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Smartphone apps have the potential to transform the way the public manage their health and interact with health services, says Margaret McCartney, but regulation of medical apps has only just started

Angry BirdsCut the Rope, and Fruit Ninja are favourite games among smartphone owners, but many apps are for function rather than fun, such as maps and shopping lists, and a host of medical apps that say they offer us ways to better health