Gear Diary » Health Tech http://www.geardiary.com Everyone can understand technology; sometimes it just takes a little translating. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:00:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Cenoire Eluo Sonic Toothbrush Reviewhttp://www.geardiary.com/2012/02/07/the-cenoire-eluo-sonic-toothbrush-review/ http://www.geardiary.com/2012/02/07/the-cenoire-eluo-sonic-toothbrush-review/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:00:21 +0000 Dan Cohen http://www.geardiary.com/?p=182598 Your teeth are precious. And as tough as they are, they actually need to a good bit of attention if you want them hanging around. Brushing and flossing are a must. Water picks are good too. And while it is easy to get into a healthy routine when you are home, it can be much tougher when you travel or are out and about for a 14 hour work day. That's where Cenoire's Eluo Sonic Toothbrush comes in. The Eluo is easy to carry, simple to use and, believe it or not, even looks kind of neat. Here's a look. Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2012/02/07/the-cenoire-eluo-sonic-toothbrush-review/feed/ 0 SleepTracker Announces New SleepTracker Analyticshttp://www.geardiary.com/2012/02/07/sleeptracker-announces-new-sleeptracker-analytics/ http://www.geardiary.com/2012/02/07/sleeptracker-announces-new-sleeptracker-analytics/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:20:54 +0000 Douglas Moran http://www.geardiary.com/?p=182517 You know what sucks?  Yes, that too; but what I was thinking of was when you're sleeping, I mean really deep in there, having an awesome dream, the kind in vivid technicolor with an awesome soundtrack, and maybe costarring Brad Pitt and Scarlett Johansson, with a guest cameo by your deceased Dad playing an ass-kickin' Navy Seal (well, he was in the Navy!), and whammo! the alarm goes off!  Now you're never going to know whether Bruce Willis, with your Dad's help, managed to save Halle Barry!  Damn! Well, as you might expect, there's tech help.  What is that, you ask?  Well . . . Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2012/02/07/sleeptracker-announces-new-sleeptracker-analytics/feed/ 0 iGrill + Omaha Steaks’ Steak Time App = Meat Magichttp://www.geardiary.com/2012/01/27/igrill-omaha-steaks-steak-time-app-meat-magic/ http://www.geardiary.com/2012/01/27/igrill-omaha-steaks-steak-time-app-meat-magic/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:00:28 +0000 Chris Chamberlain http://www.geardiary.com/?p=179968

Now far be it from me to tell a man (or a woman for that matter) how to use their BBQ grill. Like politics and religion, grilling is a topic where advice is rarely appreciated or even more rarely followed. I'm sure you're great at cooking a steak over charcoal or gas, and I wouldn't tell you to your face if I thought otherwise. A. because you're feeding me and B. because you probably have fire and sharp BBQ tools within arm's reach. Maybe you're one of those people who can judge a steak's doneness by comparing the surface of the meat to the firmness of the fleshy part of your thumb pad. Good for you then. (Please, oh please, don't cut into a steak while it's still on the grill to check whether it's cooked enough. Meat must rest after cooking or you'll just let all the good juices out!) But as techy types, gadget enthusiasts should strive to introduce some rigor into their grilling methods and cook to exact internal temperatures whenever possible. For example, I like my steak to come off the grill at precisely 122 degrees and allow it to come up to a beautiful pink medium-rare while it's resting. You are letting it rest, right? If we can employ some cool new iPhone technology to help out with these methods, so much the better. Enter the iGrill Bluetooth® cooking thermometer from www.igrillinc.com and the free accompanying “Steak Time” app from Omaha Steaks. So shoo the dog out of the kitchen and put your steak on a high counter to bring it to room temperature while we investigate these fun kitchen tools. Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2012/01/27/igrill-omaha-steaks-steak-time-app-meat-magic/feed/ 1 LaserLeap Technologies Wins Best Startup Challenge at Photonics Westhttp://www.geardiary.com/2012/01/24/laserleap-technologies-wins-best-startup-challenge-at-photonics-west/ http://www.geardiary.com/2012/01/24/laserleap-technologies-wins-best-startup-challenge-at-photonics-west/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:33:47 +0000 Michael Anderson http://www.geardiary.com/?p=180424

