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CareFusion Jumps into Sleep Diagnostics
Jeffory Wyscarver, marketing manager at CareFusion in Yorba Linda, Calif, believes the NOX-T3 portable sleep monitor could add fuel to a promising new year. After spinning off from Cardinal Health's clinical and medical products business in late 2009, San Diego-based CareFusion Corporation continues to build momentum. Thanks to a strategic partnership with Icelandic … [Read more...] about CareFusion Jumps into Sleep Diagnostics
WatchPAT 200
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Online Treatment of Insomnia
The first controlled study of an online program for insomnia was published in 2004. But the results were hard to interpret, because they showed similar benefits for those who used the program and those in the control group. The two new studies, from researchers in Virginia and in Canada, advance the evidence that such programs can work. In the Virginia study, called SHUTi, … [Read more...] about Online Treatment of Insomnia
Calling for a Specific Placement Site for Thoracic Effort Belt – Rick Swanson, RPSGT, CRTT
Respiratory Inductance Plethysmography (RIP) effort belts are similar to piezo belts in that they help to monitor breathing patterns in patients with respiratory disorders. However, unlike piezo belts that can be placed anywhere on the thorax, RIP belts—which offer greater accuracy and show true movements of breathing—must be specifically placed. The key to successful use … [Read more...] about Calling for a Specific Placement Site for Thoracic Effort Belt – Rick Swanson, RPSGT, CRTT