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Exclusive: FartZam! HD Changes Fart Apps and Medical Diagnoses Forever

Posted by Rob LeFebvre on April 1st, 2011

April Fools! This post is part of our 2011 April Fools Joke.

The developers behind upcoming app, FartZam! HD have shared an exclusive peek at their revolutionary new Medical app. They explain the app to be "like Shazam for music, only for diet and health."

Simply hold your iPhone near your hindquarters, and let loose any gaseous air that might be lingering in your colon. Yes, this is a Fart App with participation. FartZam HD! will "smell" your fart, and tell you what you should and should not be eating. Imagine a near future where you can fart into your iPhone and learn, "YOU NEED MORE FIBER." Or, perhaps, "LACTOSE INTOLERANT." Head off potential illness with "SCHEDULE A PROCTOLOGY EXAM."

In our highly connected world, any iOS app worth it's weight in farts will share your health status with social media. FartZam! HD is no different. Send the facts of your fecal environmental impact to your Twitter followers, Facebook friends, and even Last.fm user lists. Create a playlist to share on Grooveshark of your favorite fart moments, along with their associated medical diagnosis, like, "LESS ASPARAGUS, MORE LETTUCE."

FartZam will be available, "sometime this month," according to the developers, who are ready to release this cloud-based app on the iTunes App Store and rake in the money.

Pillboxie Review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Jennifer Allen on February 25th, 2011
Our rating: starstarstarhalfstarblankstar :: OK
Pillboxie is a useful reminder app for those who take lots of medication, but you might find yourself wishing for more features.
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Pediatricians Can Eliminate The Guesswork With Pediacents

Posted by Chris Hall on November 29th, 2010
iPhone App - Designed for iPhone, compatible with iPad

From my various stints in doctors offices, mostly for sports related injuries, I've noticed an interesting trend in the medical field. For the most part, family doctors, particularly pediatricians, are fairly low tech. Even in the high tech world we live in, many doctors prefer to use paper based charts and graphs instead of digital devices that would speed up their work considerably. I do understand the trade-off, sacrificing speed for a guarantee of no crashes, but at some point we need to move forward.

Pediacents, a new app by Exsilico, is designed to completely take paper and guess-work out of determining pediatric blood pressure percentiles. As of now, the only way that pediatricians can determine if children need further evaluation of treatment for high blood pressure is by looking at a slew of time consuming charts and graphs, only still to come up with a number that is often imprecise. With this new app, doctors can type in a child's blood pressure and instantly see their exact blood pressure percentile, based on CDC growth data and regression algorithms, in an instant. While figuring out the blood pressure percentiles, Pediacents also calculates BMI and BSA, and instantly shows you the child's BMI, weight, and height percentiles... all without the use of any charts or graphs.

Apps like Pediacents will never top the app charts, but apps like this really do show the great potential that the iPhone has to do some good in this world. We're getting to a place where a family doctor or pediatrician could almost do all of their work on an iOS device, hopefully making those long waits in the reception areas a thing of the past. If anything, it would be pretty neat to have my doctor walking around with an iPad instead of a clip board.


iPharmacy Review

iPhone App - Designed for iPhone, compatible with iPad
By Jennifer Allen on November 15th, 2010
Our rating: starstarstarstarblankstar :: MEDICINAL
iPharmacy is ideal for medical students and hypochondriacs alike.
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CPR PRO is a Real Lifesaver

Posted by Blake Grundman on October 26th, 2010
iPhone App - Designed for iPhone, compatible with iPad

We all know that CPR is a staple of hospital dramas and medical mysteries on television, but how many of us actually know and understand the science behind what is going on?  For that matter, do you know how to perform it properly?  Personally, I know that the process involves applying pressure to someone's chest repeatedly, while simultaneously providing them with oxygen, but as for how to properly perform the potentially lifesaving measures, I am completely in the dark.

However, for those that understand the process of CPR assisted resuscitation, they know that not only is this a difficult and often physically draining process, but it also requires attention to a wide variety of body cues as well as strict attention to timing.  It is difficult enough to try to keeps ones head clear under such tremendous pressure to begin with, so why not make the process a little easier with the help of the breakthrough new app CPR PRO from Ivor Medical.

Through a series of visual and auditory cues, the program will aid rescuers in trying to make the most of a chaotic situation.  How does it actually work, you ask?  Ivor Medical breaks it down like this:


  • Visual and audio prompts

  • Metronome to pace chest compressions

  • Rate detection of actual compressions

  • Detection of number of compressions

  • Prompts to give two rescue breaths over 1 second, after the detection of 30 chest compressions

  • Prompts to pace ventilation, when the airway is secured (10/minute)

  • Stopwatch running continuously, helping you to keep track of time (regularly reassess the victim, deliver defibrillation and drugs, change rescuer roles, etc.)