Wow ... we just jump from show to show to show ... from CES to NAMM - and now Photonics West. Sure there isn't all that much overlap, but each of these shows are rather interesting to me. I haven't heard much specific technology news of interest from Photonics yet, but today we learned that LaserLeap Technologies has won the 2012 Biophotonics Start-up Challenge based on their new 'transdermal drug delivery' system. From Optics.org:
[LaserLeap CEO] Serpa’s winning pitch detailed a proprietary laser device that has been developed to aid drug delivery through the skin. The pulsed laser is used to generate high-frequency ultrasound, which is said to painlessly create a temporary
Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2012/01/24/laserleap-technologies-wins-best-startup-challenge-at-photonics-west/feed/ 0 Express Scripts Drops Walgreens from Their Network; Patients Sufferhttp://www.geardiary.com/2012/01/16/express-scripts-drops-walgreens-from-their-network-patients-suffer/ http://www.geardiary.com/2012/01/16/express-scripts-drops-walgreens-from-their-network-patients-suffer/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:50:03 +0000 Dan Cohen http://www.geardiary.com/?p=179274

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Walgreens. All opinions are 100% mine.
As many of you know, I suffer from rheumatoid arthritis; it leaves me feeling poorly on many occasions, and it has resulted in one of my wrists being fused. That's the bad news. The good news is the fact that so long as I have the right medications, I am able to do everything I need to do on a day-to-day basis regardless of how I am feeling. It works well ... except when it doesn't.
Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2012/01/16/express-scripts-drops-walgreens-from-their-network-patients-suffer/feed/ 0 Put Down the Pinot – Turns Out the ‘Red Wine is Good for You’ Report Was Falsified!http://www.geardiary.com/2012/01/13/put-down-the-pinot-turns-out-the-red-wine-is-good-for-you-report-was-falsified/ http://www.geardiary.com/2012/01/13/put-down-the-pinot-turns-out-the-red-wine-is-good-for-you-report-was-falsified/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:00:17 +0000 Michael Anderson http://www.geardiary.com/?p=178917

I have been a red wine lover since ... well, forever it seems. I have always known that moderation is all things is key, that too much of a good thing is never a good thing. I never assumed that any amount of alcohol was beneficial, so when the study came out a while ago about the possible benefits of moderate red wine consumption ... well I was thrilled. Turns out the victory dances were premature, as the researcher behind the study has just been found guily of "145 counts of fabrication and falsification of data". The depressing quote from Medical News Today:
An extensive misconduct
Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2012/01/13/put-down-the-pinot-turns-out-the-red-wine-is-good-for-you-report-was-falsified/feed/ 3 TVR Communications and Tely Labs Combine To Let You Make Video Calls from Your Hospital Bedhttp://www.geardiary.com/2012/01/11/tvr-communications-and-tely-labs-combine-to-let-you-make-video-calls-from-your-hospital-bed/ http://www.geardiary.com/2012/01/11/tvr-communications-and-tely-labs-combine-to-let-you-make-video-calls-from-your-hospital-bed/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:30:05 +0000 Douglas Moran http://www.geardiary.com/?p=178614

For a long time, I was commuting between Austin and my job in California.  Which, quite frankly, sucked, was hard on Sami, and was really hard on my kids.  But then the iPhone 4 came out, with FaceTime, and The Boy and I could talk, free of charge via wifi, from our own phones wherever we were.  I would carry him with me into the kitchen while I made dinner, and he would show me whatever projects he was working on.  It wasn't a substitute, but boy did it help. Now a couple of communications companies are teaming up to bring that capability, via HDTV no less, to hospital rooms.  Sick of driving, dealing Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2012/01/11/tvr-communications-and-tely-labs-combine-to-let-you-make-video-calls-from-your-hospital-bed/feed/ 0 Ford CES Health & Wellness News: Ford Collaborates for Health Monitoring While Drivinghttp://www.geardiary.com/2012/01/11/ford-ces-health-wellness-news-ford-collaborates-for-health-monitoring-while-driving/ http://www.geardiary.com/2012/01/11/ford-ces-health-wellness-news-ford-collaborates-for-health-monitoring-while-driving/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 23:30:03 +0000 Douglas Moran http://www.geardiary.com/?p=178588

