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GPS Shoes to Track Alzheimer's Patients

Shoe-maker and tech firm team up

By Amelia Atlas,  Newser User

Posted Jun 7, 2009 4:38 PM CDT

(Newser) – Two companies are developing GPS-trackable footwear to essentially LoJack Alzheimer's patients, AFP reports. The shoes will spot their location within 30 feet "anywhere on the planet," said a consultant. Sixty percent of Alzheimer's sufferers wander off at least once during the disease, he...   Read full story »

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