, using a memory storing the reference information representing the upper limit of the normal range; determining a stress time period during which a concentration of the 2-ethyl-1-hexanol of the user is more than the upper limit of the normal range, based on the acquired biological gas information; and outputting time period information indicating the determined stress time period to an information terminal of the user, to display the stress time period indicated by the time period information on a display of the information terminal.

A method includes: acquiring, via a network, biogas information at multiple timings and time information corresponding to time at each of the multiple timings, wherein the biogas represents a concentration of 2-ethylhexanoic acid of a user acquired by a sensor that detects the 2-ethylhexanoic acid discharged from a skin surface of the user; obtaining reference information representing a lower limit of a normal range of 2-ethylhexanoic acid per unit period of time, using a memory storing the reference information representing the lower limit of the normal range; determining a stress time period during which a concentration of the 2-ethylhexanoic acid of the user is less than the lower limit of the normal range, based on the acquired biogas information; and outputting time period information indicating the determined stress time period to an information terminal of the user.

To objectively grasp a stress state of a user and to prevent a mental disorder of the user, the following steps are performed: acquiring, via a network, biogas information at multiple timings and time information corresponding to each of the multiple timings, wherein the biogas information represents a concentration of benzyl alcohol of a user acquired by a sensor that detects benzyl alcohol discharged from a skin surface of the user; obtaining reference information representing an upper limit of a normal range of the concentration of benzyl alcohol per unit period of time, using a memory storing the reference information representing the upper limit of the normal range; determining a stress time period during which a concentration of the benzyl alcohol of the user is more than the upper limit of the normal range, based on the acquired biological gas information; and outputting time period information indicating the determined stress time period to an information terminal of the user, to display the stress time period indicated by the time period information on a display of the information terminal.

To objectively grasp a stress state of a user and to prevent a mental disorder of the user, the following steps are performed: acquiring, via a network, biogas information at multiple timings and time information corresponding to each of the multiple timings, wherein the biogas information represents a concentration of hexadecane of a user acquired by a sensor that detects hexadecane discharged from a skin surface of the user; obtaining reference information representing an upper limit of a normal range of the concentration of hexadecane per unit period of time, using a memory storing the reference information representing the upper limit of the normal range; determining a stress time period during which a concentration of the hexadecane of the user is more than the upper limit of the normal range, based on the acquired biological gas information; and outputting time period information indicating the determined stress time period to an information terminal of the user, to display the stress time period indicated by the time period information on a display of the information terminal.

A system having a scope with a longitudinal length extending between a proximal end and a distal end includes a plurality of markers spaced along the longitudinal length. The system also includes a disassociation and positioning device that is configured to enhance unsedated transnasal endoscopic procedures by at least partially occluding the vision of a patient while enabling body cavity access, and optionally record and sense body functions such as temperature, heart rate and oxygenation of the blood stream. The system further includes a sensor integrated into the distraction device, wherein the sensor is configured to detect the markers on the longitudinal length of the scope.