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<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mobile-tech-reshaping-health-sector-024203737.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WxbUwrNUj9HnGN3k59OLpQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/b87a36118abc8d868b7ae525c7c624414ff6dd51.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A man uses an Jawbone UP fitness wristband and its smartphone application in Washington on July 16, 2013" align="left" title="A man uses an Jawbone UP fitness wristband and its smartphone application in Washington on July 16, 2013" border="0" /></a>&quot;Digital health&quot; has become a key focus for the technology industry, from modest startups' focus on apps to the biggest companies in the sector seeking to find ways to address key issues of health and wellness. Apps that measure heart rate, blood pressure, glucose and other bodily functions are multiplying, while Google, Apple and Samsung have launched platforms that make it easier to integrate medical and health services. Costs are coming down, and these sensors are becoming more socially acceptable.&quot; The consultancy Rock Health estimates 143 digital health companies raised $2.3 billion in the first six months of 2014, already topping last year's amount. &quot;Many health- and fitness-related technologies have multiple applications and encourage wearers to be more engaged in their own fitness, help modify behavior by reminding wearers to exercise or take medication,&quot; Deloitte's Karen Taylor says in a July report.</p><br clear="all"/>