A Pew report released last month shows that texting is one of the main functions that people perform on their cell phones, behind taking pictures (and actual phone calls). The data shows that 80% of cell phone users use their phones for text messaging. Mobile for Health Care. This report also had the interesting statistic that almost a third of mobile phone users seek out medical information on their phones. As mobile phones becomes people’s most personal device, people are using them to seek out the most personal information. MORE >>

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An article in the American Journal of Public Health documents how mobile health campaigns can reach undeserved populations with vital healthcare information. Americans living in or near poverty are more likely to live in cell phone-only households (no fixed phone line), and those living in cell phone-only households are more likely to have experienced numerous barriers to health care,” the journal writes. Text4Baby shows just how powerful a mobile health campaign can be at reaching undeserved groups with health information. According to the Journal. MORE >>

Expectant and new mothers can now receive health information on their mobile phones. And it’s yet another way in which mobile communications is changing the landscape of medicine. From vaccine reminders to quitting smoking , more and more people are using mobile to share information, and to help people make real changes in their behavior. One of the great advantages of a mobile campaign is its flexibility. The Postnatal Phase provides medical reminders and infant health information for the 6 months after birth. Health Information – Over SMS. MORE >>

Thirty-eight percent of American mobile phone users — 120 million people — access the web via their mobile device; fewer than 30 million are iPhones or Android phones. Mobile Access 2010 Pew Internet and American Life Project). This percentage increases dramatically among the under-served 30% of the population without reliable non-mobile Internet access (Pew). The growth of the mobile web will continue to be very rapid in the coming years — and will have substantially more reach than iPhone or Android applications. MORE >>