TELEHYGIENE SYSTEM FOR PREVENTIVE CHRONOPHARMACOLOGY IN-SPACE AND REMOTE AREAS ON EARTH

A chronobiologic computerized modular health care (telehygiene) system for humans in extraterrestrial space 1) monitors and analyzes physiol ogic blood pressure, heart rate and other variation, including that in tumor markers; 2) recognizes earliest risk elevation by dynamic chang es in the 'usual value' range (trend and rhythm alteration); 30 prompt s timely and timed treatment for cardiovascular and emotional disease1 and malignancy prevention, and 4) serves for health improvement; the information from the system can also help optimize shift-work schedule s for peak performance and provides endpoints of interest in basic sci ence. The system exploits the chronome a genetically anchored, habitat -synchronized structure of multifrequency rhythms and trends which is now documented (by longitudinal data series) to respond to magnetic di sturbance in the solar system, with consequences expressed in catastro phic illness that is best prevented. Such a system, rated by peers as being of highest priority, could complement classical tools such as th e stethoscope, proposed by the U.S. Johnson Space Center representativ e for use on the moon1.