Date: Sat, 04 Aug 2007 03:36:54 -0500
From: "Barbara Acello, RN" <(Address removed)>
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TX & SW Articles
Jury: Home violated living will
Nursing facilities must heed patient's wishes, panel
rules Linda Scheible said she wanted her
grandmother's "unnecessary suffering" to send a
message to nursing homes everywhere. A Palm Beach
County jury's verdict on Friday afforded her the
opportunity, she said, to let those caring for the
elderly and infirm know that "they need to pay
attention to patients' end-of-life directives and
wishes." In Florida's first prolongation-of-life trial,
jurors found that the Joseph L. Morse Geriatric Center
in West Palm Beach failed to honor the living will and
advance directive of Madeline Neumann, a 92-year-old
Alzheimer's patient who stipulated that she did not want
to be kept alive by artificial means. The jury found
that Morse Geriatric should pay $150,000 in damages.
But the panel declined to find Morse's former medical
director, Dr. Jaimy Bensimon, negligent for his role in
Neumann's prolonged death. Testimony lasted three weeks
and was taped by Court TV. Deliberations lasted just
under four hours.
<http://www6.miami.edu/UMH/CDA/
UMH_Main/1,1770,39370–1;53806–3,00.html>
Nurse testifies in sexual assault trial
MyWestTexas.com – Midland,TX,USA
A Midland Memorial Hospital sexual assault nurse
examiner, Donna Doyle, told defense lawyer Wayne
Frost that cotton swabs of dried body fluids were
taken ...
<http://www.mywesttexas.com/site/
news.cfm?newsid=18654789&BRD=
2288&PAG=461&dept_id=475626&rfi=6>
Report warns of perils of plastic bottles
Bisphenol A is used in all polycarbonate plastic baby
bottles, as well as large water cooler containers,
sports bottles and microwave oven dishes, along with
canned food liners and some dental sealants for
children. Some scientists say it likely causes
reproductive disorders in people. In an unusual effort
targeting a single chemical, several dozen scientists
on Thursday issued a strongly worded consensus
statement warning that an estrogen-like compound in
plastic is likely to be causing an array of serious
reproductive disorders in people. The compound,
bisphenol A or BPA, is one of the highest-volume
chemicals in the world and has found its way into the
bodies of most human beings. Used to make hard plastic,
BPA can seep from beverage containers and other
materials.
<http://www.chron.com/disp/
story.mpl/nation/5024076.html>
Beilue: Recognized at last
Amarillo.com (subscription) – Amarillo,TX,USA
... a chemistry professor at Texas Woman's University
in Denton. They are in the reception room of the Coon
Memorial Nursing Home in Dalhart where Myrtle, ...
<http://www.amarillo.com/stories/
080307/new_8129373.shtml>
ProtestHealthCare.org Takes on Dallas
PR.com (press release) – Levittown,NY,USA
ProtestHealthCare.org endorses HR 676, which gives
citizens access to affordable quality healthcare –
including doctor visits, hospital care,
prescriptions, ...
<http://www.pr.com/press-release/47359>
More Arrests Expected in Doctor Probe
Washington Post – United States
The Caribbean territory's licensing board said states
including Florida, New York and Texas recognize Puerto
Rican medical licenses, but the local Health ...
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/
wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/03/
AR2007080301861.html>
Smith Valley Views
Reno Gazette Journal – Reno,NV,USA
He even comforted the doctor who kept apologizing for
the diagnosis. He was at peace with the 78 years that
he's had this far on earth and he was at peace ...
<http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/
article?AID=/20070803/MVN04/
708030464/1041/MVN>
Texas Tech keeps up with education about athletes'
pregnancies
LubbockOnline.com – Lubbock,TX,USA
"If someone comes to us like that then we get them
to our medical doctor and check out what the issues
are just like we would for an injury," Murray said. ...
<http://www.lubbockonline.com/
stories/080307/col_080307008.shtml>
22-Year Dental Business Keeping Up With Technology
To Stay Successful
Tyler Morning Telegraph – Tyler,TX,USA
The doctor took an impression of Tietz's wax-up and
made a "temporary," which he put in the patient's
mouth to determine where adjustments needed to be made ...
<http://www.tylerpaper.com/apps/
pbcs.dll/article?AID=/
20070803/BUSINESS01/708030316>
Survivor scholarship: American Cancer Society honors
those who won ...
Shreveport Times – Shreveport,LA,USA
"I went to the doctor's office with a fracture.
They did a biopsy and found out I had cancer,"
Long said. "The doctor told my grandma and I
overheard him. ...