As a person born at the very tail end of the Baby Boom, or conversely the very, very beginning of GenX, I have been known, in my day, to grouse pretty strongly about how many products are targeted for the Boomer demographic.  But even I have to admit that some of those products are durn useful, even if you're not a retirement-age boomer.  Especially some of those gizmos they're installing in cars these days--cams that let you see behind you when you're parallel parking, for example, or proximity detectors that help you avoid accidents.  Some of this is pretty cool stuff. In that vein is some of the stuff that Ford is developing Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2012/01/11/ford-ces-health-wellness-news-ford-collaborates-for-health-monitoring-while-driving/feed/ 0 Withings Introduces the World’s First Internet Connected Baby and Toddler Scalehttp://www.geardiary.com/2012/01/09/withings-introduces-the-worlds-first-internet-connected-baby-and-toddler-scale/ http://www.geardiary.com/2012/01/09/withings-introduces-the-worlds-first-internet-connected-baby-and-toddler-scale/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:15:18 +0000 Judie Stanford http://www.geardiary.com/?p=177941

Kev and I have a Withings WiFi connected scale and blood-pressure cuff. My favorite feature of both is that our results are automatically exported to both a password-protected personal page on the Withings site as well as an app on our iPhone or iPad. We are able to monitor our own numbers and when the mood strikes -- peek at each others. Withings has just introduced a brilliant product with the same capabilities that should make every new parent happy -- their Smart Baby Scale.
By using the Withings Smart Baby Scale, parents can access their child’s weight readings from any connected device, such as an Internet-connected computer or an iPad
Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2012/01/09/withings-introduces-the-worlds-first-internet-connected-baby-and-toddler-scale/feed/ 0 The SodaStream Home Soda Maker Overview and Reviewhttp://www.geardiary.com/2012/01/06/the-sodastream-home-soda-maker-overview-and-review/ http://www.geardiary.com/2012/01/06/the-sodastream-home-soda-maker-overview-and-review/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:00:03 +0000 Dan Cohen http://www.geardiary.com/?p=177402 Early this week preparations for CES went into high gear. I commented to the GD team that during the week a staple of my diet tends to be either sugar-free Red Bull or FiveHour Energy and that, upon arrival, I may buy a case of each. I also made an offhand comment that a box of FiveHour Energy is rather pricey. Bryan chimed in that he has a SodaStream and one of the available mixes is an energy concentrate. It would, he noted, be far more economical. Two days later I joined the ranks of the SodaStream users. Funny thing is, Elana had mentioned possibly getting one for her parents Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2012/01/06/the-sodastream-home-soda-maker-overview-and-review/feed/ 3 Are Mobile Devices Wrecking Your Body?http://www.geardiary.com/2011/12/30/are-mobile-devices-wrecking-your-body/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/12/30/are-mobile-devices-wrecking-your-body/#comments Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:00:34 +0000 Dan Cohen http://www.geardiary.com/?p=176392

The Jawbone Up health and wellness band didn't last long with me. As much as I initially like it, the product didn't offer enough functionality to justify the cost. Add in the fact that it needed to physically connect to my iPhone to transfer information and, well it just wasn't the homerun I was hoping for. It did, however, offer a feature I rather appreciated. If sedentary for a certain amount of time, the UP would signal you to get up and start moving. As someone who spends a ridiculous amount of time either sitting in meetings or in front of my computer such a reminder can come in rather handy. In fact, Judie and I have often discussed the fact that we can spend HOURS in front of a screen without realizing it. You can only imagine the damage to your eyes, your hands, your back… the list goes on and on. And when it comes to mobile technology things go from bad to worse. Just imagine what hours of looking down at your smartphone does over time! Mezzmer has an interesting infographic that asks the question: Are Mobile Devices Destroying Your Body? Here's a look... Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/12/30/are-mobile-devices-wrecking-your-body/feed/ 0 That Bad Spray Tan Might Be the Best Thing for Your Skin!http://www.geardiary.com/2011/12/20/that-bad-spray-tan-might-be-the-best-thing-for-your-skin/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/12/20/that-bad-spray-tan-might-be-the-best-thing-for-your-skin/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:15:34 +0000 Michael Anderson http://www.geardiary.com/?p=175050

Despite the fact that everyone knows tanning and overexposure to the sun is really bad for you in terms of cancer risk, having a tan is often described as a 'healthy glow', and celebrities wouldn't dream of going out in public without a radiant but all too often orange glow. A new study published by Reuters finds that spray tanning might actually be the best thing you can do if you are determined to have a bronzed look to your skin! From the article:
Women who use lotions and gels to produce a fake suntan tend to cut back on outdoor sunbathing and use of tanning beds, with close to 40 percent who
Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/12/20/that-bad-spray-tan-might-be-the-best-thing-for-your-skin/feed/ 1 The Simplest Medicine Everhttp://www.geardiary.com/2011/12/13/the-simplest-medicine-ever/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/12/13/the-simplest-medicine-ever/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:20:31 +0000 Carly Z http://www.geardiary.com/?p=173882

(image courtesy Greeensheets)

We [as a society] tend to rush to prescriptions for every issue. High blood pressure? Medicine. Sinus headache? Medicine. Achey joints? Medicine. Need more vitamins? Medicine. You get the idea. But there's another way to stay healthy (and get healthy), and it doesn't even require a co-pay! For starters, it requires 9 minutes to watch the video below...trust me, it's worth it!

