We received the Secura Personal Cleanser while in the hospital and really did not use it until we went home. Wow!  We were so pleased with this product.   It is a great no rinse perineal cleanser.  There are a lot of good things to say about this cleanser, but mainly we like it because it keeps odors down and it is antibacterial.  I am convinced that this product keeps the skin healthy, when you have a patient that cannot bathe every day.  Another great thing is this product is so economical.  Even with daily use, the 8 oz. spray bottle last for over a month.  If you need an economical, effective perineal spray, this is your answer. 

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A great tip for people putting compression stockings on a patient is to always use vinyl gloves when putting them on the patient or yourself.  The gloves are great for pulling the stockings away from the skin and helping to work them up the leg.  Anyone who has put compression stockings on someone or themselves knows and understands how difficult it is to work them up the leg to the thigh.  The gloves grip the stockings when the bare fingers just will not do the trick. Another tip for compression stockings is to pull the seam away from the toe once the stockings are fully in place.  The pulling away from the toe takes all the pressure off the toe area and makes the daily wear more comfortable. 

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The University of Granada took 50 people and through a series of questions grouped them according to their perception of the past (positive, negative, etc). They then followed up by having the volunteers fill our forms about their own health and quality of life. According to the researcher’s findings:

“A negative view of the past is highly related to worse health indicators.”

Of course, this kind of makes sense. People who have negative attitudes about the past tend to have negative attitudes in general. This effects their level of motivation to make efforts to live a healthy lifestyle. And in turn they tend to have more physical problems and get sick more often.

Interestingly people who are considered completely future-focused (those that put their personal goals before all else) do not fair much better. They do appear to be more physically healthy, but their lack of connection to positive past experience and inability to “live in the now” e.i. enjoy present experience leaves them with a lower quality of life.

The ideal group was the well balanced one that had a positive outlook on their past as well as some future thinking. That group also had a lot of future goals and demanded a lot of themselves, but they were able to live out present experience in a positive way as well. The result was a healthier and happier life.

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I can’t help but think that scientists in the medical field might be slacking off a little. At first glance this “discovery” looks like one that needs to be filed next to the one explaining that adult men are stranger than infants. However, this one is actually kind of interesting. Dr. Oury Monchi and Dr. Ruben Martins of the University Geriatrics Institute of Montreal devised a study originally aimed at exploring the brain regions and pathways that are involved in the planning and execution of language pairing tasks. It sounds like a mouthful…  because it is, but the procedure was actually pretty simple.

Participants in the study were asked to pair words according to different lexical rules such as semantic category (animal, plant, object), rhyme, or the sound of the attack of the words. The trick was that just about the time the participant figured out the similarities between the words, that they all rhymed for example, the rules would be changed and they would have to group the words by a different criteria.

Among the ages of the participants which ranged from 18 to 75 an interesting thing was observed, as stated by Dr. Monchi:

“Funny enough, the young brain is more reactive to negative reinforcement than the older one. When the young participants made a mistake and had to plan and execute a new strategy to get the right answer, various parts of their brains were recruited even before the next task began. However, when the older participants learned that they had made a mistake, these regions were only recruited at the beginning of the next trial, indicating that with age, we decide to make adjustments only when absolutely necessary. It is as though the older brain is more impervious to criticism and more confident than the young brain,”

So there you have it. Scientific proof that older brains are smarter than young ones. Be sure and share this one with your children.

…In other recent news, people who jump off roofs tend to hit the ground. 

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The drug is called memantine and Alberto Costa, MD, PhD, an associate professor of medicine at the University of Colorado is hoping to use it to “enhance memory and learning in those with Down syndrome.” Patients with Down Syndrome are expected to show a steady decline in mental functioning over the course of their life, and have roughly a 20% chance of being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s before they are 60. While many people with Down Syndrome are able to live long and fulfilling lives, even into their 70s, (depending on the level of severity of their condition) it is rare to see them survive more than 5 years after a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s.

Mematine is currently used to treat the symptoms of Alzheimer’s in a limited group Down Syndrome patients. However, the drug has shown to be effective in increasing brain function in mice with Down Syndrome. It is this testing on mice that Costa has been a part of for the last three years. He says that he expects his team to have publishable results within the next few months. If everything looks good after that, the next step with be clinical trials on human patients.