  • Two modes of operation, 30:2 and PRO – to be used when the airway is secured or if unwilling/unable to provide mouth-to-mouth ventilations

  • Elegant and soothing design

  • Designed to work with CPR PRO cradle for iPhone by Ivor Medical

  • Basic Life Support algorithm with photos

  • Complete Instructions for Use

When you combine use of the application with the patent pending, new CPR PRO Cradle, not only will you see the benefits of the program itself, but it will also help to protect your body against fatigue during this tiring process.
"Rescuers grasp the two sides of the device with their palms, so that their hands are in line with their shoulders. Due to this natural hand position, it takes less power to perform accurate compressions and rescuers get tired less quickly." -- via CPR PRO Cradle product description

There is one important thing to note when using a app of this nature: though it offers basic on-screen instructions to the resuscitation process, CPR PRO is no replacement for formal CPR training.  For a mere $1.99, this is a download that could literally be a lifesaver.

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iFitness HD for iPad Review

iPhone App - Designed for iPhone, compatible with iPad
By Chris Kirby on September 29th, 2010
Our rating: starstarstarstarblankstar :: GET FIT THE OLD SCHOOL WAY
All of the component pieces don't always fit together as neatly as they should, but there is no denying the amount of sheer content available in this app.
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Neuro Board Review Takes Studying to Another Level

Posted by Blake Grundman on September 28th, 2010
iPhone App - Designed for iPhone, compatible with iPad

Education.  Sure, it was the bane of my existence, but where would we be as a society without it?  I mean, who wouldn't want to spend four years of their life (or more), just to get a piece of paper that says they are competent in their field of choice?  I realize that is oversimplifying matters a bit, but thankfully there are those that go through the tedious process of being taught all of that "necessary" information.  For example, nobody would want to have a doctor that didn't know what they were doing.

Thankfully, iOS app developers are also looking out for medical students, going as far as to create a new piece of software aimed directly at helping them pass arguably one of the more difficult parts of their entire education: Boards.  While I only had to write a massive research paper to graduate, medical students have to go through numerous levels of testing before they are even remotely allowed to practice their craft.  As is the case with any student, they are always looking for a way to cram in the most efficient way possible and that is where Colen Publishing's new Neuro Board Review app comes in.  Some of the larger features highlight the following:



  • Board-style questions and answers

  • Detailed explanations for right and wrong answers

  • Quiz and assessment tools to allow you to track progress and success

  • Question browser mode for unscored review of any and all content sections

  • Reference mode provides correct answers immediately for quick review

  • Optional timer to help establish pace

  • Each reference is hyperlinked to that reference on the web for more in-depth learning

  • Ability to bookmark and save difficult questions for future study, or shuffle questions within sections or across all sections


Just looking at that list of features makes me glad that I don't have to take the test!  There are certainly quite a few elements that need to be considered when taking an exam of this nature, so I have a sneaking suspicion that this will prove to be very helpful for future physicians everywhere.

There is one thing to note, however, when it comes to the application's price.  While the base app may be free, don't expect the testing modules to be the same.  Purchasable via DLC, these add-ons will cost you anywhere from $29.99 on the low end to $59.99 on the high end and will only cover one specific area of study. 

MemorEYES Review

iPhone App - Designed for iPhone, compatible with iPad
By Elizabeth Fish on August 24th, 2010
Our rating: starstarstarblankstarblankstar :: THOUGHT PROVOKING
MemorEYES was created to improve your memory skills, which it certainly does!
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Family Care

Posted by Kristen Young on March 30th, 2010
iPhone App - Designed for iPhone, compatible with iPad

“Family Care” is an application that allows you to track the medical and preventative care of your family members. You can create a profile for each loved one and include such helpful resources as health provider address and contact info, health insurance, medications, lab values, and medical expenses. My favorite features include the reference information that’s provided (e.g. immunizations and age specific preventative tests) and the ability to plan and track my Flex Spending Account balance. The application is an easy-to-use, informative, and comprehensive organizational tool that helps centralize vital information for preventative health care. “Family Care” is especially helpful for those in the Sandwich Generation who are caring for both their children and parents.

**I advise anyone using this app to implement the iPhone password protection feature as an added privacy measure.**