US Medical Supplies Blog

For what it’s worth, I’d like to point out that shopping for an adjustable bed online can be a huge nightmare. Before I go on, I should clarify: this website (www.usmedicalsupplies.com) is an online retailer of adjustable beds, among many other products. We take the same approach to selling adjustable beds as we do with [...]

This post gives a few pointers for avoiding the flu that you may not have already thought of.

About a month ago, I wrote about whether or not it would be prudent to continue your health insurance coverage under COBRA in the event of a layoff. Today I read that part of President Obama’s forthcoming healthcare reform plan is sure to include a provision that requires insurance companies to cover pre-existing conditions.
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This has been a particularly nasty winter, and it seems everyone I know has contracted a serious case of flu or bronchitis over the past several months. Personally, I had a nasty fever last week and I’m glad to be over it. I worked through it the old-fashioned way: by staying in bed and trying [...]

I happened upon a very unique retail site today. The site is www.broadenedhorizons.com and they sell products that greatly enhance the quality of life for individuals who are confined to an electric wheelchair. Actually, their product offering targets an even more specific segment: those who are paralyzed and use only their voice to interact with [...]

On Monday, January 26th, over 65,400 jobs were cut from several companies inside the U.S. It’s being called “Bloody Monday,” and those who lost their jobs face a tough decision: whether or not to continue their families’ healthcare plan under COBRA. If you have recently been laid off, or you think it may be coming, [...]

In dealing with arthritis, there are things you should know about the condition even before it begins to affect you. People at large have several common misconceptions about the nature of the disease. Some of these misconceptions, if not corrected, can lead people into harm. Hopefully this will clear a few things up.

Diabetes is a disease that affects millions of people all of the United States and the World. It is a disease that effects how the body handles blood sugar. Affecting 1 out of 5 seniors over 75, diabetes is becoming increasingly common among seniors.

A recent study completed at the Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center seems to indicates that vitamin K can actually help slow insulin resistance among males over the age of sixty.

Much like cars, our body needs fuel to function properly. Depending on your activity level, you might need more fuel or less, but without fuel, we can not live. However, unlike automobiles are bodies do not run off of unleaded gasoline, instead we eat food as a source of fuel, which is broken down into different chemicals. One of the most common chemicals used by the body for energy is glucose or sugar.

Our body produces many chemicals to help aid in the process of breaking down food, including a hormone called insulin. Insulin is produced in the pancreas and helps to turn the glucose into energy. In those with diabetes, the insulin with either not properly break down the glucose or not produce enough insulin.

According to the American Diabetes Association, almost 24 million American’s have diabetes. This is about 8% of the total population in the United States and many of these individuals are unaware that they have it.

When many people think about Honda, they might fondly recall their reliable Honda Civic or perhaps one of Honda Motorcycles. However, Honda has many departments that deal with other aspects aside from just cars and motorcycles.

Honda’s robotic department is very well known and has recently announced a device that is intended to make it easier for seniors to use the stairs. While still in the very early experimental stage, this device could potentially help many seniors all across the world.