The hM Bookstore has added a selection of textooks to its selection. These textbooks are widely used in medical schools and colleges. They are primaryly meant for medical students and health care professionals. The textbooks can be ordered online.
They cover the subjects of:
- Medical Physiology ( Guyton & Hall, Ganong, Costanzo, Boron, BRS )
- Human Anatomy ( Gray's , Netter, Atlas - Gray, Lippincott etc )
- Histology ( books and color atlas, Weather, Netter ...etc.)
- Pathology ( Robbins & Cotran, Rubin's ...etc.)
- Biochemistry ( Lippincott, Lehninger, BRS, Rapid review Series)
See Medical and College Textbooks
The items can also be ordered as gifts to a student by a third party.
Monday, September 6, 2010
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Monitoring Blood Pressure at Home
A Summary of Guidelines and Recommendations for Long-term Blood Pressure Monitoring at Home.
1- The type of monitor:
While the auscultatory method has been used in hospital settings for decades, it is now increasingly replaced by the use of automated oscillatory machines. The latter automatic devices are probably more suited for home use. Patients should make sure the machine they purchased has been validated and has FDA clearance. hM believes that monitors such as Omron's HEM-790IT and Lifesource's UA-767PC are examples of suitable machines for long-term use.
2- Measuring method:
The patient should be sitting comfortably and have rested for five minutes before the measurement. The patient should abstain from having smoked or having had coffee or eaten just prior to the measurement. The arm should be resting comfortably on a desk or table. The cuff should then be wrapped around the arm, at about an inch above the crease of the elbow so that the cuff is at the same level as the patient's heart. Patient should refrain from talking and stand still while blood pressure is being taken.
3- Number of measurements.
Two measurements can be taken, at a ten minute interval. This will provide more accurate and reliable records.
4- Recording the numbers.
Some machines now come with integrated software programs that record the numbers automatically and allow you to transfer the results to your PC. The data can then be emailed and shared with your doctor. Some monitors can also send the data directly to your physician, using Bluetooth technology.
For the detailed guidelines:
Reference: The US Department of Health and Human Resources - "Recommendations for blood pressure measurement in humans..."
1- The type of monitor:
While the auscultatory method has been used in hospital settings for decades, it is now increasingly replaced by the use of automated oscillatory machines. The latter automatic devices are probably more suited for home use. Patients should make sure the machine they purchased has been validated and has FDA clearance. hM believes that monitors such as Omron's HEM-790IT and Lifesource's UA-767PC are examples of suitable machines for long-term use.
2- Measuring method:
The patient should be sitting comfortably and have rested for five minutes before the measurement. The patient should abstain from having smoked or having had coffee or eaten just prior to the measurement. The arm should be resting comfortably on a desk or table. The cuff should then be wrapped around the arm, at about an inch above the crease of the elbow so that the cuff is at the same level as the patient's heart. Patient should refrain from talking and stand still while blood pressure is being taken.
3- Number of measurements.
Two measurements can be taken, at a ten minute interval. This will provide more accurate and reliable records.
4- Recording the numbers.
Some machines now come with integrated software programs that record the numbers automatically and allow you to transfer the results to your PC. The data can then be emailed and shared with your doctor. Some monitors can also send the data directly to your physician, using Bluetooth technology.
For the detailed guidelines:
Reference: The US Department of Health and Human Resources - "Recommendations for blood pressure measurement in humans..."
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Harvard Study - Combination Therapy for CHD Reversal
Harvard Study - Combination Therapy (Medication + Diet) for CHD Reversal
A study by a group of experts fron a hospital associated with the Harvard Medical School brings serious support to or even validates the views that heart disease reversal diets, when combined with medication, yield better results.
The team at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, who conducted the study, concluded that diet helps statin drugs lower cholesterol to even lower levels and that the benefits are additive in nature. The two therapies work independently of each other, this explains why the benefits squarely add-up. These are very good news for patients who mean to reverse the ailment.
A study by a group of experts fron a hospital associated with the Harvard Medical School brings serious support to or even validates the views that heart disease reversal diets, when combined with medication, yield better results.
The team at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, who conducted the study, concluded that diet helps statin drugs lower cholesterol to even lower levels and that the benefits are additive in nature. The two therapies work independently of each other, this explains why the benefits squarely add-up. These are very good news for patients who mean to reverse the ailment.