Click here to view the embedded video.

Via Runners World Daily Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/12/13/the-simplest-medicine-ever/feed/ 2 23andMe Personal Genomics Special Holiday Sales Start Cyber Monday on Facebook and Twitterhttp://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/27/23andme-personal-genomics-special-holiday-sales-start-cyber-monday-on-facebook-and-twitter/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/27/23andme-personal-genomics-special-holiday-sales-start-cyber-monday-on-facebook-and-twitter/#comments Sun, 27 Nov 2011 16:45:56 +0000 Douglas Moran http://www.geardiary.com/?p=171239 Okay, so as far as I'm concerned, the line between genetics and eugenics is 'way too malleable.  Probably I've just read too much science fiction.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Or maybe it's because I'm just a nervous nellie.  Or maybe it's because I'm Jewish.  But that doesn't mean you shouldn't take advantage of the good stuff that modern genetics can offer, right?  Even I think so.  Which leads us to 23andMe, and they personal genome service.  Interested in analyzing your DNA and getting an idea of your health and ancestry?  That's what these guys are up to.  And on Cyber Monday, you can get $25 off your genetic assay.  Check it out; full information below.
Special Holiday
Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/27/23andme-personal-genomics-special-holiday-sales-start-cyber-monday-on-facebook-and-twitter/feed/ 0 Ten Lessons Learned from Steve Jobs’ Biography: An Entrepreneur’s Takehttp://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/25/ten-lessons-learned-from-steve-jobs-biography-an-entrepreneurs-take/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/25/ten-lessons-learned-from-steve-jobs-biography-an-entrepreneurs-take/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 21:00:03 +0000 Dan Cohen http://www.geardiary.com/?p=171100 My friend Peter K is a speaker, author, health and success coach, nutritionist and physical therapist. (His website Peter K Fitness tells his story, introduces his method and explains how his approach has helped countless people lead a healthier lifestyle. Some impressive testimonials are there too!) Peter is Elana's health coach and played a huge role in her becoming as fit as she now is. (It also turns out that I had the privilege of officiating at his wedding more than a decade ago. A connection we did not make until Elana met him for her first training session.) Peter is an entrepreneur at heart. He recently read the Steve Jobs biography and, to use his own words, the "book really resonated" with him. He jotted down a few thoughts while reading it and shared them with me. I, in turn, asked if I could share them with all of you. And so, with no further ado I present to you "Peter K's What Steve Jobs taught me about being successful in business". Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/25/ten-lessons-learned-from-steve-jobs-biography-an-entrepreneurs-take/feed/ 0 New Hearing Protection Product Available from Crescendo Hearing Protectionhttp://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/22/new-hearing-protection-product-available-from-crescendo-hearing-protection/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/22/new-hearing-protection-product-available-from-crescendo-hearing-protection/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:15:05 +0000 Douglas Moran http://www.geardiary.com/?p=170383 It's a loud, loud world out there.  In a world where they can spend a million smackers to build a single mile of acoustic wall along highways, you know noise is a problem in the modern world.  You got your jackhammers, your freeways, your trains, cars, buses, lo-riding jerk weeds blasting music out of their four-wheel boom boxes . . . it's loud.  Loud, I tell you!  And you!  Yeah, you!  Get off my lawn! Ahem. Anyway, Crescendo Hearing Protection wants to help.  They've got a full line of hearing protection items that cover a whole bunch of needs--musicians, industrial workers, and whatever else you can think of.  So if the blasting-sound nature of modern Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/22/new-hearing-protection-product-available-from-crescendo-hearing-protection/feed/ 0 Victoria Secret Model Reveals Brutal Starvation Pre-Runway Diethttp://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/08/victoria-secret-model-reveals-brutal-starvation-pre-runway-diet/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/08/victoria-secret-model-reveals-brutal-starvation-pre-runway-diet/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 02:00:11 +0000 Michael Anderson http://www.geardiary.com/?p=167920

