| Articles by Sean Johnson |
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| |  | Man's Best Friend, Cancer's Worst Enemy?
Everyone has heard the expression "man's best friend" when referring to our favorite four-legged pals. |
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| |  | Nurses Are the Key to Linking IT with Better Patient Care
Nursing informatics is becoming an increasingly important part of healthcare. The American Nurses Association defines nursing informatics as a specialty that integrates nursing science and much more. |
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| |  | Summer Sun Safety: UV Rays, Cancer on the Rise
It's that time again: Ultraviolet (UV) Safety Month. And what better time than summer to touch on the topic of skin cancer, the most common form of cancer in the US... |
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| |  | Medical Ethics and Blogging: Think Before You Post
The blogging medium has an effect on the writing of physicians - and all bloggers. Where the most popular exemplars of this new medium are often posting almost instantaneously upon thinking of... |
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| |  | iMproving iNnovation: Apple Becomes its Own Worst Enemy
Apple Inc. has been dominating the consumer technology market for the last few months, releasing the highly anticipated iPhone, which sold 1,000,000 units in a... |
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| |  | Medical Use of the Nintendo Wii
Until very recently, the thought of rehabilitation patients bowling, golfing, boxing, and playing baseball within a medical facility or office were not... |
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| |  | Class Is Now in Session: Docs and Minority Health Licensure
Physicians are increasingly becoming required to familiarize themselves with multicultural healthcare via courses on the topic. |
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| |  | DataDyne Delivers Global Health Improvement
No longer is the collection of medical data a tedious process that requires expensive software and hired consultants. |
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| |  | Learning Your Way on EMRs & PHRs - LIVE From TEPR 2008
TEPR (Towards the Electronic Patient Record) opened its doors May 19, 2008 at the Ft. Lauderdale Convention Center. |
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| |  | Breaking New Ground in Hospital Obstetrics
Obstetrics hospitalist programs are popping up everywhere these days, and having an OB hospitalist on call can help ensure that patients are receive the proper care. |
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| |  | U 4get 2 Take Ur Meds?
More and more studies are being conducted to test whether cell phones can be a helpful resource in reminding patients to take medications and perform tasks for chronic conditions. |
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| |  | Childhood Cancer Rates Related to Geographic Location
This month’s edition of Pediatrics contains a study that correlated geographic location to children’s cancer rates after studying the cases of 36,500 children diagnosed with cancer. |
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| |  | Child Obesity Rates Slimming Down
For the first time in 25 years, childhood obesity is not on the rise, according to the CDC. Although this is encouraging news, it’s too early to tell if progress is being made. |
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| |  | Cats and Cars Influence Asthma, Allergies
As if anyone needed another reason to hate traffic, new evidence shows that it can up kids’ risk of allergies. (Traffic should then also be blamed for the amount of money that is spent in the US annually on allergies). |
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| |  | Premature Births Up 20% in Nearly 20 Years
Dr. Duane Alexander points to a number of reasons for the increase in premature births, citing “maternal health behaviors such as smoking and drinking alcohol" as the cause. |
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| |  | Parents Prompt Docs to Alter Vaccine Schedule Over Autism Concerns
More and more parents are reacting to media hype about child vaccination's and the potential link to autism, and are approaching their pediatricians about amending the vaccination schedule. |
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| |  | High Birth Weight Leads to Rheumatoid Arthritis in Adulthood
The fetal environment potentially preprograms the brain or endocrine system to be maladapted later in life and that patients with rheumatoid arthritis are known for having a dysregulated HPA axis, which may be affected in utero.
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| |  | Putting the "M" in MICU
Considering how mortality rates in ICUs have gone down in the last 20 to 30 years, getting patients some physical activity while still in the hospital has the potential to improve these outcomes. |
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| |  | Pediatricians Prevent Child Violence
Pediatricians are able to help prevent future violent behaviors in their patients with a brief, one-time intervention during a routine exam. |
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| |  | The Medical World Mourns a Pioneer
The world famous medical pioneer Dr. Michael DeBakey passed away late Friday night. He was responsible for pioneering the now-common procedure bypass surgery. |
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| |  | Unraveling Autism Piece by Piece
As the causes and links to autism continue to baffle, researchers tirelessly work at finding any new information that could potentially lead to a better understanding of the condition. Evidence that genetics play a large role in autism continues to surface. |
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| |  | Serious School Failure Affects Girls More than Boys
Adolescent girls who had a serious school failure by the 12th grade were significantly more likely to have suffered a serious bout of depression at age 21 years than girls who did not have these problems. |
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| |  | Green Intern Blues
July is the worst month to be hospitalized due to the fact that newbie medical students are brought in at the beginning of the month to begin training. |
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| |  | Lawmakers Agree to Ban Toxins in Children's Items
Congressional negotiators decided on a ban that will have “significant implications for US consumers, whose homes are filled with hundreds of plastic products designed for children." |
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| |  | Chicken Pox Immunization Fades Over Time
Researchers have discovered that chicken pox immunization actually fades over time. In fact, 9.5% of the individuals from the examination experienced “breakthrough disease." |
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| |  | Air Pollution Concerns for School Children on the Rise
Children who are in such close proximity to such highways, which produce environmental pollutants, can be more susceptible to respiratory diseases such as asthma later in life. |
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| |  | Hospitalists Can Help Determine 2016 Olympic Venue
The Olympics’ prestige always results in many people, and if Chicago got its wish, they would need more than 500,000 spectators requiring medical personnel. |
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