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As we head into the halfway point of 2014, it's already clear that the trend of mobile and digital health acquisitions is up.

A new smartphone-connected device for measuring the nutritional content of food has raised $2.

Kickstarter has made a big change to its submission rules, opening the gates for a lot more projects in previously prohibited categories like cosmetics, pet supplies, and automotive products.

StartUp Health has added eight companies to its portfolio.

Proteus Digital Health has raised $120 million from new, undisclosed investors described as "major new institutional investors based in the United States, Europe and Asia.

Atlanta, Georgia-based health device maker CardioMEMS received FDA clearance for its CardioMEMS HF System, which monitors pulmonary artery pressure, but for patients who have experienced New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III heart failure and have been hospitalized for heart failure in the previous year.

Mountain View, California-based pregnancy tracking company Bellabeat raised $4.

Farmington, Connecticut-based physician communication platform and CRM company eVariant raised $18.

Austin, Texas-based Filament Labs raised $1 million in a round led by Mercury Fund with additional funding from Corinthian Health Services and Arcadia Home Care.

iRhythm Technologies, maker of the Zio patch peel-and-stick heart monitor, has raised $17 million in a round led by Novo A/S, a Danish life sciences investment firm.