My daughter was doing her homework the other day and wanted to know whether she should place gel in the solids or liquids column as she was confused. This was interesting because it was something which most people never think about but gel is used in so many ways every day by just about everyone. The Ultrasound gel used for ECG and the Ultrasound gel for Fetal Dopplers is one such example, as is hair gel and even gel toothpaste.

A gel is a solid, jelly-like material that can have properti...

We have all heard about pushy sales reps who give a bad name to a company but we need to remember that there are thousands of companies which rely heavily on the abilities of these sales reps. I have a couple of friends who have links with medical equipment suppliers UK and they are medical device distributors who work very hard also.

Medical equipment suppliers are finding that they are having to deal with a lot more competition in the field than there was a few years ago. Although medical...

I was recently advised to go for diabetes testing since I had been having a few problems with my health which were a cause for concern. The diabetes blood test is a simple one and is advisable in order to either rule out the disease or to catch it early so that regular diabetes monitoring can be done.

I was lucky enough to be told that I do not have diabetes at the moment but that since I was in the high risk bracket, i.e. being overweight and having a family history of diabetes, I should h...

I have been hearing about diabetic testing and diabetes monitoring for many years since both my parents have the disease to some extent. At the moment they have it under control with medicine and thankfully do not have to have the injections yet which some people have to have.

Since I am in the high risk group of getting the disease, being overweight and having a family history of diabetes, I decided to take a diabetes blood test using a diabetes monitor but I am glad to say that I do no...