Clinical Experience of Chinese Herbal Medicine Ameliorates Dermatologic Events from Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Inhibitors for Lung Cancer: A Case Series
In recent years, new biologically targeted therapies that interfere with specific molecular pathways to affect the progression of cancer have been developed as indispensable options for patients who are intolerant of or fail to respond to chemotherapy.1 A number of agents are already approved by the Food and Drug Administration.2 Among them, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitors are used to treat advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with EGFR mutation who have never smoked, and such inhibitors have shown significant therapeutic benefits. (Source: Explore)
Source: Explore - November 6, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Yu-Chiang Hung, Chieh-Ying Chin, Yi-Chiao Lee, Yen-Hao Chen, Ming-Yen Tsai Source Type: research
Life, Death, and Financial Inequality
When I sat down to write this essay, Hurricane Michael had just devastated the West coast and pan handle of Florida, and for the media it was the A-block story. Within that great noise, like a drowning man's head bobbing up and down in the water, I began to see a secondary story line, one that I had first become aware of less than a month earlier when I was reading, and viewing on cable news, accounts of how people behaved during the catastrophic flooding that accompanied Hurricane Florence. In the Guardian newspaper I came across an interview with a 57-year-old man in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina who was asked by a report...
Source: Explore - November 2, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Stephan A. Schwartz Tags: Schwartzreport Source Type: research
Wealth Acquisition and Hoarding Addictive Disorder: A Proposed Diagnostic Classification
Inequality in the distribution of wealth is a growing concern in the United States and in many other parts of the world. For the most part, this inequality has been addressed in two ways: (1) laws that limit the growth of such inequality, especially laws governing taxes on income and inheritance, and (2) encouraging philanthropy, often in the context of a spiritual or religious belief system. Neither of these approaches seems to be very effective. Conceptually, each of these approaches attempts to offset what is assumed to be an inherent human trait: greed. (Source: Explore)
Source: Explore - November 2, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: John C. Rhead, Marilyn F. Clark Tags: REFLECTIONS Source Type: research
Leverage points
One way to make lasting change that advances the adoption of Integrative Healthcare is by identifying and addressing leverage points. (Source: Explore)
Source: Explore - November 2, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Bonnie J Horrigan Tags: Integrative Leadership Source Type: research
Bee venom acupuncture in addition to anti-Parkinsonian medications may improve activities of daily living and motor symptoms more than medication alone in idiopathic Parkinson's disease
Column Description: DynaMed Plus is an evidence-based clinical reference, which is updated daily through systematic surveillance and critical appraisal of the research literature. DynaMed editors and reviewers select content of interest for integrative medicine, summarize the current evidence, and describe challenges in evidence analysis and application. Evidence quality is rated level 1 (likely reliable) evidence for studies with clinical outcomes and minimal risk of bias, level 2 (mid-level) evidence for studies with clinical outcomes and significant methodological or statistical limitations, and level 3 (lacking direct)...
Source: Explore - November 2, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Daniel A. Ostrovsky, Alan Ehrlich Source Type: research
Tailored text message-based self-management program may improve glycemic control in patients with poorly controlled diabetes
Increasing healthcare costs and challenges with access to primary care for patients with chronic conditions have made clear the need for innovative strategies in chronic disease management. One innovative strategy has been the use of short message service (SMS) texting to improve patient health. A recent systematic review and meta-analysis demonstrated positive effects of text messaging used in the management of HIV, lung transplant, and tobacco use disorder.1 Another systematic review of 22 trials demonstrated that using SMS texting in diabetes management demonstrated significant improvement in hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c). (Source: Explore)
Source: Explore - October 23, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Daniel A. Ostrovsky, Alan Ehrlich Tags: IM UPDATES Source Type: research
Are You Dialed In?
