Radical Randy?, New 3-D MediKin? Teaching Aide, Helps Children Understand Asthma and Take an Active Role to Control It
Asthma is the most prevalent chronic condition in children. It occurs in approximately 7-10% of the pediatric population. Pediatric asthma patients (and their parents) are often reluctant to follow the prescribed regimen of controller medications. When their symptoms abate, they often cease or forget the medications. Radical Randy?, a new MediKin? teaching aide from Legacy Products, helps educators explain and actually show children what happens in their lungs and airways during an asthma attack.
As a result, children begin taking an active role in monitoring and controlling their asthma. Developed in collaboration with the Pediatrics Asthma Team at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in Galveston, Radical Randy's chest opens to reveal a healthy lung depicted on the right and a lung with inflamed airways on the left. Randy's lungs incorporate pockets with removable bronchioles. The bronchioles can be inflated by squeezing the bulb pump that is connected to them by plastic tubing. Air can be felt moving freely through the healthy bronchiole's airway demonstrating the positive affect of daily controller medications.
In the inflamed and swollen bronchiole, air gets blocked, demonstrating why breathing is difficult or nearly impossible during asthma flare-ups. Mucus accumulation can also be demonstrated by inserting the provided green "mucus" into the swollen bronchiole, further blocking its airway.Radical Randy? is constructed of soft, durable fabric with embroidered details. Standing just 3-feet tall, the MediKin? is lightweight and portable. It is useful for home visits, one-on-one instruction, group clinics and school education programs.A part of Legacy's Asthma Education Program, the Radical Randy? MediKin? is available in either dark or neutral skin tone and comes with instructor guides in English and Spanish, a videotape demonstration class, clothing (including shirt, shorts, shoes and socks), a pair of Expression Adapters to change Randy's facial appearance from happy to anxious, a jar of green "mucus", a magnifying glass and a zippered carrying case.In a series of three field trials of the Legacy Asthma Program, administered by UTMB, the teaching time for basic asthma pathophysiology was reduced from 27 minutes to as little as 13 minutes, depending on the educator's skill. Using the Radical Randy? MediKin?, educators quickly demonstrated the abstract concepts of airway inflammation, mucus accumulation, bronchoconstriction and their relations to symptoms and medication.
The MediKin? teaching aides also helped the instructors reduce language, emotional and learning barriers.Radical Randy? is part of a line of 3-D, interactive, medical teaching tools and instructional programs produced by Legacy Products, Inc.
Legacy's light-weight, fabric MediKins and interchangeable adapters, many of which accommodate actual medical equipment, are used to educate patients, caregivers and health care staff about medical conditions and treatments. For more information on Radical Randy? or their other products, contact Legacy Products, Inc., P.O. Box 267, Cambridge City, IN 47327, www.legacyproductsinc.com.
FARENHEIT 9/11 and FARENHYPE 9/11 Gives Two Views of America
After watching the mud-slinging commercials about John Kerry or George W. Bush, learning about their military records, watching Michael Moore's movie, "Farenheit 9/11," and Dick Morris' movie "Farenhype 9/11" to prepare for the Presidential Election in November, let's get down to tacks about Identity Theft in America."NO GREATER DECEPTION, A TRUE TEXAS STORY," by Sydney Newman Dotson is the shocking #1 true crime biography that will knock your socks off."My book is definitely an outrageous story, but horribly true," says Sydney. "Identity theft of the dead is a gruesome crime. Deceased victims of identity theft cannot come back from the dead to defend themselves. It leaves the victims' children to seek justice on their deceased relatives' behalf.
My father had his affairs in order before he died. He made a Last Will and Testament, told us about it, and warned us that his wife, our evil stepmother, would try to destroy it and gain the entire estate for herself. We weren't prepared...
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Unique Gift Ideas -- The Gift Of Fitness
Well, it's almost that time of year again ? the holiday shopping season is just around the corner.
Have you thought about what you are going to give those people on your "hard to shop for" list? Instead of another tie for your dad or music CD for your sister, why don't you give them a truly unique and invaluable gift?
I'm talking about the gift of fitness.The gift of fitness is something that you can give to just about everybody on your shopping list, from your parents, to your spouse, a friend, your siblings, an employee or co-worker, even your children. And it's a gift that is invaluable to everyone. After all who doesn't want to look better, feel better, and be healthier? And, it's a gift that you can truly feel proud to give. When you give someone the gift of fitness, you are helping him open a door to better health (both physically and mentally).
I can't think of a more thoughtful gift that shows the recipient how much you care about their well-being. By...
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How to Get a Knock Out Website!
The first step in setting up an online business...
Starting an online business for a brand new entrepreneur is a lot like falling in love for the first time. There is enthusiasm, the feeling of a new high in life and determination to make it work at all costs. All superior emotions, but making sure that your business grows will also take a sharp reality check. The reality is that along with enthusiasm and determination, you also need to be a smart marketer to make your business profitable. Marketing for profits has today moved beyond the traditional methods to include the Internet.
A "Brick & Mortar" business works much better if it becomes a " Click & Mortar" business. Simply put, any business without a web presence is soon going to be yesterday's news.
Setting up an online business involves creating a well-planned company website to promote your Internet sales as well as your offline business. So the key task here is to create a website...
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Assumptions ? The Hidden Sales Killer
Assumptions can kill a sale. In my sales training workshops, I frequently discuss the importance of not making assumptions about a person before, during, or after the sales process. Participants frequently nod and tell me that they NEVER make assumptions. One person (Doug Maquire, www.MaquireMarketing.com) sent me this story of a situation that occurred in a department store he worked in many years ago. "I was the 'young kid' who had signed on to take the 9 month Management Training course for a department store chain.
Sales people were generally assigned specific areas to cover within the store but being a 'management trainee' I had to learn all departments." One day, a rough looking middle aged fellow entered the store. He was dressed in well-worn workpants, work boots, and a soiled red and black plaid shirt just like you'd expect a lumberjack to wear. No one approached him (I guess he didn't look like a good sales prospect)...
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Kids' Halloween Costumes
Kids love dressing up and when better than Halloween. It's the time for fun and creativity and parents, love to find the perfect costume for their kids. Halloween comes once every year and parents know that children grow up fast. So, they go all out to find the best costume. Children love running around the neighborhood trick or treating in their Dracula or vampire outfits.
Dressing up and pretending to be someone else adds that something extra to their joy.
While many kids' costumes are available in stores, making them at home can be fun. Imagination and expression helps a child to develop a healthy personality. Designing and choosing a costume provides a chance for the whole family to get creative together. Hero and fantasy themes are great choices for little ones. Dressed as furry creatures, younger children really look cute, and animal costumes and flower costumes are perennial favorites.
A simple white hooded sweat suit paired up with socks and gloves...
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What is a Sale
What is a sale? A Sale in reality is selling yourself or your talents. This is great news. Although there are many things that make sales better and make you a better salesperson I find the 4 main ingredients to great sales are as follows:S Smile- no they cant see you but believe me it makes a difference. I spent alot of time in door to door solicitations and telemarketing and I can tell you this , If you are smiling on the outside Yur whole outlook will be better. With a better outlook you will not give up because of the NOs because you know there is a yes around the corner.A Ask- yourself questions pertaining to the product or service for exampleWhat will it do for me? Is the cost reasonable? What would make this product more useful? The more you ask yourself the better you will know your product and how to market it.
It is often smart as well to use a question in the subject as it will get your ads read. Instead of 'The Safelist with the most Freebies' you might use 'How generous...
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