02/09/2010 by admin.
Durex condoms are available for a limited time at just £6.40 for 36 (£0.19 pence each) see durex condom offer
The offer includes the best selling Durex Pleasuremax condoms, The ultra thin Durex Elite condom, Durex Performa, Durex Selection pack 12 durex pleasuremax, 12 Elite, 12 durex performa, Durex close fit condoms and Durex XL condoms.
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04/08/2010 by admin.
The Clamelle self chlamydia screening test still offers a gret value confidential chlamydia screening pack for men and women with laboratory accurate results posted to you in around 7 days.
Clamelle chlamydia test contains everything required and has no swabs & is totally pain free. Clamelle is a complete self test for screening for non symtomatic chlamydia in men and women
The clamelle chlamydia test contains: Urine sample bottle, transport container, plastic sample bag, pre-paid padded envelope & full instructions.
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02/08/2010 by admin.
Starting clinical training or needing to replace examination equipment ? A great value economy clinical pack has been put together offering a complete diagnostic and clinical ward medical kit for an introductory price of £27.60
See details of nurses clinical kit
The nurses clinical starter kit pack contains all the following : Aneroid Sphygmomanometer 0-300mmHG with standard adult cuff, Bright light Pen Torch, Taylors Reflex Hammer, Centigrade Thermometer, Double head adult stethoscope all packed in a presentation gift box.
The pack is ideal for any clinician starting clinical attachments including all types of nurses, midwifes, physios, etc
All the contents of the kit are CE certified and suitable for NHS clinical use, additional cuffs are available from www.valuemed.co.uk for the sphygmomanometer should paediatric or thigh cuff options be needed as an addition.
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26/07/2010 by admin.
Value-med has a current promtion offering bright coloured silicone nurse fob watches for just £3.95
The metal cased quartz watch movements can be removed from the soft silicone holders, which also incorporate a badge style clasp for pinning to a uniform (also removable) allowing the fob holder to be cleaned or changed for an alternate colour as required.
The nurse fob watches are available in a large range of bright colours and are all available for same day dispatch by first class royal mail parcel service.
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20/07/2010 by admin.
Valuemed and our sub division valuebreathalysers now offer the market leading clinic breathalyser the AL7000 in larger clinic pack options with 250 mouth pieces in either standard or the recommended professional uni-directional valve mouth piece covers.
The AL7000 digital breathalyzer is in our opinion an ideal digital breathalyser for NHS clinics, out-patient and A&E services, Mental Health and drugs and alcohol services.
Robust design, simple to operate and with a clear 4 digit display of blood alcohol levels electronically displayed quickly after a 5 second deep lung breath sample. The AL7000 breathalyser gives the tester clear tonal indicators during sampling and calculation. The display range is from 0.000 to 400mg/100ml (UK drink driving level is 80mg/100ml BAC) The AL7000 digital breathalyser displays Blood Alcohol Levels, (not breath alcohol levels) making the electronic conversion for the tester.
A further great design advantage of the AL7000 breathalyser is the ease with which the sensor module can be changed when the calibration is exhausted. This effectively give purchasers the ability to self service and reset the unit simply by replacing the pre-calibrated sensor module, accessed by a simple cover on the rear of the breathalyser (no screw drivers or tools required) The sensor will require regular exchange in high volume test environments, either when contaninated or on a regular 300 test cycle to ensure high accuracy of +/-0.005%BAC offered by the unit.
Full PPQ details are available for NHS purchasers by return e-mail to trade@adtuk.co.uk further details and full technical specifications of the AL7000 digital breathalyser are available on-line from value-breathalysers.co.uk
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13/07/2010 by admin.
NICE has again supported the call for a minimum price per unit of alcohol in its new guide Alcohol use disorders: preventing the development of hazardous and harmful drinking.
Alcohol needs to be less affordable and harder to buy in order to avoid young people developing regular exposure and dependency. NICE also supports a ban on alcohol advertising, to protect high risk groups. The call comes at a time supermarkets are TV advertising below cost alcohol in bulk cases as promotional items. The large supermarket groups and the alcohol industry are unlikely to support the move without government legislation.
NICE guidance is available to download from www.nice.org.uk
Alcohol testing strip tests for alcohol detection
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06/07/2010 by admin.
Thought it was about time we posted a coupon code so here is a 5% discount coupon for the summer & early autumn months from Valuemed and Access Diagnostics
Use at either of these Valuemed websites below
The discount coupon can also be used at Access Diagnostics Fertility
5% Discount Coupon is: thankyou
Coupons valid until end of midnight 30th September 2010.
