Being active is essential to health. Aerobic activities are a key part of keeping your blood pressure normal. In some cases aerobic exercise can even lower high blood pressure. Aerobic exercise is an important type of exercise that should be a part of any regular exercise plan. Aerobic exercise is any extended activity that makes you breathe hard while using the large muscle groups at a regular, even pace. Aerobic activities help make your heart stronger and more efficient.
Before civilization humans walked for long distances, sometimes days at a time, to hunt and gather food. It's assumed that humans actually walked all the way from what is now Russia to South America in search of food. It was rare for early humans to die of diabetes or heart disease. Humans seem to be built more for activity than non-activity. However with the advent of civilization and technology, humans find themselves in an increasingly sedentary situation.
Aerobic exercise improves the efficiency of the heart, lungs and blood vessels as well as the efficiency of the metabolic enzymes that regulate the conversion of stored energy in muscle cells. So you probably don't have time to walk from Russia to South America, but you do need to make time for aerobic activities. What are some examples of aerobic exercises? Click ahead to find out.
May is National High Blood Pressure Education Month. If you've been diagnosed with pre-hypertension use this opportunity to start participating in your life in ways that will help you feel better. Be pro-active in your own healthcare. It will increase the quality and length of your life. First, start to keep tabs on your blood pressure. Home blood pressure devices have advanced enough in technology so that you can check your blood pressure by yourself easily in a matter of minutes. A wide variety of home blood pressure monitors exist including automatic, manual, pediatric, and even talking blood pressure monitors.
You can lower high blood pressure naturally by making lifestyle changes. Naturally lowering your blood pressure isn't easy, but it can be done with care and attention. Click read more to learn how to lower your blood pressure naturally.
Oral health is an important part of staying healthy. But today Americans are having trouble accessing the dentist. Not only is there a shortage of dentists and dental equipment and supplies but the cost of dental insurance is often too high.
Many dentists won't treat Medicaid patients and reimbursement rates in the federal-state program are extremely low.
Now a new type of dental practioner might be available for patients. Dental therapists. Dental therapists are limited practitioners who are trained to do "basic" dental work, including X-rays, preventative care, filings and extractions. In the countries where they practice today, most of them are carefully supervised by fully licensed and trained dentists.
Are dental therapists in your future? Some states are planning to regulate dental therapy, but the American Dental Association actually disagrees.
The cost of operating a medical clinic is skyrocketing. Both older and younger doctors agree. When doctors leave medical school they are often in deep debt. The cost of maintaining an office, staff, and medical equipment is dwarfed by the cost of malpractice insurance, administrative costs, and fees for specialists in insurance provider "red-tape." Doctors who were trained in school as scientists and healers are thrown into an unfamiliar system of bureaucracy, advertising, marketing, consulting, and legal minutiae. Small mistakes in complex regulations and standards can quickly turn into big mistakes. While the availability of quality health care remains high in the United States compared to the rest of the world, both doctors and patients agree that there are serious flaws.
If you're a student of history, you might remember that the first tinkering with health care began in 1965 with the introduction of Medicare. In 1973 President Nixon signed a bill that made it possible for hospitals and doctor's offices to become for-profit business entities. The Health Maintenance Organization Act of 1973 paved the way for advancements in medical technology and care while also leading to the organization of several large health insurance and health provider conglomerates. These two important pieces of legislation on the medical industry laid the groundwork for the American health care system as it exists today.
In 2010 compromise health care reform was passed by Congress. The controversial new legislation is currently under judicial review by the Supreme Court which will ultimately decide the fate of the new laws. Meanwhile costs for medical clinics and facilities continue to rise.
With this in mind, it's not self-serving to say affordable medical equipment is important. As your source for medical equipment and supplies, QuickMedical understands that in a changing system it's important to have some things you can count on. We aim to be that-- a simple online resource you can buy from with confidence no matter what legislation or regulations are enacted. Doctors who run clinics and offices can always come to QuickMedical for the affordable medical equipment they need. For instance the ADC Pro Combo II Colorful Aneroid Blood Pressure Kit is selling at QuickMedical for 50% off the retail price. For a clinic that needs high quality, affordable, but also fun and colorful medical equipment, ordering is simple. Just point, click, and the affordable medical equipment is delivered right to your door.
