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.

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 of incontinence as a “respectable” problem and, with this, a large consumer marketing effort. Meanwhile, product development has resulted in a large range of sizes, designs and absorptive capacities.

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, an Eskimo people, placed moss under sealskin. Native American mothers packed grass under a diaper cover made of rabbit skin, as it was done by the Incas in South America. In warmer tropical climates babies were mostly naked and mothers tried to anticipate baby’s bowel movements or urinations…this would be called elimination communication today and is still practiced.

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

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 wide variety of infections, it is important to realize that antibiotics only treat bacterial infections. Antibiotics are useless against viral infections (for example, the common cold) and fungal infections (such as ringworm). Your doctor can best determine if an antibiotic is right for your condition.

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. Enhancing patient comfort and reducing caregiver strain due to frequent and difficult patient transfers are huge benefits. Geri-chairs further assist their users by enabling them to recline for naps and provide a convenient tray for meals.

Lift Chairs

This is often the first question that is asked when shopping for a lift chair. Medicare will no longer reimburse the entire cost of the lift chair but it will pay for the cost of the lifting mechanism. Under Medicare, the lift mechanism is considered durable medical equipment (DME) which is covered if your doctor prescribes it for use in your home. The total amount of reimbursement can vary from state to state, but it is usually around $300.

You will have to pay for the lift chair up front and then fill out a claim to Medicare for reimbursement. Reimbursement may be made for a purchase of medically necessary lift chairs but the patient must suffer from severe arthritis of the hip or knee, muscular dystrophy or from other neuromuscular diseases. Medicare policy states that the lift chair must be included in the physician’s course of treatment, that it is likely to effect improvement, or that it may arrest or retard deterioration in the patient’s condition.

Additionally, the coverage of the lift mechanism in a lift chair is limited to those types which operate smoothly, can be controlled by the patient, and effectively assist a patient in standing up and sitting down without other assistance. There is a type of lift that is operated by a spring release mechanism that is not covered by Medicare because of its sudden, catapult-like motion.

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.

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 with Viagra™ and Injection Therapy. Reusable, easy to use. Applies in seconds. Lifetime warranty. NON-Returnable due to health regulations.

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” are just considered part of that package.One item that seems to be a hit is a digital body fat scale from Taylor Precision Products. Four different users can input height, age and gender. The scale emits a low-voltage current that calculates that person’s body fat percentage.

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 the British Hypertension Society (BHS) protocol as reported Blood Pressure Monitoring (Goodwin et al., 2007). The independent evaluation was conducted in the United Kingdom by researchers at James Cook University Hospital. Results showed the ambulatory blood pressure monitor received an A grade for both systolic and diastolic pressures. The ambulatory blood pressure monitor is clinically validated to all three internationally recognized standards: British Hypertension Society (BHS) (A/A), European Society of Hypertension (ESH) International Protocol, and the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) SP10. The lightweight design of the ambulatory blood pressure monitor combined with the comfort of SunTech’s patented Orbit blood pressure cuff dramatically increase patient testing compliance.