One coupon per order
Coupon can be used multiple times
discount can be used on any products including Littmann Stethoscopes
no minimum spend
To use coupon code enter the code exactly as it is typed above and then click update
Please feel free to pass the coupon on to friends, family, colleagues & chat groups.
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06/07/2010 by admin.
The valuemed medical student starter kit is proving popular with medical schools in the UK
The pack now contains a palm aneroid sphygmomanomater, but can be supplied with the traditional two tube standard aneroid sphyg upon request.
Valuemed is shortly to introduce a clinic kit pack, aimed at GP surgeries and NHS clinic’s to include a desk sphygmomanometer, otoscope, opthalmoscope, a lite double head stethoscope in a bright colour to avoid “walkabouts” torniquets, pen lights and reflex hammers
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29/06/2010 by admin.
Large and king size condoms including Mates King size condoms, Pasante Large Condoms, Pasante King size and Durex XL condoms are all on special offer currently here valuemed special offer condoms
Also available on offer are durex condoms in a range of styles including durex pleasuremax condoms, durex performa condoms and durex elite condoms, also all on offer at £6.99 for 36 condoms.
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22/06/2010 by Einstein719.
7:06:2010 - Returned to the hospital to see the dermatologist, who increased my dose from 30mg a day to 60mg, which I still take in one go.
The affect has been very quick all the acne is starting to diminish under this heightened dose. I no longer have any active acne on my arms or chest and my back is clearing up also. Obviously along with this my skin has become very very dry and almost flaky. Im now using two moisturizers on my face along with aloe vera gel, which was a really useful tip from “highonhealth.com”.
I am not getting many adverse side effects from the drug. I certainly dont feel suicidal or even depressed. At some points, whilst I was on the lower dose I had some moments of feeling very down, but these were when I was very tired. I think being on the drug made those moments worse, rather than actually causing them.
Recently I have given up caffeine and am sleeping much better as a result of this and have not had one of these moments for a while. <(-_-)>
Still have not had a single nosebleed since applying vaseline constantly twice a day. Again <(-_-)>
And my skin is looking is looking the best its looked for a very long time. <(-_-)>
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22/06/2010 by admin.
Valuemed have re-introduced the home psa prostate cancer screening kit.
The prostate test kit was unavailable for sale for a period of 6 months as the manufacturer and brand transfered hands. Production has now re-started of the original product test kit, supplied via the new UK distributor Pasante
The self test PSA home test screens for elevated levels of the prostate specific antigen ~ PSA in a finger prick of whole blood.
The home testing pack contains everything required to complete one home test in under 10 minutes. The home test is suitable for men wishing to screen for PSA problems, while not specific for prostate cancer, elevated levels of PSA should always be investigated to exclude this disease as the cause.
The test kit is designed as a front line screen and is not suitable to monitor existing PSA levels, it is not quantative, only showing positive for levels on 10ng/ml and above, negative below this level (it does not give the precise level of PSA in ng/ml
For more details of the self test PSA home prostate screening kit see http://www.valuemed.co.uk/acatalog/Home_Prostate_Tests.html
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16/06/2010 by admin.
Valuemed again is pleased to offer clinics, labs and hospital doctors availability of these high quality low cost professional packs of 40 PSA test cassettes
One Step PSA 3 line Test Device (Serum/Plasma)
The Rapid Test PSA test device is a rapid chromatographic immunoassay for the half-quantative detection of PSA in human serum or plasma to aid the diagnosis of prostate disease.
Detects 10ng/ml Human PSA available from UK stock, futher details of PSA professional test kits
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28/05/2010 by admin.
We have a 10% discount coupon active until midnight on Monday 31st May
Coupon is: save10
Use at either of these Valuemed websites below
The discount coupon can also be used at these websites
Coupons valid until end of midnight 31st May 2010.
One coupon per order
Coupons can be used multiple times
discount can be used on any products including Littmann Stethoscopes
minimum spend £5 on goods
To use coupon code enter the code exactly as it is typed above and then click update
Please feel free to pass the coupon on to friends, family, colleagues & chat groups.
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20/05/2010 by admin.
We have an extensive range of both home early pregnancy tests & professional pregnancy tests for wholesale & NHS purchasers from leading manufacturers including Clearblue, Clearview, Instalert, and the Advanced range of home pregnancy tests.
