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There really is an app for that (health) interest...or will be
Oct 26, 2009 11:36 AM
Health_apps wellness tracking
We recently had a look at the variety of health-related apps available. In our assessment, we looked beyond the iPhone to also include apps for the Blackberry and Android. Below we've listed some that show the diversity of what's available. I confess to being a bit amazed at the variety and interested to see what gets launched as the Blackberry app store gains traction and Android phones are released. Bottom-line:  Some good reference tools and replacements for paper-and-pencil tracking may be helpful. 

Health & Wellness 

  • Calorie Tracking/Counting. Diet applications: Diet Tracker for the iPhone . $2.99
  • Fitness/Exercise Tracking. Pedometer. GPS. Mapping:  Absolute Fitness for Android. $4.99  (Log exercise, weight and diet goals. Export data to multiple formats and online backup of data); 
  • Weight loss, quit smoking, cut cholesterol. No Smoking for Blackberry. $9.99
  • Family Planning:  Ovulation Calendar for Blackberry. $2.99
  • First Aid decision guide. First aid training:  Pocket First Aid & CPR from American Heart Association for iPhone. $3.99
  • Pregnancy Tracker: Your Pregnancy Week by Week for Blackberry. $15.99
  • Sleep tracking: Sleep logger for Android. FREE
  • UV tracking:  iSunBurn for iPhone $0.99
  • Relaxation:  TouchBreath for Android. $4.95  (Breathing and lung function improvement.)
  • ICE (In case of emergency information for first responders and hospital staff):  ICE for Android. $2.99
  • Illness Trackers: NIH Breast Cancer Consultant for Blackberry. $3.99
  • Health Records: My Personal Health Record for Blackberry. FREE
  • Medication management:  Medication tracker for iPhone. $0.99

 Health professionals/students

  • Medical Encyclopedias and Guides: Taber’s Medical Dictionary for Mobile & Web. Android. $49.99
  • Drug Guides:  Epocrates RX for iPhone. 3,300 drugs. FREE
  • Decision support for HealthCare Professionals:  NEPH Calc for Blackberry. FREE
  • Diagnosis codes:m ICD9 consult for iPhone. $14.99
  • Study guides for Medical professionals:  Kaplan Medical Terms for Nurses for Blackberry. $9.99
  • Anatomy:  Human Body 3D anatomy for iPhone. $3.99 
-- Elena Falcone, Consumer Reports information analyst

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