Hyperbaric medicine

One in four adults in the United States (61.5 million) is affected by a mental illness (McEnaney). Of the 61.5 million adults suffering from a mental illness, only 40% (24.6 million) are getting the proper treatment for it (Nieves). Additionally, 1/3 (250,000) of homeless people in the U.S. suffer from serious mental illness, and that number increases every day (Nieves). While health care for mentally challenged individuals in the United States has improved since colonial times, their care today…

Wellness programs “are designed to maintain or improve employee health before problems arise; encourage self-directed lifestyle changes, including reduced cholesterol and heart disease risks and individualized exercise programs and follow-up” (Jackson, Mathis, & Valentine, 2014, pp. 506-507). Many companies provide these types of programs to enhance participation within the organization while offering incentives to participate in a volunteer based program. With various options to choose from,…

Children and Mental Health Research suggests that family income affects the mental health of children (Kuruvilla, 2007). Children that come from low income families tend to have higher rates of depression, cheating, and anti-social behaviour such as bullying, telling lies and breaking things (Kuruvilla, 2007). If the family is chronically poor, a child has an increased tendency to have a lower cognitive performance (Kuruvilla, 2007). As they reach adolescence they are more likely to engage in…

Marijuana Legalization: A Bad Idea Countless people have come to the conclusion that marijuana cannot be harmful, but little do they know, it can have a huge impact on several aspects of your life. Marijuana users who think they are just having a fun time with their friends, are shaping their future in a negative way. Marijuana has become more of a popular drug lately as a result of of the huge debates over legalizing it for medical use. Although several people are for this idea, they have no…

Have you been curious to know how much pharmaceutical advertising you see every year? Do you know how these prescription drug advertisings influence your attitude toward medical care? “In one year, you will watch roughly sixteen hours of pharmaceutical advertisements” (Lia ) and “some 50 consumer magazines focusing on health care hit the news stands every month.”(Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America). While others argue that “Direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising helps patients…

I decided I wanted to be a nurse many years ago after discovering that my family is filled with nurses, and hearing their first hand experiences. They expressed the joy and excitement that happens on a day to day basis, and how there is always something new happening everyday. They described to me the good and the bad, but emphasized to me how rewarding it is to really help someone in need. Two years ago when my sister graduated from Georgia Southern 's nursing program so our family had a big…

healing were ignored by doctors, even when they would not impact the Western medicine being practiced. There was no allowance for the use of homeopathic remedies while in the hospital and these practices were looked down upon by the medical staff when used outside the hospital. Foua told Fadiman that “If we did a little of [western and eastern] she didn 't get sick as much, but the doctors wouldn 't let us give just a little medicine because they didn 't understand about the soul” (Fadiman 100).…

Throughout mankind’s history, men have tried many different ways to fight off the things that have hindered progress or taken lives. This is especially true with disease, which is very much still being researched. However, in more recent times, we have created a system of morals necessary in providing physical health care to patients, and this has revealed some problems with how certain treatments are done. A prime example of a treatment/series of treatments that was not within this moral code…

Considering its popularity, Western medicine must be the best way to treat health problems, right? If not, why do we continue to use these practices if they aren’t helping us? More importantly, if they aren’t helping us, are they hurting us? Western medicine is remarkably prevalent because the health industry is one of the most lucrative industries in the United States, and people are willing to…

Marijuana is a federally illegal drug which is classified right along with heroin. Realistically it is less harmful than multiple legal substances. Also the addictive properties are very low when in contrast to things like alcohol and tobacco. It is crazy to think that marijuana was legal for most of history. Then they put a ban on it just like they did with alcohol except for the fact it never became legal again. Until the United States started to come to their senses and realize that marijuana…