We have pregnancy tests in a range of sensitivities including 10mIU, 20mIu and 25mIU hcg detection and a variety of formats including strips, cassettes & midstream pregnancy tests.
For more info on wholesale pregnancy tests
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18/05/2010 by admin.
Screening for Chlamydia in women is now simple & easy.
The Viola Chlamydia Health Care Test by Care Diagnostica launched earlier this year is a simple, reliable & fast way for women to screen themselves for Chlamydia infection in the comfort of their own homes.
The chlamydia test result is available within 20 minutes and you do not need to send the sample away to a laboratory.
The Viola chlamydia test is a swab test, and is only suitable for use in women.
The Viola test is not suitable for use by pregnant women
Chlamydia is a leading cause on infertility in women
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14/05/2010 by admin.
If you are a student and would like a discount coupon for your university or college then e-mail us at customerservices@accessdiagostics.co.uk with the name of the university or college and we will set you up a code specific for your college or university.
Our current 5% coupon code until the end of june 2010 is: save
use at medical equipment supplier Valuemed
The discount coupon can also be used at our fertility website
One coupon per order
Coupons can be used multiple times
discount can be used on any products including Littmann Stethoscopes
To use coupon code enter the code exactly as it is typed above and then click update. Please feel free to pass the coupon on
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14/05/2010 by Einstein719.
7th May 2010: Roaccutane is working very well. All the huge cysts have gone from my face now and I have only small pimples, which come and go within a few days.
My lips are extremely dry and even excessive use of lipsyls wasn`t working - also I don`t like using vasaline. However I have found that one works very well now - called aloe lips, making the whole experience a lot more comfortable. My skin was becoming very dry as Istopped using the “simple” mositurizer, because it had stearic acid (comedogenic) within it. However one trip to Boots produced a non-comedogenic moisturizer, which has fixed this.
I have only a couple of tiny marks left on my chest now, which I’m pleased about and all the acne on my arms and back is drying! Hah! However it seems to mark the skin on my arms really badly - much worse than it marks my face. However other marks that I have had here have faded over time - so I remain confident.
The nosebleeds have stopped completely - with the use of vaseline on the inside of my nose.
A couple of weeks ago I got a strange rash on my arm- it was a patch of extremely dry skin and it looked very like eczema, which I have never had in my life. Thankfully it has gone , with the use of moisturizer on the spot.
My GCSEs are approaching and the “stress” doesnt seem to be causing any breakouts. YEY!
I return to see the dermatoligist, probably to get my dose upped - in exactly one month - 7th June.
Posted in Ro-accutane, Isotretinoin, Ro-accutane for Acne, Teenagers, Acne treatments, Teenage Acne, Acne | No Comments »
10/05/2010 by admin.
The Clamelle home chlamydia screening test has been a very useful addition to the home health testing armoury. The Clamelle test kit comes with everything required to screen for Chlamydia discretely at home
The Clamelle chlamydia screening test is different to the Viola Chlamydia test in that it tests a urine sample, the test is suitable for both men and women (Viola is only suitable for women to use), and the urine must then be sent away to the lab for the results. The results are then posted back directly to the customer within 7 days
It enables you to screen yourself for Chlamydia using a simple urine lab test. It has proved highly accurate in clinical trials and has proved very popular with consumers.
Currently this service is only offered to UK residents.
The results of the Clamelle chlamydia test are completely confidential.
Many cases of Chlamydia are completely asymptomatic, and so this home testing kit allows individuals to screen themselves
Click here for more info on Home Chlamydia Testing Kits
Click here for more info on home testing kits
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07/05/2010 by admin.
The most commonly used home fertility tests are the home male fertility test and the female FSH test
Both of these test have now been available for several years in the UK and are proving reliable and helpful.
As a general guideline most GP’s will not refer a couple for further investigations until the couple have been trying to conceive without success for at least 12 months if the women is under 35 years of age, and 6 months if she is over 35 years of age.
This time can seem an eternity to the couple, and so many like to do home fertility tests. If the test picks up a fertility problem in either partner it can help speed up the diagnosis and referrral for the couple. If the tests are normal it can help to allay fears and worries and reduce stress.
Click here to visit Access Diagnostics Fertility Test Website
Click here for more information on home male fertility tests
Click here for more information on female FSH fertility tests
For more information about fertility related issues visit our fertility blog
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05/05/2010 by admin.
Access Diagnostics Fertility supplies an extensive range of professional pregnancy tests for GP’s , clinics, hospitals, labs, and professional end users.
