Psychology & Psychiatry
Mental health mobile apps are effective self-help tools, study shows
When it comes to strengthening your mental or emotional health, would you trust an app?
Nov 20, 2017
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Tracking calories has never been easier
(HealthDay)—Gone are the days of hunting through calorie and carbohydrate counting books to find the information you need to plan weight loss menus.
Oct 27, 2017
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Expert: Be concerned about how apps collect, share health data
As of 2016 there were more than 165,000 health and wellness apps available though the Apple App Store alone. According to Rice University medical media expert Kirsten Ostherr, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates ...
Oct 20, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New app supports a plan to cope and a strategy for suicide prevention
The University of South Australia has released a new mobile application designed to help people cope with stress on a day-to-day basis.
Oct 3, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Smartphone apps reduce depression
New Australian-led research has confirmed that smartphone apps are an effective treatment option for depression, paving the way for safe and accessible interventions for the millions of people around the world diagnosed with ...
Sep 22, 2017
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Addiction
App to help treat substance abuse approved
(HealthDay)—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its first mobile app to help treat substance abuse, the agency said Thursday in a news release.
Sep 14, 2017
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Health
First walking app of its kind launched to help adults be more physically active
A free app created in collaboration with engineers from the University of Sheffield has been launched today (24 August 2017) by Public Health England to encourage adults to be more physically active.
Aug 24, 2017
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Other
Phone app helps doctors reframe opioid talks with patients
A phone app is helping doctors have difficult conversations with patients about lowering doses of opioids.
Jun 15, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Smartphones new weapon in war against anxiety
New research has revealed that apps installed on smartphones can be used to significantly reduce anxiety.
May 4, 2017
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Inflammatory disorders
Research aims to drag asthma management into the 21st century
A new study by University of Manchester researchers, published today - World Asthma Day - has probed the features that both patients and healthcare professionals want from an asthma management app.
May 2, 2017
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