Myhealthapps.net is gaining traction today in response to the platform’s effort to bring together the world’s “favorite healthcare apps – tried and tested by people like you.”

The pharma-supported site is designed to help patients sift through suitable mobile health apps, a task that has become increasingly more complex as the mHealth app population of the major app stores continues to explode.

For the time being, MyHealthApps presents just over 300 apps, all of which have been handpicked from a selective group of nearly 500 patients, groups, or consumers as their favorite and most trusted apps.
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Friday on the popular syndicated television program Dr. Phil, Robin McGraw – two-time New York Times bestselling author, television personality and lifelong philanthropist – announced the Aspire Initiative.

The Aspire Initiative is a domestic violence program which aims to reduce the level of intimate relationship violence in the US and instill the importance of bystander responsibility.

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All eyes are on EyeXam, a red-hot mobile eye care app with over a million free downloads to date.

On Monday, the innovators behind the innovative app announced it was just featured on ABC World News with Diane Sawyer in its popular ‘Real Money’ series.

The segment headlined a family using the EyeXam app on their smartphones and tablets.
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According to a recent report from eMarketer, health-related mobile apps are now being used by more than one-quarter of all app users on a regular basis.

With thousands of mHealth apps now populating the world’s major app stores, the competitive landscape has escalated to such a degree that the business of mHealth app marketing is booming.

And there’s much at stake in this battle for attention and prime market positioning.

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The box office receipts don’t lie. American’s just can’t get enough of their favorite scary movies. Unlike dramas or romantic comedies, good scary movies are like potato chips – you can’t stop after just one. In fact, studies show that the typical horror-flick aficionado has watched their most beloved bone-chilling flicks at least three-dozen times.

With the Halloween season now in full swing, cable networks are broadcasting horror movies non-stop through All Hallow’s Eve. So if you’re among those who stay up late to soak up the newest slasher film, be warned. You may spend the night tossing, turning, and battling one nightmare after another.

But if you think that watching horror movies before bed in October is the cause of your seasonal spike in nightmare frequency, here’s something else to consider.  It may actually be your lack of sleep and not your extracurricular creature feature time that’s causing you to endure night terrors.

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Two weeks ago, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued its long awaited final guidance for developers of mobile medical applications.

As expected, the guidance outlines the FDA’s tailored approach to mobile apps. But the FDA plans to regulate only the apps posing the greatest potential risks to consumers.

“Some mobile apps carry minimal risks to consumers or patients, but others carry significant risks if they do not operate correctly,” said Jeffrey Shuren, M.D., J.D., director of the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health. “The FDA’s tailored policy protects patients while encouraging innovation.”
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Mobile health is projected to be a 26 billion dollar industry by 2017. But the industry means more than just big businesses. It means a healthier and better informed public.

Today there are more than 100,000 health and fitness related mobile apps available in the world’s top app stores. All told, more than 4 million of these apps are downloaded daily.

From groundbreaking sleep apps like the neuroscience-based Sleep Genius, which has been proven in clinical trials to help 77% of users get to sleep faster and stay asleep longer, to AllergyCast by Zyrtec, an innovative mobile platform for allergy suffers to stay informed of environmental conditions, air quality, and the presence of pollen and mold, there are countless must-have apps that are improving the health and well-being for millions of Americans morning, noon, and night.
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