Our range of professsional pregnancy tests is available in 20, 25, 50 pregnancy test pack options with a choice of pregnancy tests strips, pregnancy tests cassettes or midstream pregnancy tests in a range of sensitivities.
Discounts are available on bulk buys of professional pregnancy tests for NHS, healthcare, prisons, labs, etc.
Telephone 01623 883 830 during office hours 9-5pm for discount pricing or e-mail trade@adtuk.co.uk
Click here for more info on Professional Pregnancy Tests
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20/04/2010 by admin.
There is now a huge array of home test kits that allow you to screen for common diseases & conditions simply & discretely at home.
Most of the home test kits have now been in use for several years & have proved accurate & reliable in use. Most are performed on a urine sample, but some of the home test kits are performed on a blood or saliva sample.
Many of the home test kits are available for under £10 & offer an affordable 1st line screening test
Home test kits are available for the many common conditions. Here are just a few of the home testing kits available:
Click here to find out more about home testing kits
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15/04/2010 by admin.
Our current 5% coupon code for 2010 is: save
Use at either of these Valuemed websites below
The discount coupon can also be used at these websites
Coupons valid until end of June 2010.
One coupon per order
Coupons can be used multiple times
discount can be used on any products including Littmann Stethoscopes
To use coupon code enter the code exactly as it is typed above and then click update
Please feel free to pass the coupon on to friends, family, colleagues & chat groups.
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12/04/2010 by Einstein719.
The Initital breakout sucked…
Between weeks 2-4 I developed many pus filled cysts, especially on my cheeks. Now at the beginning of week 6 they are all going down: “slowly but surely” is an idyllic, apt thrase for the improvement.
My lips are incredibly dry (no matter how much vaseline I apply) and without the use of an intense moisturizer my skin gets very dry also - but those side effects were not unexpected and are in some ways reassuring as they show it is working.
The acne on my arms, back and chest is all reseading also. I love not having to use the blue light for hours and applying Benzoyl Peroxide (such a fowl chemical) to my skin, but my acne is still improving: at the moment I love this drug.
Side effects so far; Dry skin and lips, headaches (occasionally), nose bleeds (from time to time - must remember to apply vaseline to the inside of my nose everyday - dont want to have one of these whilst at school), very dry hair, less reistance to disease ( I’ve had a lot of colds, which I usually dont get!).
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30/03/2010 by admin.
Valuemed is now an official Litmmann 3M UK Distributor & we have the 2 exciting new Littmann electronic stethoscopes in stock. Both stethsocopes have black tubes
The Littmann Model 3100 delivers both exceptional sound quality and a simple-to-operate user interface. With these sound and usability improvements, you might never go back to your old stethoscope.
Clinical studies have shown that using the 3M Littmann Electronic 3100 stethoscope makes it easier to detect the harder to hear sounds, such as S3 gallops, aortic regurgitation and abnormal lung sounds.
The Littmann Model 3200 is the most advanced Littmann stethoscope that is currently available. This stethoscope will allow you to Hear It, Record It, Send It and Confirm It.
The Model 3200 features a LCD screen to give you as much information as possible. The LCD display on the Littmann Model 3200 will display:
•Heart Rate of the patient- this is displayed after 5 seconds and updates every 2 seconds
•Volume- you can amplify the heart and lung sounds up to 24 times
•Battery Life- audible alerts are also given when the battery life is beginning to get low (operates on a single AA battery)
•Mode- shows you if the Electronic 3200 is in bell or diaphragm mode
•Backlight- ideal for low light conditions
Click here to find out more about our range of Littmann 3M Electronic Stethsocopes
Posted in The Littmann Model 3100, Littmann 3M Model 3200 Stethoscope, Electronic stethoscope, Littmann Stethoscopes, Littmann, Littmann 3M | 1 Comment »
23/03/2010 by admin.
Dual pad pH test strip in 80 strip packs are again available from valuemed
The ph tests had previously been available under the phion brand, but in 2009 phion moved to a single pad ph test (also available from valuemed) in a 90 test pack.
Many consumers prefered the dual pad matching of the original option, so this is again available in ph Health brand in packs of 80 tests.
The pH test can be used in any liquid but is designed for human testing using either saliva or urine.
The pH detection range is 4.5 to 9.0 (4.5, 5.0,5.5, 5.75, 6.0, 6.25, 6.5, 6.75, 7.0, 7.25, 7.5, 8.0, 8.5, 9.0)
Unlike most pH test strips on the market pH Health and pHion both give a clear indication in small pH unit increments. 0.25pH as above.