This is a race against the disease and time that Costa takes very personally. His own daughter, Tyche, suffers from Down Syndrome.

For more information about the clinical trials visit http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/results?term=NCT01112683

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Starting in the very near future JRS Medical will be teaming up with Tranquility Incontinence Products to make some great deals available to our customers. The exact details of the plan are not set in stone yet, but here’s what we can tell you. Customers of JRS Medical will be able to have free samples of Tranquility products sent to them. In addition to your free samples you will receive a coupon for $10 off your next order of Tranquility products.

Many of you are already users of Tranquility and others are looking for the most economical brand of incontinence products. This deal combined with the already low prices that you find at JRS Medical will make it easier than ever to save money. Think about it, free samples PLUS $10 off your next order! Sounds like a good time to stock up for the year.

Look for this promotion to go live at JRSMedical.com in the next few days. As always feel free to give us a call at 877-359-6716 with any questions or help with your order.

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Our business model at JRS Medical is primarily one of working with a drop shipper, that of Invacare Supply Group. However, we have recently opted to begin keeping a limited stock of a few select items in our own warehouse. Particularly a selection of surgical and exam gloves. What does this mean for you? Well, you already know that you wont find better prices on anything from Invacare than we offer at JRS Medical. Only now we’ve cut out the cost of dropshipping.

We can now 100% guarantee that we offer the absolute lowest prices on these select gloves anywhere. Check out JRSMedical.com and see just how simple it is to pay incredibly low prices for some top quality products.

Complete list of discounted gloves (by model number):

Invacare ® Powder-free Vinyl Exam Gloves: ISG421VF1, ISG421VF2, ISG421VF3

Invacare ® Pre-powdered Latex Exam Gloves: ISG421LP1, ISG421LP2

Invacare ® Powder-free Latex Exam Gloves: ISG421LF1

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The new initiative called Kids LiveWell was officially announced today. Included in its efforts will be the introduction of healthier kids meal choices in the menus of over 15,000 restaurants, spanning some 19 different chains nationwide. Margo Wootan of the Center for Science in the Public Interest gave the following statement regarding the reasons behind the effort:

“Kids’ meals have become synonymous with junk. They are usually a hamburger, a slice of pizza or fried chicken tenders with a side of french fries and a soda. We need to get to the point that the kids’ meals are the healthiest meals, because kids are growing and developing and forming eating habits that are going to affect their health for the rest of their lives.”

Restaurant locations that participate will be required to offer at least one children’s meal that has fewer than 600 calories plus alternatives for side dishes including fruits, vegetables.

A noticable absentee from the complete list of participating chains (below) is McDonald’s. Why, you ask? Mostly because they’ve already been doing all of the things that LiveWell is implementing. That’s right, McDonald’s will remain #1 because they continue to be one step ahead of the competition.

The Complete List

• Au Bon Pain
• Bonefish Grill
• Burger King
• Burgerville
• Carrabba’s Italian Grill
• Chevys Fresh Mex
• Chili’s Grill & Bar
• Corner Bakery Café
• Cracker Barrel
• Denny’s
• El Pollo Loco
• Friendly’s
• IHOP
• Joe’s Crab Shack
• Outback Steakhouse
• Silver Diner
• Sizzler
• T-Bones Great American Eatery
• zpizza

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Millions of people worldwide suffer from either partial or total loss of vision. For most of history there has been little that could be medically done for victims of things such as macular degeneration. Increasingly thicker glasses eventually become useless leaving people to live out the rest of their days in a world without vision. Or, at least, greatly reduced vision. There have been some new procedures recently that show some promise such as lense replacement surgery. However, such treatments, much like any other replacement type surgery, are very limited by the availability of donors. What if there was a way to manufacture artificial retinas? Well, on display this summer in at London’s Royal Society’s Science Exhibit is a technology that has been growing in popularity as well as success in the medical community.

It is possible to implant a microchip into the back of the eye that serves as an artificial retina. According to the Royal Society’s website,

“Natural light comes through the lens of the eye , falls on this square and is transformed into electrical impulses that stimulate the healthy retinal cells. This produces small points of light that can be seen by a blind patient and help them recognize objects.”

