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Developing a Clinical Decision Support System
A Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS) is an application that analyzes complex patient data to help healthcare providers make better clinical decisions. While these tools have been successfully used to reduce medical errors and improve
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Which Comes First — Optimism Or Good Health?
LiveScience: Boosting optimism, defined as the general expectation that the future will be favorable, could provide new ways to improve health, some researchers believe. But scientists remain unsure if optimism precedes health improvements, or vice
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What Causes Obesity? Answer May Affect Your Waistline
LiveScience: People’s beliefs about what causes obesity may affect their waistlines, according to a new report. People who named a lack of exercise as the main cause of obesity were more likely to be heavier
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Would You Accept DNA From A Murderer?
NPR: Modern medicine and technology can change the way we define our physical and psychological selves. Is a prosthetic arm “your own arm” in the same sense that its biological predecessor seemed to be? Might
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Beliefs About Causes of Obesity May Impact Weight, Eating Behavior
People who indicated that diet was the primary cause of obesity actually had lower BMIs than those who implicated lack of exercise.
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Race/Ethnicity Moderates Associations Between Childhood Weight Status and Early Substance Use
Identification of risk-factors for early drinking, smoking, and illicit drug use is essential for targeted substance abuse prevention. Few studies have examined associations between weight during childhood and early substance use, with mixed results. Some
