The time people spend in front of computers has been increasing steadily due to the role computers play in modern society. Individuals who sit in front of computers for an extended period of time, specifically with improper postures may incur various health issues. In this work, individuals’ behaviors in front of computers are studied using web cameras. By means of non-rigid face tracking syste...

medical mobilities offer both opportunities and challenges. this tension follows the same ratio as many other historic fora, but offers at the same time a sustainable equilibrium. multi-disciplines are, therefore, the key to the medical lifeworld for the global health and well-being of transnational health users around the globe.

Evaluation of users' satisfaction with the health system brings back longstanding questions concerning the quality of services provided to the Brazilian population. The current study analyzes satisfaction with outpatient and inpatient care based on the results of the World Health Survey, conducted in Brazil in 2003. To explain satisfaction with various aspects of care through a small number of ...

The present study utilized the card-sorting technique and cluster analysis to define the best information architecture of Web-based health information for older users. Some 16, older computer users participated in the card sorting, 20 in category identification and thirteen in category labeling experiments of 64 health and agingrelated Web pages from http://www.dmoz.org. The participants tended...

PROVIDING INFORMATION SERVICES TO REMOTE USERS is not a new concept for health sciences librarians. Most health care professionals practice in hospitals and clinics remote from a health sciences library. However, trends in today’s health care management systems, education initiatives, and the rise in consumerism challenge health sciences librarians to evaluate and extend their services more tha...

Background. There is to our knowledge metabolic changes induced by combined oral contraceptives (COC) use in regularly active females. Objectives. Analyzing blood cortisol and other biochemical variables in active (COC) users and non-users. Methods. A total of 123 active female students (25 COC users and 98 non-users) volunteered to participate in the study.  The COC users declared 2-3 years ...

Introduction: Intravenous drug users as a serious health problem in communities have economical and social effects as well as health and hygienic complications. Viral infections may be transmitted through drug injection by shared syringes among users. The aim of this study has been to determine the relative frequency of HBV, HCV and HIV infection’s markers as epidemiological data in Ahvaz. Ma...