Such technology could make it possible for even patients with zero vision to start receiving visual data from their surroundings. As the production of these microchips becomes better refined small points of light could become increasingly detailed images, eventually adding color. Once we are able to artificially communicate visual data to the brain it is only a matter of time before we learn to communicate increasingly complex things. It may soon be possible for a completely blind person to have their vision essentially completely restored or perhaps given to them for the first time.

If you are like me hearing about bionic vision technology makes you think about other possibilities where these implants could be deployed. Let’s consider a military application. Soldiers in the field are already equipped with night vision and/or infrared goggles. What if those things could be scaled down, and then implanted into the eye of the soldier!  Imagine being able to see in almost complete darkness by simply activating the microchip implanted in your eye. And, of course, there is no reason to limit it to only low amounts of the visual light spectrum. What’s to stop a person with a retinal implant from being able to see in infrared or able to see X-rays? Yeah, I’m a fan of the Predator movies too. All of this is very cool. It will be interesting to watch this technology develop.

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If you were paying attention during the lengthy nationalized health care debate you may remember one of the new great services that was going to come free to all Americans. It was universal access to electronic medical records (EMR). A vast database of medical records would be available to both individuals and medical professionals. The result would be better, more targeted treatment plans for patients because all doctors would have access to test results and notes from the entire medical history of their patients. Also, health care costs would be reduced by the money saved by the reduction in redundant testing as well as the monies not being spent on all that paper. So, to whom would we turn to take on a data project of such magnitude? Google, of course. After all they already manage the largest and most extensively used search engine on the planet as well as many other user friendly services like Email, calendar services, online documents, and the like. Well, guess what. Google couldn’t make it work.

Let’s put this in perspective for just a moment. To say that Google is unable to handle a digital/data driven task is equivalent to saying  that the U.S. Navy is unable to protect our coastline, or that Nasa is unable to figure out an aeronautical hurdle, or that CERN’s Large Hadron Collider is unable to accelerate particles fast enough for a given experiment. There’s not exactly someone else to turn to.

The statement from Aaron Brown and Bill Weihl, Google Health’s project managers, read that the project did not “catch on in the way we had hoped.” To be fair to Google, it’s not completely their fault. In reality, most of the blame should fall on the shoulders of the reality-ignorant person that decided to promote universal EMRs as possible in the near future in the first place. Here are the facts.

Only about 17% of the nation’s some 800,000 physicians use some form of EMR. And even those are not under any universal standard. They are in all different formats and accessed by all different proprietary software programs. This leaves over 664,000 physicians that are still using paper medical records. It may surprise you to learn that a single doctors office may have a catalog of over 1,000,000 pieces of paper if they’ve been in business for any reasonable length of time. Here’s some quick math: 664,000 X 1,000,000 = 664,000,000,000 pieces of paper that would need to be scanned in and organized into a universal digital format. The fastest digital document scanners available today can process around 200 pages per minute. That means that it would take over 55,000,000 man hours (about 6300 years) of labor to create a universal EMR service accessible to everyone.

And this was to be done at no cost to the tax payer…

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Had a few people inquiring about the best way to apply medipore tape at home so I decided to do this little post. As usual, you can always buy medipore tape from our website starting at only $6.44.

Medipore Applications Tips:

For Smooth, Easy Tearing of 3M Medipore Tape-

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For Easy Application of 3M Medipore Dress-it Pre-Cut Dressing Cover:

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3M Medipore Soft Cloth Surgical Tapes, stretch in the cross-direction and on the bias. The direction of the stretch should be considered when securing a dressing or tubing to an area that is at high risk for distention, edema, hematoma formation, or movement. Hope this little tutorial helps everyone out.  If there are any other products we carry that you want a tutorial on please let us know!!

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Ok, I’ll admit it, I used the title of this post to suck you in. It’s simply a fact that stories about the government acting as an oppressive regime attract more readers than stories of stupid criminals. But, now that you’re here, here’s what happened.

