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Purcell Named Nurse Manager of Hospital’s E3 Patient Care Unit

Mon, 7 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT

Bridget Purcell, MPA, BSN, RN, West Chester, Pa., is the new Nurse Manager of The Reading Hospital and Medical Center’s E3 Patient Care Unit.

In this position, Purcell coordinates clinical and administrative activities on the unit to provide high-quality care. She assures the provision of nursing care services in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team and has 24/7 accountability for planning and operations of the unit.

Purcell was previously a member of the staff at The Chester County Hospital in West Chester for 17 years, serving for the last 11 years as Clinical Manager of a 32-bed medical/surgical unit.

Purcell earned her diploma for registered nursing from the Chester County Hospital School of Nursing and West Chester University in West Chester. She continued at West Chester to receive her bachelor’s degree in nursing and her master’s degree in public administration.

Review finds Chantix may not raise heart risks

Fri, 4 May 2012 16:59:25 EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A review of past research concludes that people taking Pfizer's smoking-cessation drug Chantix do not have a higher risk of heart attacks and other serious heart problems as was reported by a study last year.

Fewer jobs means more spending on U.S. Medicaid

Fri, 4 May 2012 16:58:25 EDT

(Reuters) - Millions of people turned to the Medicaid health insurance program for the poor during the 2007-2009 recession as families coped with job losses and drastic drop in income, pushing Medicaid spending up by an average of 6.6 percent per year, according to a study released on Friday.

Amish farm kids remarkably immune to allergies-study

Fri, 4 May 2012 16:05:24 EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Amish children raised on rural farms in northern Indiana suffer from asthma and allergies less often even than Swiss farm kids, a group known to be relatively free from allergies, according to a new study.

Malaysia mosque a source of hope for heroin addicts

Fri, 4 May 2012 14:50:24 EDT

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - For 30 years, Feisal Fakharudin lived a heroin addict's life, sleeping on streets, getting into trouble with police and rotating in and out of drug treatment centers.

Some support for quit-smoking alternatives

Fri, 4 May 2012 14:35:24 EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Acupuncture and hypnosis are touted as drug-free ways to help smokers kick the habit, and there is some evidence that they work, according to a new research review.

Researcher believed killed by lab bacteria

Fri, 4 May 2012 12:52:23 EDT

FAIRFAX, California (Reuters) - A young research associate killed by a highly virulent strain of meningococcal disease is believed to have contracted the bacteria from the San Francisco lab where he was working on a vaccine against it, public health officials said on Thursday.

Some ob-gyns cite religious conflicts over care

Fri, 4 May 2012 12:45:23 EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More than one-third of obstetrician-gynecologists at religiously-affiliated hospitals say they've had a conflict with their institution about patient care policies based on religious tenets -- including over half of ob-gyns at Catholic hospitals, according to a new survey.

NFL star Seau's family considers brain study

Fri, 4 May 2012 10:50:23 EDT

OCEANSIDE, Calif. (Reuters) - Football great Junior Seau's family is considering having his brain studied for evidence of football-related injuries after the retired linebacker killed himself at his California beach front home, the family's pastor said on Thursday.

Californian jailed 5 days without water seeks $20 million

Fri, 4 May 2012 10:40:23 EDT

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California university student left handcuffed in a federal holding cell for nearly five days without food or water has filed a claim for up to $20 million in compensation, saying he suffered kidney failure and nearly died as a result.

Washington state on track for major pertussis epidemic

Fri, 4 May 2012 10:05:22 EDT

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Public health officials in Washington State have confirmed more than 1,100 cases of whooping cough so far this year in what is on track to become the worst epidemic of the disease to hit the state in seven decades.

Even at higher genetic heart risk, lifestyle helps

Thu, 3 May 2012 16:25:28 EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - It's no secret that healthy habits do your heart good. But a new study helps confirm that lifestyle also matters for people who have a genetically increased risk of heart problems.

After IVF, some couples get pregnant without help

Thu, 3 May 2012 14:00:14 EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite the label of being "infertile," some couples who have tried fertility treatments are later able to have a baby naturally, according to a new study from France.

Triplets fare well as teenagers: study

Thu, 3 May 2012 11:35:13 EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Although triplets are usually born early and smaller than other babies, they may be faring well by the time they are teenagers, a small study suggests.

Can portfolio theory save lives?

Thu, 3 May 2012 09:00:12 EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - With U.S. biomedical research under assault by everyone from patients to Congress for turning so few scientific discoveries into treatments, a leading finance expert says decisions about what studies to bankroll should be made the same way pension funds, mutual funds and university endowments decide how to invest their money.