aims: using the best assessment methods is an important factor in educational development of health students. modified essay questions and multiple choice questions are two prevalent methods of assessing the students. the aim of this study was to compare two methods of modified essay questions and multiple choice questions in occupational health engineering and work laws courses. materials & me...

From October 30 through December 23, 1998, CDC received reports of a series of bioterroristic threats of anthrax exposure. Letters alleged to contain anthrax were sent to health clinics on October 30, 1998, in Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee. During December 17-23 in California, a letter alleged to contain anthrax was sent to a private business, and three telephone threats of anthrax contamina...

BACKGROUND Addressing opioid use disorder has become a priority in Ontario, Canada, because of its high economic, social and health burden. There continues to be stigma and criticism relating to opioid use disorder and treatment options. The result has been unsystematic, partial, reactive policies and programs developed based on divergent points of view. The aim of this manuscript is to describ...

INTRODUCTION Because of the public's growing awareness of the childhood obesity epidemic, health policies that address obesogenic environments by encouraging healthy eating and increased physical activity are gaining more attention. However, there has been little systematic examination of state policy efforts. This study identified and described state-level childhood obesity prevention legislat...

It is easy—but important—to imagine how government could run amok with technology at the expense of civil liberties. State-sanctioned use of genetic information has provided particularly fertile ground for hypothesizing a parade of horribles; one need look no further than popular films such as Gattaca (note the title composed of DNA chemical “letters” A, T, C, G) and Minority Report, or federal...

A new methodology is developed for joint analysis of a matrix and accompanying documents, with the documents associated with the matrix rows/columns. The documents are modeled with a focused topic model, inferring interpretable latent binary features for each document. A new matrix decomposition is developed, with latent binary features associated with the rows/columns, and with imposition of a...

This article looks at how privacy legislation in Canada may interfere with patient care and the use of electronic health records. A review of the literature shows that legislation across Canada is not uniform and varies to the degree in which it addresses issues of privacy and confidentiality. What is not clear is what impact legislation has on the movement towards electronic health records? A ...