SIU researcher to study effects of BPA found in consumer products Written by Lauren Murphy • Photography by Jason Johnson Aspects Volume 38 No. 1 Could your water bottle cause infertility? That’s what Joe Kurian, PhD , research assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology hopes to discover with the help of a three-year, $746,724 grant awarded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Nearly six billion pounds of bisphenol A (BPA), a compound found in everything from plastic water bottles and food storage containers to thermal paper receipts and baby bottles, is produced globally each

SIU researcher to study effects of BPA found in consumer products Written by Lauren Murphy • Photography by Jason Johnson Aspects Volume 38 No. 1 Could your water bottle cause infertility? That’s what Joe Kurian, PhD , research assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology hopes to discover with the help of a three-year, $746,724 grant awarded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Nearly six billion pounds of bisphenol A (BPA), a compound found in everything from plastic water bottles and food storage containers to thermal paper receipts and baby bottles, is produced globally each

SIU vascular surgery helps patients overcome pain and disability with thoracic outlet decompression surgery Written by Rebecca Budde • Photography by Jason Johnson Aspects Winter 2015, Vol 38-1. Annalese Corwin, 24, waited a year to be able pick up her five-year-old son, Carter, and give him the hugs he longed for or even push him on the swings at the park. "He was always asking me to take him to the park and push him on the swings, but I just couldn’t do it," she says. The pain in Corwin’s left shoulder, her dominant side, was so deep and the numbness in her arm was so unpredictable that

Injury prevention education spans two generations Aspects 38 No. 1 Written by Rebecca Budde • Photography by Jason Johnson Traumatic injuries are the leading cause of death for teenagers in the United States, and for survivors of these injuries, life can become one filled with hardships and challenges. For the last 25 years, ThinkFirst’s mission has been to provide injury prevention education, research and advocacy on behalf of SIU School of Medicine. The group, originally called Risky Business, began in 1989 with a small grant for a slide projector. Mary Kay Reed, first director of the

Aspects Volume 38 No. 1 While medications can help heal, too much can cause harm and lead to a path of destruction. The same applies to social network site users: too much with the wrong motivations for use can also have damaging results. But some SIU School of Medicine psychologists and counselors feel that social network sites (SNS), when used with the right motivation, could also provide benefits to a subset of patients with mental issues. "The studies regarding the benefits and disadvantages of social media are conflicting because there are so many variables," says Dana Ingram, LCSW

Aspects Volume 38 No. 1 While medications can help heal, too much can cause harm and lead to a path of destruction. The same applies to social network site users: too much with the wrong motivations for use can also have damaging results. But some SIU School of Medicine psychologists and counselors feel that social network sites (SNS), when used with the right motivation, could also provide benefits to a subset of patients with mental issues. "The studies regarding the benefits and disadvantages of social media are conflicting because there are so many variables," says Dana Ingram, LCSW

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Memorial Center for Learning and Innovation could transform medical education, improve patient care Aspects Volume 38 No. 2 The back end of an ambulance protrudes from the wall of a third-story room in the new Memorial Center for Learning and Innovation (MCLI). Across the hall, one room looks like someone’s home and another is intended to be an emergency department treatment room. Soon, SIU medical students and residents will have access to MCLI’s comprehensive patient simulation areas, which include state-of-the art replicas of a patient care room, emergency trauma bay, an emergency treatment

Your child has been scheduled for an exam Please bring the following: Child’s personal information Insurance information Personal information about the child’s guardian and information about who to contact in case of emergency. Make sure that a person with authority to sign consent for treatment papers comes with the child. If they cannot come to the appointment, we can send those papers ahead of the visit to be signed by the appropriate guardian. Records of Immunizations, past and current medical history for your child and any information regarding the report. A responsible adult to sit in

Jordan Sestak, MSIV, has had a special buddy during her years of medical school Aspects Volume 38 No. 2 Written by Rebecca Budde • Photography by Jason Johnson The crowd stands shoulder-to-shoulder in the Emmet F. Pearson Medical Museum on Match Day. The room is abuzz with expectation as members of the Class of 2015 pose for photos, chat with family and make mental plans based on the anticipated news in the green envelopes. Next to Jordan Sestak, MSIV, stands the support system she’s relied on during her medical school journey. The one closest to her is Abraham Anthony, a handsome, 2-year-old