Connected Health » Entries tagged with "iPhone app"
Passage wants to turn your workouts into journeys
We love our health and fitness here at CHS but let’s face it, sometimes staring at a wall whilst on the running machine or trying to read a book on the cross trainer at the gym can be pretty boring. Well, with the launch of a new app recently, there may be an answer. Passage, a free download for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iOS AppStore, launched this week aiming to turn your workouts into journeys. Using Apple’s … Read entire article »
Filed under: Apps, Featured, Fitness Gadgets, Mobile Phone Apps
Sleep Time iPhone app aims to give you a better night’s sleep
How well do you sleep at night? A normal night for me usually includes waking up several times throughout my allotted sleep time, only to wake up when the alarm goes off feeling dreadful and tired. So for me, being able to wake up feeling rested would be a dream come true. There are many apps on the market that claim to help with this, and Sleep Time by Azumio is one of them. Its description … Read entire article »
Filed under: Apps, Mobile Phone Apps
Gluco-Share, a diabetes app with a social twist
A new application to help family and friends monitor a persons diabetes has been released for iPhone users to help remind sufferers to take their medication and motivate them. Gluco-Share, wants to help sufferers monitor their blood sugar levels and communicate their results in real time to a circle of family and friends. The idea is, that this circle will help motivate and encourage the sufferer to maintain their good methods and lead a more positive … Read entire article »
Filed under: Apps, CHS news, Mobile Phone Apps
iThinkSmarter when it comes to your mental health
More and more apps are coming out to help people with their mental health and iThinkSmarter is another addition to this market. The app, developed for iPhone, is a free guide to help people with how to deal with psychological problems such as stress, anxiety, depression and panic. The free version is based around a series of questionnaires asking users questions relating to their problem. Their answers to questions will then guide them to what the … Read entire article »
Filed under: CHS news, Mental Health, Mobile Phone Apps
How healthy are you? You could soon find out by taking a snap of your tongue
We like to thing we’ve heard everything when it comes to apps and services designed to be able to inform us as to how fit or healthy we are. Well, it seems even we can be surprised. A team from the University of Missouri in the US are currently working on a system that will enable us to find out how healthy we are from taking a picture of our tongue with our mobile phone. Based on a … Read entire article »
Filed under: CHS news, Latest News
Aviva launches new Facebook health app
Health insurance provider Aviva has today launched a new Facebook app aimed at giving people more control over their health and diet. Open to all Facebook users, The Aviva Health 100 app lets you set fitness goals and share your scores with friends and family. According to Aviva, the app will “help people gauge how healthy they are” and then offer “advice, guidance and inspiration”. The app relies on users inputting information about diet, exercise, smoking and boozing. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Apps, CHS news, Facebook/Twitter, Fitness Gadgets, Health Gadgets, Latest News, Mobile Phone Apps
Sessions pairs users with a real-life health coach
There are some of us who get in the gym at 6am or after work three or four times a week without the need for someone offering support or motivation. Then there are the rest of us. If you’re like me, you’ll literally need to be dragged feet first from bed if you’re going for a workout. Enter Sessions, a web and mobile startup that pairs users with a real-life health coach. Sounds pretty amazing to me. Unlike … Read entire article »
Filed under: Apps, CHS news, Fitness Gadgets, Health Gadgets, iPad/tablet PC apps, Mobile Phone Apps
Whats MyM3 tries (and fails) to identify mental health issues
We’ve come across a few apps and services in the last few months that claim they can spot signs of mental health within users. You should check out our recent posts on Buddy and Mindbloom. Well now we can add another to the list – iOS app Whats MyM3. WhatsMyM3 is available as a mobile app ($2.99 for iPhone, iPad and Android), or free on the Web. M3Clinician is a version for physicians. The medical team behind … Read entire article »
Filed under: Apps, CHS news, Health Gadgets, iPad/tablet PC apps, Mental Health, Mobile Phone Apps
Get access to your very own doc-on-demand with HealthTap
Let’s be honest, going to see your doctor is a bit of a pain in the proverbial. Getting time off from work is always a struggle and getting an appointment can be hard work also. With HealthTap, this headache could be about to disappear. Available for free on iOS, Android, and the web, HealthTap lets you ask real doctors medical questions and receive quick answers in return. HealthTap connects you with its network of doctors to ask whatever question you need … Read entire article »
Filed under: Apps, CHS news, Fitness Gadgets, Health Gadgets, Latest News, Mobile Phone Apps
WellnessFX launches iOS app to help keep users at their peak
WellnessFX has launched a new iOS app which is available to download now for free. The San Fran-based health and wellness online platform uses human data to prevent the onset of disease. According to the team, WellnessFX is designed to help users build, manage and track their personal health goals, whilst managing their health online with advanced predictive diagnostics and personal care teams. With the app, users are now able to use a number of features on the move. From … Read entire article »
Filed under: Apps, CHS news, Fitness Gadgets, Health Gadgets, Latest News, Mobile Phone Apps
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