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22/03/2010 by admin.
After a break of almost 2 years Access Diagnostic Tests UK Ltd & ValueMed again offers to EU laboratory and health care screening centres, packs of 40 professional PSA test cassettes.
CE certificated, with TUV and ISO production certification the 3 line CRT test membrane for serum and or plasma.
The Rapid Test PSA test device is a rapid chromatographic immunoassay for the half-quantative detection of PSA in human serum or plasma to aid the diagnosis of prostate disease.
Detects 10ng/ml Human PSA and gives results in around 10 minutes.
The lack of a reliable CE certified instant test has left screening programs with the only option of laboratory analysis for the last 18 months. It is hoped the re-introduction of a near patient rapid test will see both the cost and speed of reporting benefit end users.
Further details of Professional PSA 3 line Serum/Plasma test cassette 40 tests (10ng/ml)
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16/03/2010 by admin.
Available once more for self screening the selfcheck PSA prostate test kit is available for sale from valuemed.co.uk
The prostate screening self testing kit comes complete with lancets, instructions and buffers, everything required to take a finger prick of blood for home psa testing.
The complete prostate test takes about 15 minutes to complete and will screen for elevated levels of PSA in the blood over a specified level.
All positive results should be followed up immediately with confirmation laboratory tests and medical investigation.
The prostate test kit is intended as a first stage screen in healthy men. As the result is simply positive or negative it is not possible to use the prostate tests to monitor or measure changes in elevated psa or borderline psa levels
Further details and online purchasing of the psa selfcheck prostate test kit
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15/03/2010 by Einstein719.
Many over the counter and prescription creams and gels, manufactured for the treatment of acne contain Benzoyl (or Hydrogen) Peroxide. Scientists and dermatoligists have found that this chemical reduces bacterial levels within the skin by 95%, after 5 days of usage. An achievement it would take tetracycline and erythromycin 2 months to achieve. No wonder then, that this is described as the “gold” of acne treatments.
I like many others, used this chemical (Benzoyl peroxide 2.5%) to treat my acne, for around 2 months. Whilst using I certainly saw its promised results: my acne did go down a lot ( but it never got me clear) - from huge ulcer like cysts to mere pimples.
However the damage this drug inflicted upon me, spolit the results. Initially, I was niave enough to believe that it wouldn’t dry my skin out that badly and dabbed it on liberally with no moisturizer - nothing. It turned me bright red and a couple of days later my skin wasn’t just flaking off (as mentioned could happen within the first days of use) but was rather peeling off - huge chunks at a time. After prolonged use the redness became less pronounced and the dryness went completely (with use of a moisturiser).
I found Benzoyl Peroxide to be a harsh topical treatment for acne, perhaps the harshest (although I’ve read thats Retin A) and my advice to anyone who is using it would be:
Conclusion: I acknowledge that for many BP is a godsend. But for me the side effects so far from Roaccutane have been less than those I endured with BP.
Posted in Teenage Acne, Acne treatments, Acne | 2 Comments »
12/03/2010 by admin.
Our 5% coupon code for March 2010 is: reward
Use at either of these Valuemed websites below
The discount coupon can also be used at these websites
Coupons valid until end of March 2010.
One coupon per order
Coupons can be used multiple times
To use coupon code enter the code exactly as it is typed above and then click update
Please feel free to pass the coupon on to friends, family, colleagues & chat groups.
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10/03/2010 by Einstein719.
8 March 2010: Have now taken 240mg of Isotretinoin in total and can definately feel it within me. My lips are now really dry and begin to crack, without the use of vaseline. My skin feels more fragile - when I apply moisturisier it stings a little (the way it used to when I first started using benzoyl peroxide) and I can see now why the dermatoligist wanted me to stop all other treatments.
Last week I suffered from a few minor headaches. I think this may have been whilst I still had moderately high doses of tetracycline in me, which increases the risk of “idiopathic intracranial hypertension” - basically headaches. These have now ceased, which has pleased me since it suggests that it wasnt accutane alone causing them.
Positive: My acne has not broken out as badly as I expected. I expected that it would return, as it was before christmas - severe nodulocystic. However since starting accutane I haven’t had a single cyst develop (on my face anyway - I don’t look at my back). I have had a lot of new spots come, but they are small, come to a head and heal very quickly. Much quicker than I think they would if I was not taking isotretinoin.
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