I have repeatedly talked about the unhealthy foods and unreasonable quantities and government subsidization of unhealthy processed foods ... but today we got something from the other end of the spectrum. In spite of protestations by ultra-thin actresses and models that they can 'eat whatever they want', most reasonable people tend to believe that the truth is uncomfortably close to the parodies on TV shows and movies where the model is asked about eating and claims to have eaten an orange for lunch ... then confesses it was a single slice ... and was the entirety of her solid sustenance for the day. Victoria's Secret 'Angel' model Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/08/victoria-secret-model-reveals-brutal-starvation-pre-runway-diet/feed/ 15 Stop Filling Out Medical Forms! NoMoreClipboard.com Is a Novel Solution for You to Maintain Your Health Records.http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/07/stop-filling-out-medical-forms-nomoreclipboard-com-is-a-novel-solution-for-you-to-maintain-your-health-records/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/07/stop-filling-out-medical-forms-nomoreclipboard-com-is-a-novel-solution-for-you-to-maintain-your-health-records/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:00:24 +0000 Matthew Hall http://www.geardiary.com/?p=167474
NoMoreClipboard.com
A few years ago I started a Google Health account. I loved it. I had my entire medical history and medications in one place. Unfortunately Google Health is going away. So I started to search for a replacement. My criteria were as follows:
  1. Easy to use
  2. Can hold my medical record
  3. Can hold my current and past medications
  4. Can Print out a summary sheet of my medical history and medications
  5. Ability to add documentation from my medical providers
  6. Ability to give my medical providers limited access to my medical history
  7. Secure based off of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards
There is not Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/07/stop-filling-out-medical-forms-nomoreclipboard-com-is-a-novel-solution-for-you-to-maintain-your-health-records/feed/ 0 Jawbone UP First Impressionshttp://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/06/jawbone-up-first-impressions/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/06/jawbone-up-first-impressions/#comments Sun, 06 Nov 2011 16:00:19 +0000 Dan Cohen http://www.geardiary.com/?p=167401 Although it is only just being released this morning, I was able to pick up one of Jawbone's new UP wrist bands yesterday. It truly is the height of "geek chic", and whether or not it will be a passing fad waits to be seen. I wanted to share a few initial impressions of it but first let's look at what it does and does not do. Safari The UP is like a super-duper pedometer. It tracks your steps and can "challenge" you to do more. Or, if you set it at "X steps planned today", it will tell you when you Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/06/jawbone-up-first-impressions/feed/ 8 Jawbone Says, “Time to Get UP!” New UP Health Accessory Now Available for Pre-Orderhttp://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/03/jabra-says-time-to-get-up-new-up-health-accessory-now-available/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/03/jabra-says-time-to-get-up-new-up-health-accessory-now-available/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:15:10 +0000 Dan Cohen http://www.geardiary.com/?p=167081 Jawbone, known for their awesome Bluetooth headsets and iPhone accessories, is now shipping their new UP health bracelet accessory. The UP connects with a free iPhone app to track and monitor your movements while challenging you to do more, sleep longer and eat better. The UP combines a neat fashion accessory look with a free iPhone app to push you to live a healthier lifestyle. For example, each UP bracelet has a small vibrating timer that silently tells you to GET UP AND GET MOVING! It looks like the ultimate geek health aid! Safari Here are a few brief snippets of the UP's functionality.
UP's combination of wristband +
Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/11/03/jabra-says-time-to-get-up-new-up-health-accessory-now-available/feed/ 0 What’s for Breakfast? Hopefully NOT One of These 20 Unhealthy Cereals!http://www.geardiary.com/2011/10/26/whats-for-breakfast-hopefully-not-one-of-these-20-unhealthy-cereals/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/10/26/whats-for-breakfast-hopefully-not-one-of-these-20-unhealthy-cereals/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:15:22 +0000 Michael Anderson http://www.geardiary.com/?p=166161