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Ordering the Right Amount of Test Strips
Ordering glucose or cholesterol test strips on line for your home use monitor or meter is a handy convenience. However, there are many models to choose from and many strips have expiration dates. Ordering more than you need will cancel the savings since you may have to discard them on account of the expiration date. For safety and accuracy, it is important to stick to those strips that are recommended by the manufacturer of your monitor, meter or device. Order or purchase strips online if those strips or panels are made by reputable manufacturers, avoid suspisciously low-cost ones that may turn out to be worthless counterfeit strips.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Health Monitors for Home Use by Patient Acquiring Bluetooth Technology
This is probably more than a budding trend. Health professionals, doctors and hospital authorities seem to be adopting the Bluetooth technology en masse for the purpse of remote monitoring of patients. To keep up with this new trend, manufacturers of meters and monitors for home use by patients have started to enable their monitoring devices and machines with wireless Bluetooth technology. A N D Medical / LifeSource are now offering a blood pressure monitor with such wireless Bluetooth technology. Omron is also coming uo with an Omron Bluetooth blood pressure monitor. The Omron model is already on the market in Japan and will be available soon in the United States, if it is not already by the time these lines are written. Some makers of glucose meters and makers of blood coagulatition monitors are also working towards integrating the Bluetooth technology into their machines.
We have added a Bluetooth enabled BP monitor to our selection. For now, it is mentioned in the band at the bottom of the page for Monitors and Devices for Use by A Patient at Home. Because this technology promises to render remote monitoring of a patient's vital signs possible at a very low cost, we believe that in the near future most machines will have the wireless communications Bluetooth technology integretaed into them. We will follow this trend and will most likely add more and more of these Bluetooth enabled machines to our recommendations.
We have added a Bluetooth enabled BP monitor to our selection. For now, it is mentioned in the band at the bottom of the page for Monitors and Devices for Use by A Patient at Home. Because this technology promises to render remote monitoring of a patient's vital signs possible at a very low cost, we believe that in the near future most machines will have the wireless communications Bluetooth technology integretaed into them. We will follow this trend and will most likely add more and more of these Bluetooth enabled machines to our recommendations.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Selected Natural and Medical Dietary Supplements
When it comes to natural products and supplements, one has to realize that a lot of them (if not most) cannot be successful demonstrated to have any efficacy. We have made a selection of supplements that are either natural or of medical/pharmaceutical origin. We limited ourselves, in the natural products category, only to those that are proven to work.
The selection features:
- Niacin, to improve a person's cholesterol ratio.
- Plant sterols or phytosterols that are proven to help decrease the absorption of LDL cholesterol
- Psyllium husks, to help managing glucose peaks and cholesterol levels
- Fish oil, although the first epidemiological studies pointed to an ability to stabilize coronary plaque, there is a bit of a controversy on the subject of fish oil.
- Omega-3 supplements.
The above are the only natural products that are featured.
The selection was completed with non-natural but beneficial products:
- Ecotrin (low-dose coated ASA)
- Bayer's Health Advantage
- and Centrum
You can review the selection online
The present is for educational purposes. Natural products do not constitute or replace medication or treatment. Always consult with your physician before taking any natural products.
The selection features:
- Niacin, to improve a person's cholesterol ratio.
- Plant sterols or phytosterols that are proven to help decrease the absorption of LDL cholesterol
- Psyllium husks, to help managing glucose peaks and cholesterol levels
- Fish oil, although the first epidemiological studies pointed to an ability to stabilize coronary plaque, there is a bit of a controversy on the subject of fish oil.
- Omega-3 supplements.
The above are the only natural products that are featured.
The selection was completed with non-natural but beneficial products:
- Ecotrin (low-dose coated ASA)
- Bayer's Health Advantage
- and Centrum
You can review the selection online
The present is for educational purposes. Natural products do not constitute or replace medication or treatment. Always consult with your physician before taking any natural products.
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Monitors, Meters and Testers for a patient's use at home
A selection of personal health monitors, meters and testers has been added to the hM Bookstore. This section has been renamed the hM HealthStore Online.
The selection includes some of the best monitors, suh as:
- for monitoring blood pressure: 3 of the best Omron models.
- for diabetics to monitor blood glucose, models from the Bayer Contour and OneTouch series.
- for measuring cholesterol, hdl and triglycerides at home: three models from Cardiocheck.
Browse through selection of personal monitors for a patient's home use
Note: we did not necessarily review the cheapest ones. We rather tried to select the best and most efficient ones. Some come with health management software.
The selection includes some of the best monitors, suh as:
- for monitoring blood pressure: 3 of the best Omron models.
- for diabetics to monitor blood glucose, models from the Bayer Contour and OneTouch series.
- for measuring cholesterol, hdl and triglycerides at home: three models from Cardiocheck.
Browse through selection of personal monitors for a patient's home use
Note: we did not necessarily review the cheapest ones. We rather tried to select the best and most efficient ones. Some come with health management software.
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