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Patients Experience Less Pain, Increased Satisfaction with Integrative Care
February 2013
A recent report commissioned by the Bravewell Collaborative surveyed 29 prominent integrative medical centers in the United States. The report, entitled Integrative Medicine in America (2012), revealed that in more than half the hospitals surveyed, these therapies help reduce anxiety, nausea, and pain levels, as well as increase patient engagement. With the advent of value-based reimbursement, in which payments to hospitals are tied to patient satisfaction, integrative health therapies may improve bottom lines, as well. Read More...
Clinical Hypnosis and the Treatment of Postmenopausal Hot Flashes
December 2012
In a recent study funded by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) and published in Menopause: The Journal of the North American Menopause Society, clinical hypnosis was shown to produce significant reductions in self-reported and physiologically measured hot flashes in postmenopausal women. Read More...
Menopausal Hormone Therapy for the Prevention of Chronic Conditions
December 2012
The U.S. Prevention Services Task Force (USPSTF) provided an update to their recommendation statement on hormone therapy for the prevention of chronic conditions in postmenopausal women. The use of combined estrogen and progestin and the use of estrogen are specifically addressed. Read More...
Five Things to Do This Month
November 2012
Here is a list of five simple things you can do today to change your life! Read More...
The Impact of Breast Cancer Subtypes and Treatment on Survival
October 2012
In a recent report published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, molecular subtypes were important predictors of breast cancer mortality. According to the study, women with HER2-enriched tumors and luminal B subtypes had the poorest survival despite adjusting for important covariates. Read More...
Holistic Stress Management
October 2012
Virtually everyone experiences stress. It is the second most frequently cited work-related health problem. Health care providers are especially prone to the effects of stress. Explore the causes of stress, effects of acute and chronic stress, and holistic methods to manage your stress. Read More...
The Nurses' Health Study
October 2012
The Nurses' Health Study (NHS) is one of the longest and largest ongoing investigations regarding factors that influence women's health. The NHS began in 1967 and expanded in 1989. Over 238,000 nurses have participated in the research which focuses on cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and other health conditions. Read More...
Creating a Culture of Health--A Call To Action
October 2012
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has created a Call To Action: Creating a Culture of Health. This bold report calls on hospitals to be leaders in creating a culture of health by focusing on employee health and wellness. Current practices used by hospitals today with their employees, examples of best practices, and recommendations on how to accomplish this culture of health are provided. Read More...
Georgetown University Releases Report on Healthcare Workforce
September 2012
This powerful report provides detailed analyses and projections of healthcare fields, occupations, and their wages. The important skills and work values associated with healthcare fields and occupations are explored. Finally, the implications of these findings for the racial, ethnic, and class diversity of the healthcare workforce in the coming decade is discussed. Read More...
Make the Most of Menopause
September 2012
Menopause occurs at the natural end of a woman's reproductive cycle. So why not treat it naturally? Both aromatherapy massage and regular massage treatments may reduce menopausal symptoms and aromatherapy massage may be more effective than either therapy alone. Read More...
Get Moving!
August 2012
Getting enough exercise is vital to brain health and stimulates the development of many areas of the brain. New research continues to show that exercise increases memory, concentration, problem solving, and overall brain health... Read More...
Gratitude
July 2012
Creativity is like a breeze: fleeting, flowing, invisible, and sometimes hard to catch. Some people relax, and their creativity just “happens.” Others must work hard to generate their creative side. Some of us are at our most creative first thing in the morning, while others find that their creativity kicks in later in the day. How do you keep your creative juices flowing when they lag? Read More...
Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention
July 2012
With almost two-thirds of adults and one-third of children in the United States now considered overweight or obese, the potential effects on health, health costs, and our nation's productivity could be catastrophic. Obesity currently costs over $190 billion each year in obesity-related illnesses. Prevention is at the cornerstone of strategies to decrease the spread of this national epidemic. Read More...
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