Menstruation Menstruation is a phase of the menstrual cycle in which the uterine lining is shed. Menstrual cycles occur exclusively in humans and other great apes. The females of other mammalian species experience an estrus, in which the endometrium is reabsorbed by the animal at the end of its reproductive cycle.
Archive for June, 2008
Feminine Sanitary Napkin
Posted in Incontinence, tagged Feminine Sanitary Napkin on June 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Drip Collectors
Posted in Incontinence, tagged Drip Collectors on June 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Drip Collectors Incontinence management has been a “growth sector” in long-term care for many years – from a $99 million market in 1972(*) to $496 million in 1987 (the latest figures available), and very likely reaching the $1 billion level this year. Accompanying this product sales growth has been growth in consumer awareness and acceptance [...]
Children’s Diapers
Posted in Incontinence, tagged Children’s Diapers on June 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Children’s Diapers Ancient Times Documents show that babies of ancient times may have used Milkweed leaf wraps, animal skins, and other natural resources. Babies were “wrapped in swaddling bands” in many European societies since antiquity or strips of linen or wool that were wrapped tightly around each limb and then crosswise around the body. Innuits, [...]
OTC Medication
Posted in Medications / OTC, tagged OTC Medication on June 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Medication A medication is any drug taken to cure or reduce the symptoms of an illness or ongoing medical condition. Commercial medications are produced by pharmaceutical companies and are often patented. Those that are not patented are called generic drugs.
Antibiotics Introduction
Posted in Medications / OTC, tagged Antibiotics Introduction on June 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Antibiotics Introduction Antibiotics are among the most frequently prescribed medications in modern medicine. Antibiotics cure disease by killing or injuring bacteria. The first antibiotic was penicillin, discovered accidentally from a mold culture. Today, over 100 different antibiotics are available to doctors to cure minor discomforts as well as life-threatening infections.Although antibiotics are useful in a [...]
Geri Chairs
Posted in Lift Chairs, tagged Geri Chairs on June 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Geri Chairs Geri Chairs are lesser known but deserve special attention in the home care setting and care facilities as they can be a lifesaver for caregivers and loved ones alike. Basically a geri-chair is a comfortable mobile padded recliner seat on 4 small wheels that allows caregivers to push seated patients throughout the house. [...]
Lift Chairs
Posted in Lift Chairs, tagged Lift Chairs on June 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Lift Chairs lift chairs are beneficial to a variety of people whose medical conditions or physical limitations cause them to have difficulty moving and getting in and out of conventional furniture. Finding the right chair at the right price can be a challenge.
Impotence Ring
Posted in Impotence, tagged Impotence Ring on June 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Rings OTC ring kit is perfect for those with a mild case of impotence. These rings are so affordable many customers purchase them as replacement rings for competitors systems. Available without a prescription. For patients who can achieve but not maintain an erection, or who suffer from premature ejaculation. Also recommended by physicians in conjunction [...]
bathroom scale
Posted in Home Diagnostics, tagged bathroom scale on June 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
High-tech bathroom scalesAmerica’s obsession with watching weight has created a hot market for products that help consumers shape up. And the scale is caught up in this frenzy, with the latest craze involving sophisticated digital readouts.Digital scales have become much more affordable since they first debuted more than a decade ago, and now the “extras” [...]
Blood Pressure Monitor
Posted in Blood Pressure Products, tagged Blood Pressure Monitor on June 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Blood Pressure MonitorTaking one’s blood pressure can clearly tell you a lot about your health. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring provides a comprehensive assessment of a patient’s blood pressure profile with BP variability, overnight dipping and morning surge that in-clinic and home BP monitoring cannot provide. The unit has just received an A/A rating based upon [...]