59 year old Richard Verone of Gastonia, NC had multiple health issues, but couldn’t afford the medical care he needed. So he did what any logical person would do. He robbed a bank. Now you may be thinking he sought to acquire some multiple thousands of dollars so he could pay for his treatment. Well, you would be wrong. Mr. Verone held up the bank (without a weapon by the way) demanding that the teller hand over $1. After making his demands he calmly told the teller that he would not be making any attempt to escape and would in fact be waiting for the police to arrive.

You see, Mr. Verone is, in his own words, “a logical person.” and the logical thing to do if you are unable to afford health care is to get yourself arrested so you can be treated for free while serving as an inmate in the prison system. Verone guessed that he could count on about a three year sentence for attempted bank robbery which should be enough time to see him through his required treatment. He held up the bank for only $1 to prove that his intentions were health related and not monetary.

Unfortunately, Mr. Verone made a miscalculation. While he was successfully arrested and is currently in jail awaiting trial, the fact that he was not armed while holding up the bank amounts to only a charge of larceny rather than armed robbery. The result of which is that he is unlikely to see a prison term of longer than 12 months. But, maybe he’ll get a really good doctor.

Best of luck to you, Mr. Verone.

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Originally the FDA intended to draft new sunscreen rules in 1978 and publish them in 1999. I can only assume that they gave themselves 21 years for two reasons: 1) To give themselves at least 21 years of job security, and 2) To account for any unforeseen delays in the process. Well, the FDA is proud to announce they have wrapped up the research into the new rules and are ready to enforce them. And only 12 years behind schedule.

The basis of the new laws is this, there are two types of radiation that are considered harmful if received in large doses. They are UVB and UVA rays. Up until this year sunscreen companies were only required to report to the consumer their level of protection against UVB rays. This is provided in the form of an SPF (Sun Protection Factor) rating. Starting next summer start looking for the newest “buzz” phrase on all sunscreen products - “broad spectrum protection”. This new phrase will indicate that the given sunscreen product protects not only against UVB but UVA as well.

Products that do not carry this new broad spectrum protection will be required to print a warning on their labels explaining that their product protects only against sunburn and NOT against skin cancer or premature skin aging. So nevermind everything you’ve been told for the last 30 years about using certain SPF rated sunscreens to protect you against skin cancer. That apparently didn’t really matter, but now we’re pretty sure we got it figured out. You need broad spectrum protection…    ok.

One change I actually do appreciate is new regulations regarding the claims by sunscreen companies that their product is either water resistant or waterproof. From now on, companies will have to show a certain level of testing results before they will be allowed to make that claim. Although, I can say from personal experience that the spray on sunscreen by Coppertone is basically like an arousal super glue. I put on a couple layers of that last weekend on a canoe trip and it took three showers before my shirts stopped sticking to my back. Coppertone means it when they say waterproof.

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I wont normally make a habit of writing two posts in a row about very similar things. Nor do I plan on sticking to the subject of depressing things like disease. However, the news has been quite active lately on the subject of E. coli outbreaks in Europe. Many people are concerned of the possibility of the disease making its way to the U.S. I am not an expert in communicable diseases and I can’t speak much about the real risk of such an outbreak taking hold in the states, but I can offer a little education about what exactly E. coli is. Hopefully, I can give you a few tips on how to avoid a run in with this nasty little critter as well.

What is E. coli?

E. coli is short for Escherichia coli. It is a bacteria that lives in your gut. In fact, right now at this very moment, you have E. coli living in your stomach. Don’t be alarmed, there are many different types of E. coli. The most common types are actually beneficial to you. They help in the break down of food as well as protect you from infestations of other not-so-friendly bacterias. There are however certain strands of E. coli that are not beneficial. The most common strand associated with E. coli infection is O157:H7. That’s the one you don’t want, and that will spoil any plans you had for the next week if you catch it.

So, how does one catch it?

There are basically 3 ways that you can become infected with 0157:H7: 1) Ingest contaminated food or water, this is what is going on in Europe for the most part. 2)  Physical contact with someone who is already infected, and 3) Physical contact with animals that carry the bacteria. Infants, the elderly, and people who’s immune system is already weakened by other factors are most at risk of becoming infected.

What can one expect if they do catch it?

Surprisingly some people that are infected with 0157:H7 show no symptoms at all. However, they are still contagious, which makes sticking to the guidelines listed in the next section all the more important.