As a kid you don't worry too much about how healthy your cereals are. I mean, I remember being a kid and having Cookie Crisp come out (in 1977, apparently), and thinking 'OH YEAH'! Then there were some other faves like Crunch Berries, Count Chocula, Boo Berry and Franken Berry. They were all nice sugary junk-food breakfast cereals we all loved ... and far more appealing than the healthy alternatives such as Shredded Wheat (not the frosted stuff), Grape Nuts - or at best 'compromise' cereals like Cheerios or Rice Krispies with generous help from the sugar bowl. Then - like now - it was up to parents Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/10/26/whats-for-breakfast-hopefully-not-one-of-these-20-unhealthy-cereals/feed/ 0 Teva Tells Gear Diary Adderall Shortage Nationwide for Remainder of the Yearhttp://www.geardiary.com/2011/10/11/teva-tells-gear-diary-adderall-shortage-nationwide-for-remainder-of-the-year/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/10/11/teva-tells-gear-diary-adderall-shortage-nationwide-for-remainder-of-the-year/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:20:00 +0000 Douglas Moran http://www.geardiary.com/?p=164210 Yesterday we told you all about a shortage of the ADD/ADHD medication Adderall, that I had run into here in the greater Austin metro area.  I was unable to get through to the pharmaceutical company yesterday, as they are (apparently) in the Eastern timezone, and I live in Austin, which is Central Time.  However, I left a message with Barr Pharmaceuticals customer relations number and planned to call back today. Surprisingly, they called me at around 10am, for which I must give them props.  Tony, the nice gentlemen who spoke with me (quite patiently and politely) is a representative for Teva Pharmaceuticals, which purchased Barr several years ago.  Tony informed me that this was due Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/10/11/teva-tells-gear-diary-adderall-shortage-nationwide-for-remainder-of-the-year/feed/ 5 Sorry, Austin: We’re Out of Adderall!http://www.geardiary.com/2011/10/10/sorry-austin-were-out-of-adderall/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/10/10/sorry-austin-were-out-of-adderall/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:15:57 +0000 Douglas Moran http://www.geardiary.com/?p=164126

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One of the huge differences between when I was a kid and now, is the massive increase in the variety of medications available.  For everything from new and better antibiotics, to psychiatric meds, to pain management meds, to drugs for HIV victims, it's been remarkable.  I often wonder how my brother might have done had they had better ADHD drugs when he was a kid, for example.  (He's fine now, by the way; thanks for asking!) But all these wonder drugs have a number of downsides, one of which is that if you manage to find a medication -- or group of medications -- that helps you deal with your Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/10/10/sorry-austin-were-out-of-adderall/feed/ 1 Giving the Honeywell HEPAClean 3-in-1 Advanced Air Cleaning System a Try During This Allergy Seasonhttp://www.geardiary.com/2011/09/30/giving-the-honeywell-hepaclean-3-in-1-advanced-air-cleaning-system-a-try-during-this-allergy-season/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/09/30/giving-the-honeywell-hepaclean-3-in-1-advanced-air-cleaning-system-a-try-during-this-allergy-season/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:15:57 +0000 Judie Stanford http://www.geardiary.com/?p=162764

Have you ever taken a good look at the space just in front of you when the morning sun shines directly in your windows? If you have pets or live anywhere other than in a hermetically sealed envelope, you are probably used to seeing fine floating particles that are nearly unidentifiable ... but if you have allergies they are all it takes to make your skin crawl in anticipation of your histamines' response. Those of us who suffer from allergies are used to dealing with itchy eyes, scratchy throats, runny noses and stuffy heads ... and if we are lucky, it stops there. For many of us, a rough allergic spell can soon turn into a full-blown sinus Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/09/30/giving-the-honeywell-hepaclean-3-in-1-advanced-air-cleaning-system-a-try-during-this-allergy-season/feed/ 0 Keep QuikClot on Hand, and You May Save a Lifehttp://www.geardiary.com/2011/09/19/keep-quickclot-on-hand-and-you-may-save-a-life/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/09/19/keep-quickclot-on-hand-and-you-may-save-a-life/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:45:47 +0000 Judie Stanford http://www.geardiary.com/?p=161116

QuikClot is an emergency wound dressing loaded with blood clotting agents. You can go to YouTube and watch some extremely graphic training videos of QuikClot in action, but I suggest that you not do so if you have a weak stomach. If you are able to handle the graphic images, I'm sure that you'll agree the results are pretty impressive. I had never heard about QuikClot until I stumbled on a recent Lifehacker post, "How to Survive a Gunshot Wound." Yikes. QuikClot is the consumer version of a Z-Medica product that has long been used by the military, law enforcement and emergency medical responders to stop blood loss in what would ordinarily be Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/09/19/keep-quickclot-on-hand-and-you-may-save-a-life/feed/ 0 Denny’s Embraces Indulgence, Ignores Health Risks with the ‘Let’s Get Cheesy’ Menuhttp://www.geardiary.com/2011/09/02/dennys-embraces-indulgence-ignores-health-risks-with-the-lets-get-cheesy-menu/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/09/02/dennys-embraces-indulgence-ignores-health-risks-with-the-lets-get-cheesy-menu/#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 17:15:03 +0000 Michael Anderson http://www.geardiary.com/?p=159096

