Its been one of the most challenging things to do in recent times but software developers along with the co-creation of hardware guru’s and health care providers are breaking new barriers when it comes to taking care of one’s health with the power of smart cell phones. Cell phones started with a simple function of wireless communication through calls. Slowly text sms’s were added and then came improvements in the network carriers coupled with the addition of multitasking capabilities and functions like camera, GPS, video conferencing and much more.

Today we have software developers taking full advantage of the technology today bringing ground breaking mobile apps that help us monitor our health wirelessly. Following are a few examples of what mobiles and medicines are up to today. Courtesy CNN.

There are a growing number of smartphone applications aimed at assisting medical professionals or improving personal health.

From AirStrip OB, which lets obstetricians remotely access real-time data about newborn babies, to Epocrates, a kind of drug encyclopedia for medics, phone apps have the potential to be lifesavers. Then there are the apps aimed at improving people’s general health, such as RunKeeper, designed to make it easier to keep fit, and Absolute Fitness, which could help you keep tabs on your diet.

We take a look at just a few of the health-related applications now showing on a smartphone near you. Want more, well subscribe to our Rss of follow us on twitter @s60blog.