Bariatric Equipment & Supplies from MyCareHomeMedical.com

From grab bars to commodes, we’ve collected everything you need to equip your or your patient’s bathroom for comfort, convenience, and safety for those patients over 400lbs. Don’t let subpar equipment keep you on the edge of your seat waiting for it to collapse or hoping it doesn't break; most of these products are graded for up to 600lbs.

http://www.mycarehomemedical.com/bariatric-supplies/

Home Medical Supply Company

My Home Medical Care is your go to medical supply company. We have a partnership with Medical Services Company, and through that partnership we have over 60 years of experience with medical supplies. The types of supplies we carry include anything from Asthma & Allergy to full Patient Room products.

http://www.mycarehomemedical.com/home-medical-supply-company/

HackFest winners build a virtual bridge between senior living communities and homebound elders | (repost MyCareHomeMedical.com)

Homebound elderly people might soon have easy virtual access to activities offered by senior living communities, thanks to the winners of the inaugural LeadingAge HackFest. The event brought eight competing teams to Dallas, where LeadingAge's annual conference was held last week. The interdisciplinary teams had 24 hours to think up an idea and create a prototype application, website, interactive online experience or device. “We created a small system where retirement communities can expose their calendar of activities online, and take some of those activities and make them available through a video conference,” explained Cristhian Parra, a member of the winning team. Parra, a 29-year-old computer science doctoral student at the University of Trento in Italy, spoke on camera with McKnight's in Dallas. Through the system conceived by Parra and his teammates, people living at home would be able to access a list of ongoing activities. These could include book clubs, religious serv

http://www.mcknights.com/hackfest-winners-build-a-virtual-bridge-between-senior-living-communities-and-homebound-elders/article/319194/

Patient Lift Chairs Now Available At MyCareHomeMedical.com

MyCareHomeMedical.com offers a variety of lift chairs from Golden Technologies to fit almost any need &/or budget. Not sure which option best suits your needs or that of your patient, here is a brief explanation of the 2 basic types of chairs that we offer. Our two-position lift chair has a sitting position, a reading position, and a lifted or standing position. These models are the most economical and come in a variety of fabrics and styles. A three-position lift chair has a sitting position, a lifted position, a reading position which is at a slight recline, and a recline position. These chairs recline to almost a full 180 degrees. Patient & Caregiver discounts available...

http://www.mycarehomemedical.com/lift-chairs.html

Coffee Might Lower Risk of Liver Cancer

THURSDAY, Oct. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Drinking coffee might reduce your risk of liver cancer, a new review suggests. Researchers analyzed the findings of 16 studies that were published between 1996 and 2012 and included a total of nearly 3,200 patients. The researchers said that drinking coffee may reduce the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma, the most common type of liver cancer, by about 40 percent. Some of the data also suggests that drinking three cups of coffee a day reduces liver cancer risk by more than 50 percent, according to the findings, which were published in the journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

http://healthyliving.msn.com/nutrition/study-coffee-might-lower-risk-of-liver-cancer

What is DME (Durable Medical Equipment)

Durable Medical Equipment is a term for any medical equipment used in the home to aid in a better quality of living. Some examples of this equipment are walkers , wheelchairs, power scooters, hospital beds, home oxygen equipment, diabetes self-testing equipment (and supplies), certain nebulizers, and their medications (non-disposable). Additional rules apply for Medicare coverage of wheelchairs and scooters.

http://www.mycarehomemedical.com/what-is-dme-durable-medical-equipment/

MyCareHomeMedical.com - Write-up in HME News for website launch

Here's a little write-up in HME News regarding the launch of our website, specializing in affordable home medical supplies for patients & caregivers

http://www.hmenews.com/article/wed-based-retail-store-new-opportunity