http://babyearthermometer.co.uk/blog Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:21:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The daily mail has published a detailed guide on swine flu including the symptoms, which patient groups are at particular risk, what to do if you think you have got it, how it's treated and how you can prevent it.  The article acknowledges that a conventional mercury thermometer is perfectly ... http://babyearthermometer.co.uk/blog/daily-mail-recommends-ear-thermometer-for-children-with-swine-flu/ It's that time of year again.  The schools are off and families start to prepare to disappear on their summer holiday.  However, for families with a baby there's never a more important time to invest in a baby ear thermometer.  When away from home it's critical have access to all the ... http://babyearthermometer.co.uk/blog/summer-holiday-period-make-sure-that-you-have-access-to-a-baby-ear-thermometer/ An accident with a conventional mercury filled thermometer the other day helped to appreciate just how dangerous they are.  I was feeling under the weather and put the thermometer under my tongue.  While pottering around the bathroom I opened the bathroom cabinet door towards me and snapped the thermometer clean ... http://babyearthermometer.co.uk/blog/the-dangers-of-mercury-based-thermometers/ If only I had a pound for every time I was asked that question.  Seriously, it's a very common question.  The answer to the question is a resounding yes.  Baby ear thermometers just quantify the amount of infra-red radiation emitted within the ear.  It doesn't make any difference to the ... http://babyearthermometer.co.uk/blog/can-baby-ear-thermometers-be-used-on-adults/ If you have bought a baby ear thermometer recently the body temperature reading that's considered to be normal will be included in the instruction manual that accompanies the product.  However, generally speaking normal body temperature is very difficult to define because it depends on so many variables.  For instance body ... http://babyearthermometer.co.uk/blog/whats-normal-body-temperature-anyway/ An Indian airport in Pune has recently started using ear thermometers to monitor for H1N1 flu on people arriving from international flights.  The ear thermometer represents a great device for monitoring the temperature of large numbers of travelers very quickly and hygienically.  With results displayed typically under two seconds travelers ... http://babyearthermometer.co.uk/blog/ear-thermometers-used-in-indian-airport-to-monitor-for-h1n1-flu/ The space race has led to some significant developments in technology and the ear thermometer is no exception.  In a recent article in the Gainesville daily register the development of the infra-red sensor, now common place in the baby ear thermometer, seems to have come from space-race technology.  The infrared ... http://babyearthermometer.co.uk/blog/baby-ear-thermometer-technology-derived-from-nasa-innovation/ We are all guilty of procrastination to a certain extent - why do today what you can put off until tomorrow?  However, if you haven't bought a baby ear thermometer yet there is no better or more important time to invest in one.  With swine flu raging and the incidence ... http://babyearthermometer.co.uk/blog/swine-flu-baby-ear-thermometer/ The baby ear thermometer has been listed in the 92 years of amazing mum moments in an article published by the San Francisco Chronicle where it is stated that "It makes taking temperatures faster and more comfortable than the anal alternative -- for both moms and babies!"  You can read ... http://babyearthermometer.co.uk/blog/the-baby-ear-thermometer-listed-in-the-92-years-of-amazing-mum-moments/ We tend to assume that the baby ear thermometer is relatively modern invention.  Although current devices are significantly different from the original baby ear thermometer they were in fact invented in 1964 by Dr. Theodor H. Benzinger, who died in 1999 aged 94.  Dr. Benzinger was a researcher in at ... http://babyearthermometer.co.uk/blog/baby-ear-thermometer-1964/