Most people that have become infected will experience some or all of the following: nausea, fever, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and vomiting. There is no direct treatment for E. coli infection, other than relief of some symptoms. It’s one of those things that just has to run its course, which is 5-7 days for most healthy individuals. Again, infants, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems are at higher risk of suffering complications, some of which can be fatal.

What can I do to protect myself?

First of all, good personal hygiene is a must. Since you may come in contact with someone who is unknowingly carrying the bacteria it is important to keep your hands clean.  Beyond that, you will want to make sure that anything related to food is kept clean. Cook all meats thoroughly (see list below for specific cooking instructions). Wash all fruits and vegetables. Drink only pasteurized milk and fruit juice. This isn’t much of an issue in the U.S. since it is required that all such beverages be pasteurized. Keep cooking utensils and cutlery clean and don’t mix foods when preparing them; such as using the same unwashed cutting board for both raw meat and vegetables.

Some ‘meat specific’ cooking instructions.

Generally speaking, 160 degrees is sufficient to kill E. coli, but here are safe practices for the different types of meat you may prepare.

Solid Pieces of Beef - Cows do not carry E.coli in their muscle tissue. However the meat can become infected on the outside surface if it comes in contact with the bacteria during processing. As long as the outside of any piece of beef is well seared to a nice dark brown you are in good shape.

Ground Beef - Ground beef is a different story. Since the act of grinding up the meat distributes pieces of the outside surface throughout it is possible for E. coli to exist even in the middle of your hamburger. For this reason, all ground beef needs to be cooked all the way through. That’s ‘Well done’, burger aficionados, better safe than sorry.

Chicken, Turkey, or anything with a beak - Cook completely through. The juices should run clear from all parts of the bird. E, coli can live even with the muscle tissue of these animals.

Pork - This is one where you will hear varying opinions. The USDA has recently reduced the suggested temperature to cook pork down to 145 degrees. At this temperature, depending on the thickness of the piece of meat you are working with, you can expect some pink in the center. Use your best judgment on this. I’ve heard expert on both sides, some saying it’s no big deal, others saying to cook pork as thoroughly as you would chicken. Personally, I always cook my pork to an internal temp of 170 degrees because that’s what I was told by an experienced butcher. Also, take as you will but, Mozart died from an infection he got from eating under cooked pork.

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In light of the recent resurgence of E.coli in the media European health experts decided to do some polling. Interviews with over 6000 people across the UK revealed the following:

Only 37% of women and 27% of men in Britain wash their hands after using the restroom.

Besides the obvious “yuck” factor of the evidence this has been a cause for concern. Many diseases, including E.coli, are spread via (get ready for this) the “faecal-oral route.”

Now, I doubt there is a need to quarantine any Europeans coming into the country until they’ve learned proper hygiene. Let’s be honest, we Americans may pride ourselves on our personal hygiene as compared to other western nations, but if I had to guess I’d say that our numbers are probably fairly close to those reported in Europe. Think about it, how many times have you been washing your hands in a public restroom and watched people do little more than fix their hair before venturing back out into the world.

In these times of heightened concern let’s all do our part to stop disease in its tracks by keeping our hands clean. Also, it is important to dry your hands thoroughly as well. Studies have shown that by drying hands properly, the numbers of bacteria transferred reduces by 99%.

Finally, it may be a good idea to keep come hand sanitizer around. I mean, hospitals do it, and they’re in the business of keeping people healthy. Maybe it’s a good idea for you as well. Stop by JRSMedical.com to pick up a bottle for just $2.14.

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Researchers at Montana State University recently released their findings in the field of bioprecipitation. After melting through the layers of hailstones that fell on campus it was discovered that the cores of the hailstones had a high concentration of bacteria. Much higher than the outer layers.

Here’s the science. Any kind of precipitation from clouds, be it hailstones, snow or rain, requires a nucleator. That’s just a fancy word for something for the water to attach to. You see, generally speaking, ice doesn’t just spontaneously start forming in clouds. The water molecules need something to cling to in order to start growing ice crystals. Often times dust particles in the clouds serve that purpose. The discovery at MSU shows that bacteria can fill the role as well. In fact, it may be the most common type of nucleator found

So what does this mean for you? Honestly, probably not much at all. It’s just something new that we’ve discovered about our world that’s been happening since the beginning of time. Don’t be alarmed by the alarmists that may react to news like this with warnings to never go outside again. After all, the very fact that this bacteria is floating around in the air means you get exposed to it everyday anyway. You can disregard the title of this post. It’s perfectly safe to eat snow…  as long as it’s not yellow.

