ihealthbeat.org -Although the number of mobile health apps has grown dramatically over the past few years, there has not been a corresponding rise in the number of people downloading them, the Washington Post reports. Rise in Mobile Health Apps Brian Dolan, editor and co-founder of MobiHealthNews, said data show the number of consumer health apps in the Apple Store has increased from 2,993 in February 2010 to 13,619 in April 2012. He noted, “But a persistent trend is that the majority of these apps are focused on tracking fitness or diet … and far fewer are focused on what most people would consider true health problems, like chronic conditions or chronic condition management.” To continue reading click here.