February 2006


Feature

Built Bigger, Tougher, Better: Today's Beds & Support Surfaces Beef Up to Meet the Unique Needs of Bariatric Clients

Beds + Support Surfaces


The Drive Toward Electronic Medical Records

By Daniel J. Cho, Emily Morgan

Computer Software Update


At Home with Dealers

Service Leader!


POWER Chairs!

What's Your Best Feature?


Retail Packaging: Get More Box for Your Buck

Tools and Tips


The Fight Against the Unseen: Small Organisms Can Mean Big Trouble

Infection Control


At Home with Dealers

Perseverance!


News

New Advanced Beneficiary Notice Policy Kicks in on May 30 for Home Health


Drive Medical Design Welcomes New Director of Customer Service


Paralyzed Veterans of America and Wal-Mart To Support


Medline Hits $2 Billion in Sales


AMVETS Predicts $1 Billion Shortfall in VA Budget, Increased Delays in Processing Disability Claims


AARC Honors Respironics with 9th Zenith Award


Sunrise Announces Opening of New Distribution Center in Indianapolis


Roscoe Medical Acquired by River Associates


Golden Technologies Announces The Spectrum Seating Program


Coloplast Divests Sterling Medical Services, Signs Supply Agreement with U.S. Health Care Distributor


Medical ID Jewelry Critical for Americans Living with a Heart Condition


Inhaled Insulin: dLife Offers Answers for Those with Diabetes


Educational Conference Planned for Medtrade Spring


TODAY' Show Highlights Senior Driver Safety


Omron Healthcare Announces Executive Management Change


AHA and CMS Establish Clearinghouse to Enhance Understanding of Health Care Common Procedure Coding System


Exercise-Induced Asthma Suffered by Many Olympic Athletes


Medtrade Nights: Top 10 After-Show Drink Locales on the Strip


Medtrade Partners with NRRTS to Enhance Educational Programming


Respiratory Society Believes New EPA Standards Jeopardize the Public?s Health


dj Orthopedics Teams with International Ski Federation on Injury Surveillance Project


Cystic Fibrosis Clinical Study Patients Show Less Lung Function Decline


Study: Older Asthmatics Have Increased Cancer Risk, Asthma Sufferers Twice as Likely to Have Heart Disease


Exhibitors Gear Up for Medtrade Spring 2006


Lung Cancer Screening Encouraged for Smokers with a Strong Family History of the Disease


Linde Gas LLC Announces Corporate Restructuring


ResMed Announces Management Promotions


New Poll Defines American Attitudes About Exercise and Obesity


Invacare Speaks Out Against FY 07 Budget Proposal to Sharply Reduce Home Oxygen Therapy Benefit


Poll: Two in Five U.S. Adults Do Not Think They Will Have Enough Money to Finance Potential Long-Term Care Needs As They Age


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