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Timex Health Touch Heart Rate Monitor
Our health is all we really have, and the Timex Health Touch Heart Rate Monitor is designed to help you keep yours. Complete with a tracking system to help you monitor your workouts and your results, this heart rate monitor also alerts you when you hit your target zone so you don't overdo it. Additional information: Features a stopwatch, countdown timer, and daily alarm No chest strap required; easy set-up and use Large, easy-to-read display makes it simple to use Target zone with alert Available in full or mid size Dimensions: 9L x 1.5W x .5H inches Manufacturer's warranty included - see Product Guarantee area for complete details > Monitor your workouts and prevent overexertion. 30-meter water resistance. Tracks calories burned, heart rate, and target zone. Includes resin strap, Indiglo night light, timer. Manufacturer's warranty included.
Girl to Get Heart Surgery After Insurance Denial
A California couple is celebrating today after winning a battle over insurance coverage for their toddler’s heart surgery. Briggette and Johan Schilling’s 14-month-old daughter, Aria, was born with a hole in her heart and a deformed valve. The girl was scheduled to have open-heart surgery Oct. 11 at Children’s Hospital and Research Center Oakland. But Western Health Advantage, the family’s insurance provider, denied coverage for the surgery since the hospital and cardiologist were out of network.
Read more about the Schilling’s battle for their daughter’s heart surgery.
Briggette Schilling said she was shocked by the last-minute denial since Aria’s case manager, assigned to her by Western Health Advantage, knew she was being tested at the Oakland hospital and never mentioned that it was out of network. “I said, ‘I don’t think you realize who I am or how I am, and I will fight this ’til the end,’” Briggette Schilling told ABC affiliate KXTV.
The Schillings tried to appeal the insurance company’s decision but were denied. So they took their case to California’s Department of Managed Health Care, KXTV reported, and found out Friday that an independent review panel took their side and overturned the denial. “It was surreal,” Johan Schilling told KXTV of the moment he heard the news. “I actually had to pull off on the side of the freeway, and I was crying because it was a tremendous sense of relief.”
Read about a baby born with her heart outside her chest.
A surgery date has yet to be set, KXTV reported. But Aria is expected to have several weeks of recovery after the operation, and she might even need additional procedures. For now though, her parents are glad the insurance battle is over. “It was a tough road, a long, tough road,” Briggette Schilling told KXTV. ”But it made me realize that we shouldn’t have stopped.”
Melinda Krigel, a spokeswoman for Children’s Hospital and Research Center in Oakland, confirmed that the insurance company had denied the procedure the week before the surgery was scheduled. Krigel said that Aria’s cardiologist, Dr. Alok Bose, worked with the hospital to offer an in-network price for Western Health Advantage for the surgery, but that the insurance company still wanted the family to take Aria to an in-network specialist.
Testosterone Supplements Tied to Heart Attacks, Strokes, Early Death
Men who take testosterone supplements may be putting themselves at increased risk of death, heart attacks and strokes, according to a study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
The new research looks at more than 8,000 male veterans with low testosterone. Researchers compared the rates of cardiovascular ills among those who’d received testosterone supplementation and those who had not, and found that men who used testosterone were 29 percent more likely to die, have a heart attack or a stroke after three years of use. This difference could be seen even after the researchers took into account age, blood pressure, the presence of heart disease and various other factors.
More Middle-Age Men Turn to Testosterone for an ‘Edge’
Testosterone supplementation is a billion-dollar industry that has experienced a more than five-fold increase from 2000 to 2011, according to the study, with U.S. doctors writing 5.3 million prescriptions each year. Men take testosterone for a variety of reasons, from the hope that it will improve their sexual function to increasing their muscle mass and strength.
Dr. Michael Ho, a cardiologist at the University of Colorado and lead author of the study, said he was surprised when he found that the risks of testosterone supplementation appeared to be the same for men regardless of whether they had existing coronary artery disease. “This study provides some information about potential adverse effects [of testosterone supplementation],” Ho said. “This study should help inform the discussion between patient and providers about the risks and benefits before making an individualized decision.”
Dr. Steven Nissen, chairman of cardiovascular medicine at the Cleveland Clinic, who was not involved in the study, said the finding underscores concerns that he and other cardiologists already had about testosterone supplementation. The widespread use of testosterone replacement in men is concerning, with no studies that show long-term safety,” he said, adding that the findings should serve as a “warning to slow down the rush to place large numbers of men on hormone replacement therapy.”
The problem, Nissen explained, is that direct-to-consumer advertising of low-testosterone treatments has led many men to ask their doctors about supplementation. "It is now imperative that the FDA insist on large randomized controlled trials to find out if this therapy is safe or not,” he said. Dr. Anne Cappola, an endocrinologist at the University of Pennsylvania and author of an accompanying editorial to the JAMA study, said she prescribed testosterone “to those for whom it is indicated and may derive benefit,” according to guidelines from the Endocrine Society.
But, she said, “a large number of men are taking testosterone, and it is not clear that all are doing so based on the right indications. … Men should make sure they are on testosterone for the right reasons, as there may be risks involved.” Companies marketing prescription testosterone supplementation defended their products. AbbVie, the company behind the popular AndroGel testosterone product, pointed to past studies suggesting that testosterone supplementation, in men with low testosterone, protects against metabolic syndrome and early death.
“FDA-approved testosterone-replacement therapies have been used to treat men with low or no testosterone (hypogonadism), who have been diagnosed by a physician, for 20 years, with therapeutic risks well documented in the prescribing labels,” the company said in a statement to ABC News. Meanwhile, Lilly, which markets Axiron testosterone gel, said it actively monitored all adverse events reported in men taking testosterone supplements.