<http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/
pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070803/
LIVING/708030367/1004/LIVING>
Babysitter may face child-endangerment charge
Houston Chronicle – United States
Child Protective Services spokeswoman Estella Olguin
said that in 2006 four children died in Texas from
heat-related causes. "I know that people think that ...
<http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/
headline/metro/5026140.html>
18 indicted in Internet pharmacy operation
San Diego Union Tribune – United States
Federal agents have arrested most of the defendants in
the past few days in Texas, Florida, Colorado, New York
and Oregon. Though based in Costa Rica,...
<http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/
metro/20070803–9999–1m3pharm.html>
Baptist men helping to build cabinets for homes for
elderly
Sherman Denison Herald Democrat –
Sherman/Denison,TX,USA
The houses, which are nurse-staffed residences for the
elderly, are set to open late January or early February.
Each will accommodate 10 patients who have ...
<http://www.heralddemocrat.com/articles/
2007/08/03/texas_news/state07.txt>
Danny Schmidt brings layers of meaning to his songs
Dailyrecord.com – Parsippany,NJ,USA
His father teaches mechanical engineering at the
University of Texas and his mother works as a nurse.
Early on, he led a typical suburban life. ...
<http://www.dailyrecord.com/apps/
pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070803/
ENT01/708030314/1083/ENT>
Mexican Living: The People of Mexico
– USA
Our landlady, who lives on the same property, got wind
of it and was soon on our doorstep to nurse us back to
health with herbs that did work to heal us! ...
<http://www.arabia.com/article.cfm/id/30001>
Alice Borchardt, who wrote historical romance novels
in a second ...
calendarlive.com – Los Angeles,CA,USA
By Mary Rourke, Times Staff Writer
Alice Borchardt, who began a second
career writing historical romance novels after she worked
as a nurse for many years, ...
<http://www.calendarlive.com/books/
la-me-borchardt3aug03,0,7944728.
story?coll=cl-books-features>
Youngsters from near and far come for Texas traditions
Huntsville Item – Huntsville,TX,USA
A board of "Leadership Staff" help direct the camp's
day to day operations, while counselors, a registered
nurse and even an aquatics director keep the camp ...
<http://www.itemonline.com/local/
local_story_214005612.html>
UNDATED: workaholic,' Hal said.
Hays Daily News – Hays,KS,USA
She was stationed at Aberdeen Proving Ground and was
the first nurse killed in combat since the Vietnam War.
Ortiz enlisted in 1991 as a medical surgical ...
<http://www.hdnews.net/Story/
b0951_BC_Iraq_USTollCapsules_J_3rdAdd_08_03_3172>
Tooling up the graden: Green thumbs prefer simple gear
Beaumont Enterprise – Beaumont,TX,USA
Sarah Creel, a retired registered nurse who has been
gardening most of her life, depends on three old
friends: a hand digger, pruner and gloves. ...
<http://www.southeasttexaslive.com/
site/news.cfm?newsid=18659751&BRD=
2287&PAG=461&dept_id=512551&rfi=6>
Jasper man given three years in prison for aggravated
assault
Lufkin Daily News – Lufkin,TX,USA
A sexual assault nurse examiner testified Carruth's
ex-wife had trauma to her vagina when she arrived at
the hospital after the attack. The nurse said the ...
<http://www.lufkindailynews.com/news/
content/news/stories/2007/08/04/
carruth_sentenced.html>
Health workers 'truly injured inside'
Chicago Tribune – United States
By Julia Damianova |
Tribune Newspapers August 2, 2007 SOFIA, Bulgaria--
The low point for Bulgarian nurse Nasya Nenova came
when she chewed the veins of her ...
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/
features/lifestyle/health/
chi-bulgariaaug02,1,4124575.story>
Houston man explains what happened in 1945 photo
KTRE – Lufkin,TX,USA
AP – August 3, 2007 3:45 PM ET HOUSTON (AP) –
Here's how Glenn McDuffie of Houston says it came
about for him to be the sailor kissing a nurse in
Times ...
<http://www.ktre.com/Global/story.asp?S=6883633>
CIVIL RIGHTS, CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, GOVERNMENT LAW
Rothgery v. Gillespie County, No. 06–50267
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against a county
alleging violation of plaintiff's Sixth and
Fourteenth Amendment right to counsel, summary
judgment for defendant is affirmed where the right
to counsel does not attach in Texas when the subject
of an arrest appears before a magistrate for
statutory warnings and a probable cause determination
by the magistrate if prosecutors are unaware of and
uninvolved in the arrest and appearance.
<http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/
data2/circs/5th/0650267cv0p.pdf>
"Barbara Acello, RN"
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