Osteopathic manipulative medicine

S feels some the side effects from medications are just as bad at the symptoms of Crohns. For example Humira (adalimumab) is a class of drug called disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs), an immunosuppressive drugs that interfere with natural immune function to reduce the inflammation in his colon (Burchum & Rosenthal, 2016). These types of medications increase the risk of infection and cancer (Burchum & Rosenthal, 2016). After taking Methotrexate (another DMARD), S developed lungs…

known herbs used for medicinal purposes was marijuana, according to Janet Joy, senior program officer at the U.S. institute of medicine stated in her book, “the emperor Shen Nung (circa 2700 BC; also known as Chen Nung) [who is the father of Chinese medicine] discovered marijuana…

Nationwide, it has been normal practice to view environmental health, animal health, and human health as separate entities. Each division conducts its own research and seldom share the findings with other sectors. The emerging concept of “One Health” seeks to break down these silos to benefit all areas of health. As stated by Dr. Buttke, “One Health is the recognition that human, animal, and environmental health are all inter-linked. …One Health encourages physicians, veterinarians, and…

A major role in nursing is advocating and supporting patients and their families at any point in the health care continuum. This advocacy and support is beneficial during the end-of-life care to help patients and their families understand what it is their family member wants, and also, to help them navigate through the process of loss. For end-of-life care to be successful the conversation needs to start before the person is terminally ill and, in some cases, unable to communicate their last…

Nurses as important health service providers in the health care system, are required to give care to patients based on ethical values or established standards. Nurses therefore requires ethical knowledge in order to manage situations and give safe and proper care. By using this framework, nurses seek the best way of taking care of patients while respecting values and beliefs, and in the process, establish a therapeutic nurse/client relationship. Nurses also require successful collaborative…

Thirty minutes a day, five times a week is an easy goal to remember. Additionally, the (American College of Sports Medicine, 2011, p. 1359), advocated that the exercise prescription is best adjusted according to individual responses because of the considerable individual variability in the response to a program of exercise, and therefore exercise is beneficial only if…

The Affordable Care Act, known colloquially as Obamacare, was enacted in 2010 and is one of the biggest regulatory changes in the United States healthcare system since 1965. The many goals of the Affordable Care Act included: regulate the healthcare industry, provide Americans with inexpensive health insurance, and increase the quality of healthcare and health insurance in the United States. Obamacare also introduced the Health Insurance Marketplace, a place where individuals can learn about…

According to IFEBP (2012), value based healthcare focuses on cost, quality, and outcomes. The most important goal is to remove the barriers and encourage patients to pursue healthy lifestyles that lead to a healthy workforce. It also influences how organizations look at health from a design, wellness, and risk management perspective. This type of healthcare understands that all healthcare is not equal and are trying to find ways to increase quality and decrease cost. In order to make sure…

Long term conditions (LTC), or chronic illnesses, are life changing and have a major impact on people’s lives. People have to learn how to cope with the long-term disease, which is incurable, progressive and can exacerbate if the patient does not take care of themselves properly. (World health organisation, 2016 )“Non-communicable diseases (NCSs), also known as chronic diseases, are not passed from person to person. They are of long duration and generally slow progression”. This means that…

sometimes takes weeks for the veteran to receive their medication. The government also pays for the veteran’s medications from the VA pharmacy. If the veteran had insurance the government would only have to pay for the prescription. Instead of paying for medicine from their own pharmacy’s. This high cost is the reason that there are few VA hospitals when compared with regular hospitals. For example, there are three VA hospitals in Arkansas. So in many cases a veteran must drive for hours to…