"尿液測試應用程式推出"

此科技能測試使用者的尿液，看看是否有健康問題。

為了檢查是否有潛在的健康問題而測試尿液的智慧型手機應用程式在最近於洛杉磯舉辦的TED（科技教育設計）會議上首次亮相。名為Ucheck，這個應用程式是由TED研究員梅什金印加威爾所開發出來的，利用手機攝影機來測試25種健康問題。據認為，此科技對發展中國家特別有用。

要使用這個應用程式，就必須要收集尿液檢體，然後放入特殊檢驗棒。然後把這張試紙放在墊子上，再用智慧型手機拍照。此科技將可於四月底從蘋果應用程式商店取得，Android版本還在開發當中。這將會花費20元美金，此價格包含墊子和五張試紙。

印度孟買愛德華國王紀念醫院的研究人員將會檢測此應用程式及其準確性，並將其和正常實驗室的設備比較。「如果它成效良好的話，」印加威爾說：「我們可以提供給流動診所。他們就可以使用現有的智慧型手機，而不用買一台要價一萬的機器。」

(Technology) Urine Testing App Launched

The technology tests users urine for medical problems.

A smartphone app that tests urine for potential medical problems was unveiled at the recent TED (Technology Education Design) conference in Los Angeles. Called Ucheck, the app was developed by TED fellow Myshkin Ingawale, and it makes use of a phones camera to test for 25 health issues. It is thought that the technology could be especially useful in the developing world.

To use the app, people have to collect a urine sample and put a special dipstick into it. The stick is then placed on a mat before a picture is taken of it with the smartphone. The technology will be available from Apples app store at the end of April V Android versions are in development. It will cost US$20, and that price includes the mat and five of the testing sticks.

Researchers at the King Edward Memorial hospital in Mumbai, India will examine the app and test its accuracy against normal laboratory equipment. If it does well, Ingawale said, we can make it available to mobile clinics. Instead of buying a $10,000 machine they can use their existing smartphones.

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