Vital Force

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(written for the October 2021 Homeopathic Nurses Association Newsletter)

Pyrexia, or as it more commonly called, fever, is a defensive state in which the body temperature rises as a reaction to an infectious agent, such as a virus or bacteria, and is one of the distinguishing characteristics of an inflammatory response. A fever stimulates defense against pathogens or infections and helps restore the body to homeostasis. Fever is associated with increased metabolic rate, oxygen consumption, … Read more

Vital Force

Written by Frank Russo, this post originally appeared as an article in the December 2021 edition of Homeopathic Nurses Association Newsletter.


As of October 2021, the Homeopathic Nurses Association has a new logo that includes the phrase Nursing and Homeopathy—a Vital Force. In the history of nursing and homeopathy, both are regarded as an art and a science. Both look at integrating the person and both systems work to achieve the highest expression … Read more