What would you like for lunch today? How about a full days worth of calories and two days worth of fat? Oh, I know you can easily get that in any 'glutton burger' you'll find around in burger joints looking for a moment of fame on one of the Travel or Cooking network shows ... but how about as one of the featured items on Denny's 'Let's Get Cheesy' campaign? Here is part of the press release:
Cheese enthusiasts across the nation are set to rejoice with the launch of Denny’s “Let’s Get Cheesy!” menu. Showing some serious cheese love, Denny’s fromage feast features six new dishes designed to make any cheese lover
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Now that the kids are back in school, it's time to think about practical matters such as how to make sure your son's lunch doesn't end up in some other kid's mouth. Here's an idea: Lunch Bugs sandwich bags.
Lunch Bugs Sandwich Bags have a skittery surprise. Need some security when it comes to your sandwich? Our Lunch Bugs Sandwich Bags have a pre-printed bug on the sandwich bag. So the pest that goes to steal your sandwich will see a pest of another kind already calling dibs.
There are 24 Lunch Bugs sandwich bags in a pack, and if the realistic printed horseflies and cockroaches can't keep your kid's food safe Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/08/29/keep-other-kids-hands-off-your-kids-food-with-lunch-bugs/feed/ 0 Yum Log: So Tasty We Had to Share: Trader Joe’s Smoked Sea Salthttp://www.geardiary.com/2011/08/09/yum-log-so-tasty-we-had-to-share-trader-joes-smoked-sea-salt/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/08/09/yum-log-so-tasty-we-had-to-share-trader-joes-smoked-sea-salt/#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:00:31 +0000 Dan Cohen http://www.geardiary.com/?p=156480 There's more to life than gadgets and gear -- hard to believe I know -- but true!! For example there are things like… food and drink. And with so many great flavors and food experiences out there, we just had to start bringing you some of our favorites. That's where the Yum Log comes in. The Yum Log is all about the food and drink experiences you just want to have. And the first Yum Log entry is... Photo 4 2

Trader Joe's Naturally Smoked Sea Salt

Elana brought this home the other day and it is just YUM. It Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/08/09/yum-log-so-tasty-we-had-to-share-trader-joes-smoked-sea-salt/feed/ 0 RunBike, The Duckbilled Platypus of Workout Equipmenthttp://www.geardiary.com/2011/08/03/runbike-the-duckbilled-platypus-of-workout-equipment/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/08/03/runbike-the-duckbilled-platypus-of-workout-equipment/#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 01:15:56 +0000 Carly Z http://www.geardiary.com/?p=155888

When I saw the RunBike on Runner's World this morning, it took a good two minutes before I stopped laughing/choking on my coffee. I was speechless, but once I recovered from my initial "WHY!?!" response, some more serious questions came to mind. 1) How on earth do you run uphill while strapped into that thing? 2) How long is a RunBike, and how do you get into it? Do you drop in from the top? Limbo in? 3) Is it street-legal? And do you follow biking laws, where you act like a vehicle and obey traffic laws, or do you obey pedestrian rules like a runner? 4) How many bones Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/08/03/runbike-the-duckbilled-platypus-of-workout-equipment/feed/ 2 Can Braun Tame the Planet of the Apes?http://www.geardiary.com/2011/08/03/can-braun-tame-the-planet-of-the-apes/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/08/03/can-braun-tame-the-planet-of-the-apes/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:30:00 +0000 Michael Anderson http://www.geardiary.com/?p=155841

Summer beach weather is here in force, and the new film Rise of the Planet of the Apes is about to open, meaning that you are seeing hairy-backed individuals rampaging EVERYWHERE! And the folks at Braun have done a survey that shows that the women of the UK are having NONE OF IT!
As the nation basks in the summer sun, Braun reveals what women really think of their partner’s body hair. With a summer full of poolside fun, men listen up and take note – three quarters (75%) of UK women don’t want a completely hair free man, they want a little bit of fuzz. Think groomed body hair in a controlled
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