Rabies is rather frightening to me, but it’s not nearly as freaky as viral hemorrhagic fevers. My manager recently told me that she knows the wife of Ryan Havelka, a 29 year old North Dakota man that died in September of Hantavirus. He developed Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome after doing some construction work outdoors, where he [...]
http://john.mn/2009/10/rabies-isnt-my-only-infectious-fear/
Nursing Professionals Magazine, a magazine for nursing students, announced recently that Abbott Northwestern Hospital was the best place to work for nurses across the country in 2009! This was based on surveys sent out in early 2008 that asked questions about the flexibility of working arrangements, the work environment, opportunities for professional development, and more. [...]
http://john.mn/2009/10/best-place-to-work-in-the-us/
The National Endowment for the Arts released the results of its reading survey this week. The survey, started in 1982, has measured the number of people who read (or don’t read, as the case may be), and is commonly cited by those that believe we’re getting stupider. With only 50% of adults not reading anything [...]
http://john.mn/2009/10/were-all-a-little-less-illiterate/
A new study to be published in June in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found a link between the state that you live in, and your mental state. The study looked at BRFSS respondent’s frequencies of depression, stress, and other mental problems; the actual measure used was the percent of respondents reporting 14 or [...]
http://john.mn/2009/10/midwest-state-of-mind/
Sometimes I wonder if “adults” (~35+) really do ever understand adolescents. Well, I sometimes wonder if journalists portraying youth in the media actually understand them. I read an article this week about the link between TV watching and depression in teens. Depressed teens watched 2.64 hours of TV a day, compared with 2.28 hours in [...]
http://john.mn/2009/10/i-do-like-sponge-bob/