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Apple investigates space-age fitness tracking technology

Source: appleinsider.com New patent applications revealed this week show that Apple has investigated technology with advanced physiological sensors for measuring workout activity from inside the user's ear canal. Apple currently has a number of fitness-oriented features available in its iPod line, but the Cupertino, Calif., company's latest patent describes an extremely advanced system using unique technology. Among a number of described methods for measuring exertion during physical exerc...

COMMENTS OF CTIA – THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION®

Source: ctia.org Some Highlights: The current U.S. market for wireless, home-based health care applications is $304 million, according to one estimate. With regard to mobile device applications used by physicians, a survey conducted by MDsearch found that 53 percent of responding physicians owned a smartphone and that 63 percent of those with smartphones used mobile medical applications over the device. The explosion of medical applications available over mobile phones also is demo...

Advancing health care with iPhone

Source: apple.com Apple recently profiled Memorial Hermann Healthcare System in Houston, Texas, which has outfitted some of its 19,500 employees across 11 hospitals with iPhones. Based in Houston, TX, the fourth-largest city in the U.S., Memorial Hermann serves a metro area of more than five million people, providing everything from air ambulance services to a chemical dependency treatment center. “Health care is a very real-time business,” says David Bradshaw, Chief Information, Pl...

I Need a Doctor (iPhone Doctor)

With i Need A DoctorTM, you can locate and receive information on some of the best doctors in the country—more than 800,000 quality physicians. More than 25,000 of them have been rated by peers as being among the best in their specialties—Top Doctors, as they're called. More than 85,000 have been rated for patient satisfaction by their clients. As you can see, we're not talking about just any doctor! iPhone Medical Apps. We give you what you need: contact information, specialties, maps, ...

SCRUBS: Top 10 iPhone Apps for Nurses

Here are ten must-have iPhone apps for nurses that are tops on Bowman’s list(from SCRUBS.com): 1. Epocrates Essentials; 2. Eponyms;   3. Infuse ;  4. MedCalc ; 5. Memos 6. OB Wheel;  7. PediSTAT;  . ACLS Advisor; 9. PALS Advisor; 10. Nursing Central. More info: link

iPhone App to find the right over-the-counter medicine

PICKKA Med iPhone App now available! / iPhone Medical app Using patent-pending guided search, it can help you identify the right over-the-counter medicine based on your symptoms and health conditions. It’s an “expert pharmacist in your pocket” with recommendations developed by a group of certified pharmacists. PIKKA Medicine Finder: Go! / App Store

Clementes Anatomy, Rohens Photographic Anatomy, and Moores Clinical Anatomy Customizable Apps

Modality, Inc, creators of bestselling education and reference apps, and Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, leading healthcare publisher, are pleased to announce three new Anatomy Apps available in the Medical category of the App Store(3 new iPhone medical apps). Clemente’s Anatomy, Rohen’s Photographic Anatomy, and Moore’s Clinical Anatomy Apps for iPhone and iPod touch are based on the highly regarded print flash card products. These apps offer students additional content customization and ...

New and Noteworthy iPhone Medical Apps released last week in App Store

New medical apps last week in App Store(from 27/nov – 4/dec): ~ 54. We were selected these 7 new and noteworthy iPhone medical apps only: 1. STDMeister Go! / App Store Intended for use by health care professionals only A comprehensive guide to the diagnosis and management of sexually transmitted diseases brought to you by MeisterMed, the developer of popular medical references for handheld devices since 2001. From the common (gonorrhea, chlamydia, Candidal vaginitis, herpes) to the...

How to get FDA to clear a mobile health app

Source: mobihealthnews.com Those are the basic FDA requirements that apply to bringing an app or other piece of software to market in the mhealth field. Undoubtedly, to those not accustomed to the FDA regulated world, those hurdles might seem high. In the next article, we’ll tackle the benefits and burdens of going through those admittedly rigorous FDA requirements from a business standpoint. In particular we’ll focus on the competitive advantages that can be derived from entering the regulate...