Sep22
Dave J. (Scoop0901)
The more than 12 million estimated Americans suffering from sleep apnea don’t have to sacrifice convenience for a good night’s sleep anymore thanks to the increasing abundance of highly efficient and portable electromechanical devices commonly used to treat the disorder.
According to a Kalorama Information report released last Friday, Contract Manufacturing Opportunities in High-Growth Medical Devices (Catheters, Pacemakers, LVADs, Hip and Knee Implants, Air Pathways, Syringes), xPAP devices have become the standard and most effective treatment available.
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Cognitive Function, Health, Healthcare, Sleep, Sleep Apnea, Sleep Hygiene and Well-rested
Jun09
Dave J. (Scoop0901)
Respironics announced the addition of its first full-face gel mask, the ComfortGel Full, which is part of the company’s Comfort Series line of masks.
With an all-new design and popular components, the ComfortGel Full mask brings the natural comfort and seal benefits of Respironics’ gel technology to full-face mask wearers, while offering the convenience and practicality of a replaceable cushion design to providers.
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Sleep Apnea
Sep26
Dave J. (Scoop0901)
Snake Oil
In the bygone days of the mid-to-late 1800s, especially with the westward expansion in the U.S., many traveling sales folks had one goal in mind: make money and make it now. Two days later, the traveling sales folks would be in a different town, hopefully without anyone in the audience of the public spectacles they made of themselves to hawk their goods.
The ailment of the day was painted or printed on anything possible, including potions that could kill. They soon became known as “snake oil,” named after Clark Stanley’s Snake Oil Liniment.
The intent of those traveling salesmen, and yes, sometimes traveling saleswomen, was to make money. Nothing else mattered, just as long as their pockets, or perhaps wallet or purse, was full of greenbacks earned by selling their snake oil. If someone was in the audience that knew them from another town, things usually went back for these sales folks selling their finest snake oil. Continue Reading »
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Breathing, Health, Sleep and Sleep Apnea
