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    FDA plans to regulate some mobile phone apps

    AP – Tue, Jul 19, 2011

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration is taking the first steps toward regulating the rapidly expanding field of medical applications, or apps, for smart phones and other handheld devices.

    With the rise of the iPhone, Android and other mobile devices has come a flood of applications designed to help people stay healthy. Industry analysts estimate there are already more than 17,000 medical applications available, ranging from calorie counters to programs that let doctors view medical scans on their phones.

    The FDA says it will begin regulating a handful of these programs that pose the greatest risk if they don't work appropriately.

    In a draft proposal, the agency says it will regulate applications that combine with medical devices already regulated by the agency, such as heart monitors that transmit to a smartphone.

     

    198 comments

    • Randolph
      Randolph  •  10 mths ago
      The government is getting involved! I feel safer already!
      • Nice F
        Nice F 10 mths ago
        You would rather have NO government inspectors/regulations? Good luck digesting salmonella or e coli!

        I hear it digests rather poorly :)
      • Gary
        Gary 10 mths ago
        You dont get salmonelle or e coli from a cell phone...
      • Bill M.
        Bill M. 10 mths ago
        Salmonella is the number one reason I stopped eating my cell phone.
    • Shokd
      Shokd  •  10 mths ago
      "Food and Drug Administration"? What's that to do with mobile phones?
      As long as there are ads for legal dope with side effects like "You Might Die", I think the FDA has other things to worry about.
      • Chica
        Chica 10 mths ago
        The Office of Regulatory Affairs, which is a division of the FDA oversees devices used for medical purposes and/or used for viewing/storing medical data.
    • tim
      tim  •  10 mths ago
      I have an idea - Rather than cut social security, the Defense Department budget, or raise taxes to get us out of this financial mess, why not scrap the FDA, FCC, TSA, ATF and the rest of these mindless corrupt government agencies that try to control our lives and let the American people live their lives as free men and women (plus save billions of dollars).
      • Hollander
        Hollander 10 mths ago
        So you'd protect 90% of the budget and think you're going to accomplish anything? Wow, the agencies are mindless but you don't even know where tax dollars go. See how well our communications industries would work without someone regulating who gets what frequencies, or let's go back to medicine where anyone could claim any benefit without proof or liability.

        Government isn't perfect, but neither are you. Work with them to fix it.The article only says that the FDA is going to get involved with regulating apps that interact with devices they're already expected to regulate. That's common sense, not a consipacy.
      • Kardam
        Kardam 10 mths ago
        vote Ron Paul
      • tim
        tim 10 mths ago
        Hollander - when the TSA forces a physical search on a 90 year old American woman at an airport without having displayed any obvious signs of misconduct or suspicion, then that is a HUGE government failure. The government is taking away our liberty and masking it with poor excuses. The simple fact is that they just want to control you.
    • george b
      george b  •  10 mths ago
      Thank God, more regulation. I was worried the Government forgot to hold my hand with the whole debt problem. Glad they found the money to tell me whats best for me and my phone. I will sleep so much better.
      • Shell
        Shell 10 mths ago
        LOL -- sad, but true!!
      • SF CA
        SF CA 10 mths ago
        Yes, and you'd be the first one to sue if something went wrong and your family member died.
    • Whyzup
      Whyzup  •  10 mths ago
      No need, FDA. There's an APP for that already.
    • mudslideslim
      mudslideslim  •  10 mths ago
      Hey Big Government!!! Please fix my phone, fix my light bulbs, regulate my liquid intake, monitor my guns, give me a job, send me a check, i need a dr., I think I have a leak, protect me from 93 year old grandma's, pick my car, wipe my arse, I need a hug!
      • James
        James 10 mths ago
        Well put...lol. Sad at the same time. I can't stand the MORON in D.C. Off with their heads I say!!
      • JUST M
        JUST M 10 mths ago
        now we talking!!! mama gov tuck me in and read me a book at night? My fav is how the gov screws us all.. that is my all time fav.. pls pretty pls
    • Bill
      Bill  •  10 mths ago
      FDA: food and drug
      last I checked cell phones are not food
      nor are they a drug no matter how addicted some people are to theirs

      you are again over stepping your mandate

      FDA ATF IRS ICE and congress are all ineffective institutions
      fire em all
    • Eddie L
      Eddie L  •  10 mths ago
      Keep letting them tax you at will, and they will keep coming up with things like THIS to spend it on.
    • Dcollector
      Dcollector  •  10 mths ago
      Hey government, I need to go potty, wanna take me to the bathroom too?
    • Alan C
      Alan C  •  10 mths ago
      what a joke.
    • Mike
      Mike  •  10 mths ago
      How about a regulation on how many times they can tax every dollar that I make. How about a regulation on number of people in the national check book, or a regulation on money being given to countries like Pakistan. How about a regulation on how much a representative of the people should be paid to sit in Washington, I think our Founding Fathers would be sick displeasure at some of the people in office. We don't need more regulation, we need honest, and fair representation, and a government that is strong and not up to it's eyebrows in debt trying to figure out how to spend more. I am just saying!!!
    • go away
      go away  •  10 mths ago
      More government, more regulation, bigger FDA. YES !! That's what we need. Big Brother is here and his name is OBAMA !! All praise this super lib #*^%#&* !!!
    • Owt_Raged
      Owt_Raged  •  10 mths ago
      Get your friggin government off my freedom!
    • truth
      truth  •  10 mths ago
      The FDA poisons our food, allows GMO to run rampant without letting us test the seed or label it properly, puts arsenic in the chicken, fluoridates the water, & has already allowed an onslaught of lab food to be available. Meanwhile some of the drinks and fast food they allow is out of control. This organization should be shut down.
    • bob
      bob  •  10 mths ago
      The American way of life vanishes from the face of the Earth. Approved by the FDA. Yep Yep
    • Aaron Deskins
      Aaron Deskins  •  10 mths ago
      Well the Government has to protect peoples who are naive against other peoples who just wanna do anything to make money, if you were the victim of this scheme you wouldn't be complaining about regulation, rather advocating. In the Capitalist machine we have - everyone's out to make a buck. That's why the Governmet gets to play parent.
    • screwybruce
      screwybruce  •  10 mths ago
      FDA just another program by big brother to monitor you. End the Federation and take back our Country.
    • Chica
      Chica  •  10 mths ago
      First of all, The Office of Regulatory Affairs, which is a division of the FDA, oversees devices used for medical purposes and/or used for viewing/storing medical data. It is regulated to keep that information from being misused or from getting into the wrong hands. It really surprises me that so many people are posting such negative comments about the FDA. Can you imagine the state of medications, vitamins, food, etc. if this administration did not exist? Anyone remember the effects of thalidomide? It was not thoroughly tested, yet given to pregnant women for morning sickness. This resulted in thousands of severe birth defects and infant deaths. Since that ordeal, the FDA imposed far stricter research and quality regulations on all approved drugs. These administrations were put in place to keep us safe, and have largely done so. Chill out, and have some gratitude. No, it is not perfect. But at least there are ways our government tries to look out for public health/interest.
    • Laura
      Laura  •  10 mths ago
      The Fascist Dictatorship Agency....
      should not be allowed to exist.....
    • Masahiro
      Masahiro  •  10 mths ago
      we need more regulation! most americans are to stupid- ahem the GOPers! they shouldnt be allowed to do most things
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