BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY: It's probably still best to measure your blood pressure the conventional way instead of with as yet untested, inaccurate and potentially dangerous smartphone applications.
NEW YORK: Millions of people could be trying to measure their blood pressure with untested, inaccurate and potentially dangerous smartphone applications, or apps, a new study finds.
Researchers analysed the top 107 apps for “hypertension” and “high blood pressure” that are available for download on the Google Play store and Apple iTunes and found that nearly three-quarters offered useful tools for tracking medical data.
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