To achieve increased levels of efficiency and improved results, successful integration is required. As familiar as the words “integrative leadership” may seem, when asked what exactly is being integrated within the practice of “integrative leadership,” what would you say? Posing that question to 100 leaders generates a wide range of differing responses. I am reminded of driving on the open road and wanting to list en to a radio station, but the radio is not quite “dialed in” to the exact frequency. (Source: Explore)
Source: Explore - October 23, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Michael C. Aquilino Tags: INTEGRATIVE LEADERSHIP Source Type: research
US Health Care Companies Exploring Blockchain Technologies
Managing information has been troublesome for the sprawling US health care industry. Every doctor, medical office, hospital, pharmacy, therapist and insurance company needs different pieces of data to properly care for patients. Electronic health records are scattered across multiple systems which are unable to communicate with each other. Furthermore, records are not always up-to-date, and some remain in paper form in filing cabinets. (Source: Explore)
Source: Explore - October 23, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Susie Demarinis Tags: SECTION HEAD: MATTERS OF NOTE Source Type: research
Nonlocal Consciousness and the Anthropology of Religion
The Schwartzreport tracks emerging trends that will affect the world, particularly the United States. For EXPLORE it focuses on matters of health in the broadest sense of that term, including medical issues, changes in the biosphere, technology, and policy considerations, all of which will shape our culture and our lives. (Source: Explore)
Source: Explore - October 23, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: By Stephan A. Schwartz Tags: Schwartzreport Source Type: research
The Helper's High
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”1∼ Winston Churchill (Source: Explore)
Source: Explore - October 22, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Larry Dossey Tags: EXPLORATIONS Source Type: research
The effects of grounding (earthing) on bodyworkers ’ pain and overall quality of life: A randomized controlled trial
It is well documented that massage therapists develop a number of health problems if they don't adopt appropriate self-care techniques.1 –3 Bodyworkers, for example, are prone to develop tendonitis, painful fingers, hands, wrists, elbows and shoulders, carpal tunnel syndrome, and a host of other work-related injuries.4 Each of these problems produce inflammation-related pain.5–7 These realities of daily work life, and the lack of effective relief, prompt many massage therapists to prematurely retire from the profession they love; they “burnout”. (Source: Explore)
Source: Explore - October 10, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Ga étan Chevalier, Sheila Patel, Lizabeth Weiss, Deepak Chopra, Paul J Mills Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Complementary Medicine Use, Symptom Burden and Non-Adherence In Kidney Transplant Recipients
This study examined the relationship between self-reported use of CAM, attitudes toward care, and adherence to medical therapy in a population of inner-City kidney transplant recipients. (Source: Explore)
Source: Explore - September 12, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Mariana S. Markell, Sima Terebelo Tags: Research Letter Source Type: research
Comparison and assessment of flixweed and fig effects on irritable bowel syndrome with predominant constipation: A single-blind randomized clinical trial
Irritable bowel syndrome with predominant constipation (IBS-C) is a common digestive disorder. The current therapy is inadequate and evidence regarding the effect of herbal therapies on the relief of affected individuals is insufficient. The aim of this study was to investigate the beneficial effects of flixweed and fig consumption on IBS-C symptoms. (Source: Explore)
Source: Explore - September 11, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Makan Pourmasoumi, Reza Ghiasvand, Leila Darvishi, Amir Hadi, Nimah Bahreini, Ziyaaddin Keshavarzpour Tags: Research Letter Source Type: research
Planetary Health: From the Wellspring of Holistic Medicine to Personal and Public Health Imperative
The term planetary health, popularized in the 1980-90s, underscores that human health cannot be uncoupled from the health of natural systems within the Earth's biosphere. Coincident with the rise of environmentalism in the 1970s, the artificially drawn lines between personal, public and planetary health began to diminish. As the global health burdens shifted from infectious to non-communicable diseases (NCDs), greater emphasis was placed on the health-mediating role of lifestyle and the total lived environment; included in this perspective was the health implications of human-manufactured threats to life within the biosphe...
Source: Explore - September 11, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Susan L. Prescott, Alan C. Logan Source Type: research
Comparison and Assessment of the Effects of Flixweed and Fig on Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Predominant Constipation: A Single-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is one of the most common functional gastrointestinal disorders, with a prevalence of 5-20%, depending on the diagnostic criteria selected.1,2 IBS is characterized by bloating and abdominal pain or discomfort associated with changes in bowel habits in the absence of any specific mechanical, biochemical or inflammatory conditions.3 Although this syndrome does not lead to mortality, it decreases productivity through work absence, increases healthcare costs, and has a substantial negative effect on patient quality of life. (Source: Explore)
Source: Explore - September 11, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Makan Pourmasoumi, Reza Ghiasvand, Leila Darvishi, Amir Hadi, Nimah Bahreini, Ziyaaddin Keshavarzpour Tags: Research Letter Source Type: research
