Digital 'counselor' minds your meds
Boston Globe, April 10, 2007
Only 50 percent of medicines are taken as directed, says Northeastern University computer and information science professor Timothy Bickmore. Now, a hand-held digital companion can get in your face when you are thinking of skipping your pills.
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