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12 Things A Massage Therapist Knows About You After An Hour

Sure, we expect massage therapists to ease muscle tension and help us work through injuries. But that hour on the table reveals a lot more than just the stress we've asked them to soothe. We talked to a few massage therapists to find out just how much they can tell about us and our health. MORE: The 1-Minute Neck Massage

7 Things a Funeral Director Wants You to Know

11 Drugs You Should Seriously Consider Deprescribing

You might consider 'giving the axe' to these 11 drug classes in specific circumstances, to increase safety and reduce a patient's pill burden.

Here’s How Long Frozen Meat Actually Lasts, According to a Food Safety Pro

How Long Is a Cold or Flu Contagious?

Learn how cold and flu viruses spread, find out when to seek medical care for influenza or a cold, and discover the contagious period for the flu and common cold.

5 potentially deadly body pains you should never ignore

Nearly everyone experiences a headache or leg cramp on occasion. But when do these aches warrant a visit to the doctor's office or hospital?

Why (some) parents don’t vaccinate

The million-headed dragon of online anger has a great mouthful of fire for parents who don’t vaccinate their kids. But such scolding misses the mark, alienating caring parents who just want t…

Seeing the Impact of Donations

My family used to keep a JNF tzedakah box on our kitchen counter. You know the one I’m talking about, that little blue box speckled with images of...

Helpful Hints for Shopping Locally for Basic Medical Supplies |

Helpful Tips Pink Texture Blocks Medical supplies are today readily available from a variety of sources, one of the most comfortable ways to shop for the

How to Find Out What Medical Supplies You Really Need |

If you or a loved one of yours is suffering from a physical condition that requires the use of medical supplies, knowing exactly the type of products that

Keeping Life Saving Medical Supplies out of the Landfill

Now accepting new and gently used medical supplies, tools and equipment at our Phoenix office. Send your supplies to those who need in most.

Tips for Shipping Medical Supplies

Shipping medical supplies to the US has become an international scramble for face masks and protective equipment, any misstep can lead to damaging delays.

Securing key medical supplies

Sir, – I think that we need to go about making Europe self-sufficient in the production of key medical suppliesWe have drifted into an unhealthy dependence on outside countries, but especially on China, for key medical equipment and supplies generally and, it seems, personal protection equipment (PPE) in particularThe result has been that, during the current crisis, EU countries have been independently chasing supplies,…

The Case for Recycling Surgical Supplies

A large hospital can rack up $15 million in wasted surgical supplies annually, researchers find. At least some of these materials could be recycled for use in developing countries, they say.

Mom makes ‘Winter Wonderland’ from medical supplies that saved daughter

There’s more than one way to use medical supplies. After a young girl was revived after she stopped breathing for 16 minutes, her mother found a way to celebrate her new lease on life. Using the bo…

The Medical Industry and 3D Printing: A Perfect Match

Medical device designers and manufacturers have many special needs that 3D printing can help meet.