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The American Heart Association encourages early detection of peripheral artery disease with regular ABI testing for at risk patients. Peripheral Artery Disease or PAD is a general term that refers to artery disease anywhere outside of your heart, including the arteries that supply blood to your legs, arms, brain, kidneys, and other organs. The most common form of PAD is found in the patient's legs.
The L450VA Vista ABI (Automated ABI System) is a full-featured ABI system designed to make the ABI exam faster and easier to conduct, interpret and document. The system features an on-screen guide with a convenient hand-held controller to ease the ABI exam. The Summit Doppler Vantage ABI Vascular System is ideal for clinics, medical offices and hospitals.
The system includes automatic cuff inflation and deflation, three modalities Doppler, PVR, and arterial PPG, Automatic ABI & TBI calculation, a built-in printer for waveforms, pressures, and index printed on adhesive-backed label paper, graphic waveform display with step-by-step instructions, and a software package with full page reporting, exam storage, and download capability to EMR systems in .pdf or .csv format.
Currently at QuickMedical, all ABI Systems receive a 2 Year Warranty for free. A recent article from the UK on ABI tests stated, "Although regarded as a routine test, a great deal of further work is required before a consensus can be reached on a standardized technique for ABI. A practitioner should be familiar with the evidence around the theoretical basis for the ABI test in order to make evidence-based interpretations of the results. In particular, practitioners need to be aware of the technical limitations of using ABI and how variations in ABI methodology can affect the findings." With this in mind, it's important to choose the trusted standard in ABI testing-- Summit Doppler.
Today is the American Diabetes Association Alert Day. March 27th is a one-day "wake-up call" asking the American public to take a diabetes risk test to find out if they're at risk for developing type 2 diabetes.
Are you at risk for developing diabetes? Click ahead to find out!
Keeping kids calm in the doctor's office can be a challenge. It might be because children associate doctors' office visits with shots. It might be because a doctor's visit often means something is wrong. It also might be because doctors are adult strangers who become very intimate with children briefly and then aren't heard from again until the next visit. Whatever the reason, doctors and nurses are well aware of the anxiety that even routine check-ups can cause children. These bad feelings can often carry over into adulthood. A fear of the doctor in adulthood isn't childish, but it is unsafe.
It's not just about convenience, but building a lifetime of anxiety-free doctor's visits. How can you keep kids calm in a doctor's office? Let's go to the experts and find out. Click ahead.
Currently Birchwood LiquiCell Shear Point Bandages from QuickMedical are 20% OFF until April 30th, 2012. These bandages can be used for a variety of medical applications in a many different facilities, including nursing homes and hospitals. The LiquiCell shear point bandages can also be used in a very different location-- the Great Outdoors.
Click read more for a true story about shear point bandages in use during a hike in the central Cascade mountains.
As American Heart month winds down we'd like to share with the readers some heart disease prevention tips to assist in your heart healthy lifestyle. Six years ago only 66% of adults who visited their doctor had their blood pressure checked. While that number has increased, more than one in five people with high blood pressure still don't know that they have hypertension.
Tip 1. Have your blood pressure checked, regularly. It's not exactly new heart health news, but regular blood pressure readings from a health professional are the most important way to find out if you have hypertension or pre-hypertension.
For the next four heart health tips for preventing cardiovascular disease, click ahead.
QuickMedical and Germstar invite you to try answering these questions about hand hygiene. Hand hygiene isn't always as simple as just regular hand washing. Take this hand hygiene quiz, packed with hand hygiene and hand sanitizer facts and find out if you're a Hand Hygiene Hero or just a Germy Jerk.
1. After taking a patient's blood pressure, the doctor or nurse should wash their hands. True or False.
2. Wet or damp hands spread 1000 times more germs than dry hands. True or False.
3. In the 1960's rinsing hands with antiseptic was believed to be less effective than hand washing. True or False.
4. According to CDC the single most important thing we can do to keep from getting sick and spreading illness to others is to clean our hands. True or False.
5. Only 75% of female and 60% of male middle and high school students washed their hands after using the bathroom. True orFalse.
6. Hand sanitizer is not as effective in germ control as hand washing. True or False.
Do you know the answer to these questions? You've got a 50/50 shot! Don't cheat. Answer honestly and then click read more for the surprising answers on hand hygiene, hand washing, and hand sanitizers.
