Personal health care...there's an app for that

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/01/technology/01iht-srhealth01.html?_r=1

For more and more people, computers and software are becoming a critical part of their health care.

Thanks to an array of small devices and applications for smartphones that gather vital health information and store it electronically, consumers can take a more active role in managing their own care, often treating chronic illnesses — and preventing acute ones — without the direct aid of a physician.