1. Sensor networks in healthcare : a new paradigm for improving future global health / Daniel T.H. Lai. [et al.] -- 2. Healthcare and accelerometry : applications for activity monitoring, recognition, and functional assessment / Andrea Mannini and Angelo Maria Sabatini -- 3. Intrabody communication using contact electrodes in low-frequency bands / Ken Sasaki, Fukuro Koshiji, and Shudo Takenaka -- 4. The prospect of energy-harvesting technologies for healthcare wireless sensor networks / Yen Kheng Tan -- 5. Addressing security, privacy and efficiency issues in healthcare systems / Kalvinder Singh and Vallipuram Muthukkumarasamy -- 6. Flexible and wearable chemical sensors for noninvasive biomonitoring / Hiroyuki Kudo and Kohji Mitsubayashi -- 7. Monitoring walking in health and disease / Richard Baker -- 8. Motion sensors in osteoarthritis : prospects and issues / Tim V. Wrigley -- 9. The challenges of monitoring physical activity in children with wearable sensor technologies / Gita Pendhakar. [et al.] -- 10. Ambulatory and remote monitoring of Parkinson's disease motor symptoms / Joseph P. Giuffrida and Edward J. Rapp -- 11. Nocturnal sensing and intervention for assisted living of people with dementia / Paul J. McCullagh. [et al.] -- 12. Experiences in developing a wearable gait assistant for Parkinson's disease patients / Marc Bachlin. [et al.] -- 13. Designing a low-cost ECG sensor and monitor : practical considerations and measures / Ahsan H. Khandoker and Brian A. Walker -- 14. Sensors, monitoring and model-based data analysis in sports, exercise, and rehabilitation / Jurgen Perl. [et al.] -- 15. Robust monitoring of sport and exercise / Andrew J. Wixted.