When It Comes to Accuracy, Ear Thermometers May Not Measure Up

The Washington Post;  September 3, 2002 ;     509 words ......to invest in one of those infrared ear thermometers that record temperature in a few seconds...results of their review: Infrared ear thermometers are not as accurate as rectal thermometers...published in The Lancet. Infrared ear thermometers, also known as tympanic thermometers...

Accuracy of ear thermometers in doubt

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  March 2, 1998 ;     700+ words ......offices and urgent-care units are using ear thermometers. When I asked why, they say they are...grandchildren and now feel guilty. A: Ear thermometers grew rapidly in popularity because...from personal experience here too.) Ear thermometers work by detecting infrared radiation...

Walgreens Will Stop Selling Mercury Thermometers at the End of October.

PR Newswire;  October 4, 2000 ;     129 words ......are available. Walgreens will expand its line of digital oral thermometers to include seven different products ranging in price from...addition, Walgreens will continue to sell two types of digital ear thermometers. Walgreens is the nation's largest drugstore chain with...

Exergen and Walgreens to Obsolete Ear Thermometers.

PR Newswire;  January 5, 2004 ;     428 words ......leading pharmacy chain, to replace ear thermometers with Exergen's state-of-the-art Temporal...providing: rebates for retiring their ear thermometers; and rebate coupons for the purchase...thermometer, it is important to replace ear thermometers with this gentle new technology that...

Smoking mums and fat children

New Straits Times;  August 27, 2002 ;     700+ words ......role in regulating the immune system. Ear thermometers not reliable EAR thermometers - used widely in homes and hospitals...in The Lancet. Researchers claimed that ear thermometers could miss a fever in a child and could...

Numbers.(news briefs)

The Report Newsmagazine;  September 23, 2002 ;     700+ words ......Institute of Child Health indicates that infrared ear thermometers frequently yield readings which are inaccurate...two. To obtain an accurate result, the popular ear thermometers must be placed very precisely against the tympanic...

SOMETIMES A FEVER IS SERIOUS

Evansville Courier & Press;  December 12, 2005 ;     556 words ......rectal readings taken with a digital thermometer are best. Ear thermometers are not very accurate for babies, although they are OK for toddlers. (Note: Even though ear thermometers have a switch that reads "oral/rectal," they are not meant...

ThermoScan prize winners

The Press;  August 18, 1998 ;     67 words ...Winners of the three Braun ThermoScan ear thermometers have been drawn. More than 800 entries were received. The ThermoScan is put in the ear and it reads the body's temperature in just...

Wellness fuels health care; insurers drive sales with home care...

HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network;  May 1, 1995 ;     700+ words ......presenting best selling water filters, ear thermometers, massagers and blood pressure kits...kits, massagers, water filters and ear thermometers have a bright future as year-round...speaking, blood pressure kits and ear thermometers are typically behind the counter in...

'The wait for an ambulance felt like forever - he could have died'

South Wales Evening Post;  May 9, 2008 ;     495 words ......the service hasn't got the funding for the caps for the ear thermometers because they were too expensive," she added. "But I bought...Swansea area at this time. "Ambulance crews do not carry ear thermometers. "The thermometer to which Mrs Llewellyn referred was her...

Thermometers: Which ones are best?

Herald News, The (Joliet, IL);  September 6, 2007 ;     593 words ......it is not quite as accurate as a digital one. Ear thermometers, or tympanic thermometers, measure the temperature...tympanum by infrared measurement. Both stick and ear thermometers range from inexpensive to around $25 for models...

FTS targets niche opportunities.

Chain Drug Review;  June 7, 1999 ;     590 words ......distinguishing characteristic is its longer-term reliability. Many ear thermometers are shipped without batteries or with lower-quality batteries...digital components. The company offers its lithium-powered ear thermometers and blood pressure monitors in both branded and private...

Focus on the World Temperature Monitoring Devices Market.

Canadian Corporate News;  June 24, 2008 ;     700+ words ......Infrared Thermometers I-3 Infrared Ear Thermometers I-3 IR Temporal Artery Thermometer...Infrared Thermometers II-12 Infrared Ear Thermometers II-12 Components of Infrared Ear Thermometers II-13 Problems in Measurement with...

To cross-merchandise or not: retailers concerned about consumer reaction...

HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network;  November 27, 1995 ;     689 words ......Enviracaire and Pollenex in air cleaners. Ear thermometers from Thermoscan and dental products...throw in a stuffer for Thermoscan's ear thermometers. On top of this, Thermoscan has begun...reminds people where to go to buy its ear thermometers. RELATED ARTICLE: ADS DO WORK Vendor...

Earmarking some home diagnostic tools as helpful within limits

The Boston Globe;  December 7, 1997 ;     700+ words ......information without having to visit the doctor repeatedly. For ear thermometers, competition is heating up. Braun's Thermoscan, the market...occasional rebates. In this area, pediatricians familiar with ear thermometers are nearly unanimous in saying that they give only a rough...