Adolescents' Perceptions of Health Risks, Social Risks, and Benefits Differ Across Tobacco Products

Cycling: Health Benefits and Risks

Benefits and Risks of Aquaculture Foods in Primary Health Care: A Mini-Review

Primary Health Care (PHC) is expected to serve as a basis for the countrychr('39')s health sector, of which it is the primary responsibility and priority, as well as the communitychr('39')s overall collective and economic prosperity. Promotion of food supply and proper nutrition are among eight elements of PHC. Protein deficiency is one of the most important health concerns in some parts of the...

Health risks and benefits of alcohol consumption.

Alcohol consumption has consequences for the health and well-being of those who drink and, by extension, the lives of those around them. The research reviewed here represents a wide spectrum of approaches to understanding the risks and benefits of alcohol consumption. These research findings can help shape the efforts of communities to reduce the negative consequences of alcohol consumption, as...

Public Perceptions of the Benefits and Risks of Newborn Screening.

BACKGROUND Growing technological capacity and parent and professional advocacy highlight the need to understand public expectations of newborn population screening. METHODS We administered a bilingual (French, English) Internet survey to a demographically proportional sample of Canadians in 2013 to assess preferences for the types of diseases to be screened for in newborns by using a discrete...

Electronic health record systems: risks and benefits.

This special issue of JAMIA presents several applications of electronic health record (EHR) systems for clinical decision making. The integration of genetic information into EHRs has been receiving a lot of attention in the past few years. Wilcox et al (see page e117) describe the implementation of a user interface in an EHR that resulted in timely dissemination of gene variant information to c...