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I’m not a doctor. I don’t know what the average life expectancy is for someone who has no pulse. In fact, pulselessness is usually one of the requirements for being declared deceased. But all notions of the survivability of the condition were shattered when this story came out of Rochester, MN. It turns out that a 54-year-old man was revived and has fully recovered after having gone with no measurable pulse for a full 96 mintes! Mayo Clinic Proceedings did report that the man had suffered an extremely unusual type of cardiac arrest caused by an occluded artery. In other words, people don’t usually last 96 minutes with no pulse.

It was through the efforts of emergency responders who administered continuous CPR and multiple shocks from a defibrillator that the man eventually regained a pulse. He was then transported to hospital where he underwent surgery to install a stent in his occluded artery. A Dr. White from Saint Mary’s Hospital in Rochester commented saying:

 This story should teach you two things. First, the human body is capable of much more than we may think or be aware of. And, second, the keeping of a home defibrillator can be a life saving act. You can currently find one of the most reliable home defibrillator systems out there on JRS Medical. The HeartStart Home Defibrillator (model number - PLPM5068A) You can check it out here or give us a call today at 877.359.6716.

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Recently I was privileged to help a customer who is legally blind get a bariatric wheelchair.  The wife of the patient called in and ordered the wheelchair so that she could transport him to the doctor and take him to visit their only son.  When the order was received FedEx has damaged the shipment and the wheel chair had been damaged it was missing some key parts.  So I called and I could tell how disappointed they were that the product they had received was not useable.  We discussed that the wheelchair would need to be returned and a new one shipped.  We did ship out the new bariatric wheelchair that day.  Since she was in a suburb of Memphis I went by and picked up the wheel chair and damaged box.  The box was so badly damaged that we could not use it.   

Once she received the new wheel chair I went back to her house and picked up the box that the new wheel chair had been shipped in so that we could ship back the damaged wheel chair in that box.  And I was greeted with homemade fudge for all of us at JRS Medical and many, many thank you.  She was so grateful that we had taken the extra steps to assist her with that order.  I knew that it would be very difficult for her to get that wheel chair back to us without our assistance.  I was very glad that she lived near enough to my location that I could take this responsibility off of her.  Many times I have wished that our patients were all close enough that I could take care of them in this manner.  But this opportunity was indeed a blessing. 

Sincerely,

Ray

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After the long wait, the 2010 JRSMedical.com catalogs are now in.  In this year’s catalog you will find a complete listing of all the medical supplies available through JRSMedical.com.  You will find everything from diabetic supplies to skin & wound care products.  So…if you are looking for a specific product or just want to browse, you will definitely want to get your hands on our latest catalog.If you would like to receive a copy, there are a couple of things you need to do.  First, you need to be a new or current JRSMedical.com customer.  All this requires is a single purchase, which you can make online or by speaking with one of our customer care representatives.  Second, you need to make your catalog request via phone (1-877-359-6716) or by email (customerservice@jrsmedical.com).  We look forward to the opportunity to assist your with your next medical supply purchase.

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I was reading over at the United Ostomy Association’s website today about tips on air travel when you have to carry ostomy supplies.  In today’s world, a colostomy bag and other needed supplies should not hinder you from seeing the world or doing the activities you enjoy.  I thought this would help some of our readers so I am posting it for you today.

Air travel suggestions for those with ostomy supplies:

Take along enough supplies to last the entire trip plus some extras. Double what you think you may need, because they may not be easy to get where you are going.
Even if you don’t expect to change your pouch take along everything you need to do so. Zip-Lock® bags may be used for pouch disposal. Leave home fully prepared. Find
out if and where supplies are available before a long trip. Seat belts will not harm the stoma when adjusted comfortably. You may place a clothes pin near the retraction
slot to relieve tension on the belt. When traveling by car, keep your supplies in the coolest part. Avoid the trunk or back window ledge.

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