“Axiron is a prescription medication, approved by the FDA, for men with certain conditions associated with a deficiency or absence of testosterone,” Lilly said in a statement to ABC News. “Lilly does not condone the use of our medicine for off-label purposes.”
Doctor’s Take
For some men who are truly experiencing health effects because of low testosterone, such decreased libido, decreased strength, and low energy levels, therapies that increase testosterone levels may indeed be beneficial and improve their quality of life. However, it’s important for men to remember that these symptoms can occur even if their testosterone levels are not low. In light of this, it is important that men undergo appropriate testing to ensure that they actually have low levels of testosterone before they start treatment.
The best thing that men who are curious about testosterone supplementation can do is to talk to their doctors about all the risks and benefits rather than basing a decision on an advertising campaign.
Perfect Pressure, Healthy Heart: A Systematic Hypnotic Approach For High Blood Pressure
Dr. Carol Ginandes provides you with an inner toolkit to help you regulate your blood pressure over time. This audio set is a comprehensive, six-session training program packed with hypnotic suggestions and guided inner exercises to teach you how to diminish your stress response, downshift into a state of comfort and ease, and normalize your blood pressure. Use the program along with the medical treatment and healthy lifestyle changes to help offset the significant medical risks associated with hypertension.
Benefits of using the program: 1. Lower/normalize your blood pressure 2. May be able to avoid or lower the use of blood pressure medications which have many undesirable side effects. 3. Protect yourself from the array of health threatening conditions associated with chronic hypertension. 4. Learn how to improve your mood and emotional mastery in the face of many of the stressful challenges your life presents you with. 5. Create an overall sense of emotional and physical wellbeing. Feel much better about yourself and what you are doing to foster your health. 6. Become motivated to change unhealthy habits instead of feeling resigned and passive about an inevitable decline in health.
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Timex T5J031 Unisex Digital Fitness Heart Rate Monitor Watch
Zone Trainer Digital Heart Rate Monitor with a black resin strap and digital display, INDIGLO night-light, 100-hour chronograph, 27-lap memory, 100-hour countdown timer, Alarm with 5 min back up, Water resistant to 30 meters, Target zones, Zone trainer, Average heart rate, Time in zone, Calories burned, Recovery timer, Max heart rate, Digital transmission, Data Recorder compatible
Price: $99.95
Smart Health Walking Heart Rate Monitor, Watch & Step Counter All-in-one - EZ4U702
The easy way to countyour steps and monitor your heart rate during exerciseProductInformationThe Smart Health Walking Heart Rate Monitor Watch and Step Counter combines sleek styling andeasy-to-use functions to deliver a powerful fitness and activitymanagement tool for improving health and wellness. ThePatented S-Pulse Heart Rate Technology provides precise EKG accurateheart rate readings and the Auto-Touch Heart Rate sensing allows asingle touch to the stainless steel cover to activate the heart ratereading.
The Pedometer function powered by a built-inDigital Accelerometer chip can be activated during walks to provideusers with measurable results for step count distance and speed. Calorie burn is calculated during walks and along with theconvenient exercise timer and count-down timer weight loss efforts andexercise duration are easily managed.Product Highlights Step Counter - 10000 steps a day is recommended. During your exercise period Smart Health displays yournumber of steps distance and speed by just a press of a button.
Calorie Counter - Know your calories burned after eachwalk. Smart Health calculates calories burned during yourexercise. Heart Rate Monitor - To get the most out of your exerciseSmart Health helps you reach and track your target heart rate. Get an EKG accurate heart rate reading in seconds by simplytouching the heart rate sensor.
Digital Time - With features like Time Date AlarmChronograph Timer and Heart Rate target zone you will never miss abeat.Product Features Accurate EKG S-Pulse Heart Rate using stainless steelsensor; 30-240 bpm Auto-Touch Heart Rate sensing High/Low heart rate alerts Built-in 3-axis Digital Accelerometer for accurate stepcounting during exercise walks; 999999 steps max. Calorie Burn calculator Dual Time 12H or 24H time view modes Day/Date Alarm Countdown Timer Chronograph Hi-contrast 2-row LCD displayAdded BonusFree inside
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The Pedometer function powered by a built-inDigital Accelerometer chip can be activated during walks to provideusers with measurable results for step count distance and speed. Calorie burn is calculated during walks and along with theconvenient exercise timer and count-down timer weight loss efforts andexercise duration are easily managed.Product Highlights Step Counter - 10000 steps a day is recommended. During your exercise period Smart Health displays yournumber of steps distance and speed by just a press of a button.
Calorie Counter - Know your calories burned after eachwalk. Smart Health calculates calories burned during yourexercise. Heart Rate Monitor - To get the most out of your exerciseSmart Health helps you reach and track your target heart rate. Get an EKG accurate heart rate reading in seconds by simplytouching the heart rate sensor.
Digital Time - With features like Time Date AlarmChronograph Timer and Heart Rate target zone you will never miss abeat.Product Features Accurate EKG S-Pulse Heart Rate using stainless steelsensor; 30-240 bpm Auto-Touch Heart Rate sensing High/Low heart rate alerts Built-in 3-axis Digital Accelerometer for accurate stepcounting during exercise walks; 999999 steps max. Calorie Burn calculator Dual Time 12H or 24H time view modes Day/Date Alarm Countdown Timer Chronograph Hi-contrast 2-row LCD displayAdded BonusFree inside
Price: $59.99
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