Fitbit, which offers the Fitbit Ultra activity monior and the Aria WiFi Smart Scale, announced its third round of funding: $12 million from existing investors. Foundry Group, True Ventures, SoftTech VC and Felicis Ventures all participated in the round.

At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas a few weeks ago, Fitbit unveiled the Aria WiFi scale, its first product offering outside of wearable activity monitors. Similar to Withings’ WiFi scale, the Aria scale from Fitbit measures weight, body fat percentage, as well as BMI and uploads the data via the user’s home WiFi network to Fitbit’s online portal. The device is expected to launch in late April and will...

CLINIC

Thursday

* Free Medical Clinic. 4-6 pm Templo Del Espiritu Santo United Methodist Church, 3715 Elaine Drive, Bryan. 450-7258.

Tuesday

* Free Medical Clinic. 4-6 pm Templo Del Espiritu Santo United Methodist Church, 3715 Elaine Drive, Bryan. 450-7258.

* Free Medical Clinic. 6-8 pm The Bridge Ministries, 1002 E. 29th St., Bryan.

Ongoing

* Brazos County Health Department immunization clinics. 8:30-11:30 am Mondays and Wednesdays; 9-10:30 am (19 and older) and 2-5:30 pm Tuesdays; 10 am-noon Fridays. 201 N. Texas Ave., Bryan. $5/child, $30/adult. www.brazoshealth.org, 361-4440.

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New York, New York (PRWEB) January 24, 2012

There are many known methods for decreasing stress and increasing health and fitness, ranging from proper diet to breathing exercises to the power of positive thinking. According to a new report from CNN, the true answer to stress mitigation might lie in a combination of all of these methods. CNN’s study addresses the popular concept of “mindfulness,” which it claims has been scientifically proven to prevent depression and “positively [affect] the brain patterns underlying day-to-say anxiety, stress, depression, and irritability.” According to holistic health expert Seymour Kushner, CNN’s report underscores...