Many health apps are based on flimsy science at best, and they often do ...
???initialComments:true! pubdate:11/12/2012 16:37 EST! commentPeriod:14! commentEndDate:11/26/12 4:37 EST! currentDate:11/12/12 7:0 EST! allowComments:true! displayComments:true! When the iTunes store began offering apps that used cellphone light to cure acne, federal investigators knew that hucksters had found a new spot in cyberspace.“We realized this could be a medium for mischief,” said James Prunty, a Federal Trade Commission attorney who helped pursue the government’s only cases against health-app developers last year, shutting down two acne apps. (Chris Barber/The Washington Post) - Health apps offer diet help, heart
What the influencers are saying
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John Sharp
Using smartphones to sell snake oil http://t.co/h9VbycL1 #mHealth
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Andre Blackman
RT @jranck: Many health apps are based on flimsy science at best, and they often do not work http://t.co/4stFAuQ8 [via @WashingtonPost]
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HIMSS
MT @mhimss: @washingtonpost: Many #healthapps are based on flimsy science & often don't work. http://t.co/KrZ0HdfU Reactions?
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IWKeditors
http://t.co/2DDMZjJF
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Harry Greenspun, MD
247 million to download #mobile #health #apps in 2012 but be wary of "Snake Oil" http://t.co/pRule61R #healthIT #mHealth via @washingtonpost
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Phil Baumann
Yes, most of the Health apps add no value nor sit on any evidence-based science. http://t.co/3Cyp7i0N
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Miriam E. Tucker
If your health app makes a claim that sounds too good to be true, it probably is: http://t.co/xNlPVvs4
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