Nursing - News November 2, 2011

'Our Miracle baby is a little fighter' (Dinnington Today)
Ashley and Joanne Brown with their baby Kaycee who was born 16 weeks premature. She is now 10 months old and approaching her first birthday G111025-2a BABY Kaycee Brown was born 16 weeks premature, weighing just 1 lbs 5 oz - but nearly one year on she's going from strength to strength.

Hearing held on proposed closing of mental center (KFVS12)
Dozens of people attended a hearing by the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability to demand that the Tinley Park Mental Health Center remain open.

Savings 'mean cuts to nursing jobs' (IcLanarkshire)
The Royal College of Nursing Scotland, a national body which represents nurses, said the loss of posts across the NHS means staff are now expected to do more work, raising "grave concerns" about the quality of patient care.

Alcohol May Boost Breast Cancer Risk (KSFO AM 560)
Women who consume as few as three to six glasses of alcohol per week may modestly up their risk for breast cancer, a new study suggests.

Chinese navy brings medical aid to Jamaica (WSVN-TV Miami Beach)
Dozens of doctors and nurses fanned out from a Chinese navy hospital ship Tuesday to treat poor Jamaicans as part of a global humanitarian mission to portray China's rapidly growing military as a responsible power.

Surgeons separate Calif. conjoined twins (KPIC)
Twin two-year-old girls who were joined at the chest and abdomen were separated Tuesday during a lengthy, complex procedure at Stanford University's children's hospital.

Nurses: NJ hospital forced us to help in abortions (WFAA-TV Dallas)
A group of nurses claims in a lawsuit a major New Jersey hospital has forced them to assist in performing abortions despite their religious objections.

Whether sipping wine, beer or whiskey, light drinkers face slightly higher breast can... (Weyburn Review)
Whether sipping beer, wine or whiskey, women who drink just three alcoholic beverages a week face slightly higher chances for developing breast cancer compared with teetotallers, a study of more than 100,000 U.S. nurses found.

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