Seven Free Smartphone Health Apps to download from iTunes

If you download the right apps, your digital device can also be a health advantage.

Here are seven free health apps from iTunes, for iPhone and iPad — many of these are also available for Android, Blackberry and other platforms…

• AirStrip – Patient Monitoring
  AirStrip is intended for use by clinicians who care for patients. In order to use AirStrip, your healthcare facility must have purchased and installed AirStrip. There is an off-line demo built into this application which will allow you to learn more about the features AirStrip has to offer.
• BMI Tool
  Quickly calculate a patient’s body mass index (BMI), estimate risk of developing weight-related diseases, and determine appropriate treatment plans with the BMI Tool application. Access in-depth weight measurement calculators and tools with a variety of features.
• Lifesaver Int
  Lifesaver shows you the defibrillators at doctors, trainstations, firedepos, airports, schools, hospitals, private companies, shopingcenters and many more… Support the Herzsicher project, in submit new worldwide position.
• MedWatcher for drugs, vaccines and medical devices
  MedWatcher was created in collaboration with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Devices and Radiologic Health (CDRH). Use MedWatcher to get news and official safety alerts for medical devices, as well as drugs and vaccines. MedWatcher is the only app that allows you to report bad side effects or adverse events directly to the FDA to make medical products safer for everyone. MedWatcher is the only app that allows you to report bad side effects or adverse events directly to the FDA to make medical products safer for everyone.
• SymTrend
  Select an electronic diary for depression, cancer, women’s health, chronic pain, ADHD, or the autism spectrum to help you understand symptom patterns, learn what triggers problems, see how well treatments are working, and get guidance to manage your own care.
• The Oncologist
  The official journal of the Society for Translational Oncology (STO), is dedicated to helping oncology professionals provide optimal and innovative care for cancer patients by staying on the cutting edge of new medical treatments and technologies.
• WebMD – Trusted Health and Wellness Information
  The NEW WebMD app incorporates personalized, engaging multimedia lifestyle content. WebMD for iPhone offers on-demand, healthy-living information, in addition to physician-reviewed health content and interactive tools. The innovative design marries content and utility informed by more than five years of user insights and feedback.