Some Health Apps A Worry For FDA, Doctors

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Want to measure your blood pressure? There's an app for that – more than one, actually – and they have doctors worried sick. A story on wired.com recounts physicians’ concerns that patients will use substitute certain apps, such as Instant Blood Pressure or Instant Blood Pressure Pro, for traditional blood pressure testing. These apps claim to take your blood pressure using your iPhone, no cuffs required.

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