These days, if you’ve got a smart phone and want to find anything - like a nearby restaurant, a Scrabble dictionary, or a flashlight – you can safely say, “There’s an app for that.” What’s the latest trend? Medical apps that help you do everything from manage your diabetes, to see clearly without your reading glasses. Currently, there are over 6,000 medical smart phone apps on the market, but many were released without being vetted or tested by medical experts. This means, the information they provide may be suspect. So, here are a few safe apps and websites, courtesy of the Los Angeles Times:

• NoMoreClipboard.com. It's a web-based tool to help you compile and manage your personal medical records – with a free basic membership. Your doctor can log on to view your records, and make instant changes in medication and diagnosis. You can use it to help manage issues like diabetes, by recording your daily blood sugar measurements via cell phone. If the reading is higher or lower than pre-set danger limits, you get an automatic text message, telling you what to do. Your doctor can track your blood sugar changes, and adjust your treatment accordingly.
• Then there’s: Text 4 Baby. It's a free service that sends weekly text message tips throughout your pregnancy – and up to baby’s first birthday, with advice timed to your due date, or the age of your child. Topics include prenatal care, delivery, breastfeeding, car seat safety and immunizations.
• Another smart phone medical app: The Heart Association Pocket First Aid and CPR app. For $4, you’ll get step-by-step instructions to help someone in an emergency.
• Focus Pocus magnifies tiny print for just 99 cents. Simply aim your phone’s camera at anything you want to see better – a menu, a bug, a broken fingernail – hit “zoom,” and voila! Instant magnification.
• Finally there’s iTriage. It's a free smart phone app that locates nearby doctors, hospitals, urgent-care centers and pharmacies, and provides real-time updates on the wait time at many local emergency rooms.