High-Tech Health: 11 Best Health-Related Mobile Apps

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Blood Alcohol Concentration Calculator The best advice remains don’t drink and drive. But enter your weight, the number of drinks you’ve had, and the time frame, and this app can help you estimate if you’ve reached the legal limit. Available for: iPhone FREE
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Fooducate Snap a photo of a UPC label with this free app to see if a packaged food gets a healthy rating—or to find a more nutritious alternative. Available for: iPhone, Android FREE
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Epocrates Rx Worried about mixing medications? This drug reference provides photos of pills and describes how they interact. Available for: iPhone, BlackBerry, Palm, Android, Windows Mobile FREE
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Glucose Buddy A diabetic’s best friend, this app lets you record your glucose levels, food consumption, and exercise and print it all out for your doctor. Available for: iPhone FREE
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iBP Use this app to record and track blood pressure and share that information with your doctor. Available for: iPhone, Android 99 CENTS
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iTriage Away from home and facing a possible health emergency? Use this app to evaluate symptoms and find a physician. Available for: iPhone, Palm, Android, Windows Mobile FREE
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Lose It! Set a weight-loss goal and time frame and then keep an eye on calories and exercise time. Available for: iPhone, Android FREE
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Medscape Think of it as a pocket reference guide to numerous medical conditions, diseases, symptoms, and procedures. Available for: iPhone, BlackBerry, Android FREE
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RunKeeper This app helps you log your miles, whether outside (using GPS technology) or on the treadmill. Available for: iPhone, Android FREE
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WebMD The symptom checker and the first-aid and drug treatment info on this app—an offshoot of WebMD.com—are especially useful because they are peer reviewed. Available for: iPhone, Android FREE
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ZocDoc Traveling in a big city and need an MD? Enter a specialty, a health problem, and the name of your insurer. You will get patient reviews and be able to book an appointment on the spot. Available for: iPhone, BlackBerry, Android FREE

High-Tech Health: 11 Best Health-Related Mobile Apps

Apps that help you lose weight, track blood pressure, find physicians, and more—all approved by our roster of tech-savvy Chicago doctors. Click the thumbnails to see the list.

By Karen Springen

January 23, 2012, 5:27 pm

Sources: Lyle Berkowitz, Northwestern University; Aaron Michelfelder, Loyola University; Bob Noven, Northwestern University; Shantanu Nundy, University of Chicago; Mark Rosenbloom, Chicago Age Management Medicine Institute; Cynthia Waickus, Rush Medical Center

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