Nursery to Toddler

Pregnancy $3.95 The Keep It Simple Series — the greatest guides ever This illustrated guide covers every aspect of pregnancy including morning sickness, labor and delivery, and bringing home the new baby. Expectant mothers face many of the same concerns and even the same symptoms. The KISS Pregnancy will provide all the answers Find out how to enjoy every moment of your pregnancy with DK’s KISS Guide to Pregnancy. Understand what’s going on at each stage of your pregnancy. Get the lowdown on the best prenatal care and the latest tests and procedures. Find out how to eat well, stay in shape, and exercise safely. Understand how to involve your partner and enjoy the pregnancy together. Discover top tips for dealing with mood swings, common fears, and physical changes. Learn how to care for your new baby and find time to recover. The Keep It Simple Series is the new standard in how-to books Written by leading experts, each book includes full-color photographs and illustrations throughout, making these the first and only truly accessible guides for beginners. The KISS format is designed to help readers build confidence from the start, and learn gradually and thoroughly to the very last page. Much more than introductions to various subjects, these inspiring and innovative books are the ones that readers can trust

The Pregnancy Test $3.95 Ordinarily, I’m a fan of pink–lovely color, does smashing things for the complexion. But not when it’s the bright, glaring stripe staring back at me on the pregnancy test. Then, pink is the color of major oops, of morning sickness, of boyfriends who seemed decent but now are part of some Jerk Witness Protection Program. Still, I’ve got a few things going for me–bitter humor, a divine right to eat till I’m the size of Marlon Brando, and good friends who’ve managed to get me a job interview with one Damien Sharpton: in need of a personal assistant, and some say, a good, swift kick in the arse. If you want to make a lasting impression, by all means, toss your cookies in your future boss’s wastebasket, which is located directly between his excruciatingly sexy legs. Apparently, Mr. Gorgeous-But-Unbearably-Anti-Social must like personal assistants who violate his trash can, because I got the job. And if I can avoid him via text messaging for the next seven months of health insurance, everything will be just fine. Except that he’s just asked–no, insisted–that I go with him on a business trip to the Caribbean. Gulp, Ordinarily, this would be cause for celebration. Ordinarily, I’d shave my legs, pack my bikini, revel in day-glo drinks and my seething lust for Mr. Swarthy-And-Secretive. But there’s nothing ordinary about this situation…which means it could be absolutely extraordinary.

The Friendship Test $3.95 One late wine- and gossip-fueled night, four friends on a lark create a fateful test of friendship — one that challenges the very principles and boundaries of their alliance. To pass it means to never, at any cost, betray one another. Twenty years later, they must face that ultimate test. We meet them at the dawn of their camaraderie in the 1980s and already each woman is distinguished from the other: Tamsin, the compassionate mother hen; Reagan, the brazen and clever overachiever; Sarah, the seemingly perfect beauty; and Freddie, who despite being far from her U.S. home, finds strength in her friends. We forward to today, and as promised they are still firm friends . . . that is until a crisis occurs and the principles that define their friendship test are challenged. Exquisitely rendered by Elizabeth Noble, "The Friendship Test" is a powerful testament to the depth and capacity of female relationships.

Clearblue Easy Pregnancy Test – Twin Pack $9.99 Pregnancy test with +/- results. Results 5 days sooner. Clearblue Easy can be used as early as 4 days before you expect your period. That’s 5 days sooner than waiting until you miss your period to test. The amount of pregnancy hormone increases rapidly in early pregnancy. In clinical testing with early pregnancy samples, Clearblue Easy gave the following results: 1 Day before the expected period 87% women giving a pregnant result. 2 Days before the expected period 84% women giving a pregnant result. 3 Days before the expected period 74% women giving a pregnant result. 4 Days before the expected period 53% women giving a pregnant result). + = pregnant. – = not pregnant. No test is more accurate. Over 99% accurate (99% accurate at detecting typical pregnancy hormone levels. Note that hormone levels vary. See insert) from the day of your expected period. Changes color to let you know it’s working. Made in China.

Canine Pregnancy Test Kit (5 tests) $125.95 Rapid immunomigration test for detection of the hormone relaxin in canine blood. Can be used at 22 days gestation or after. A small blood sample must be obtained from the dog. 5 tests in each kit. * Early detection of planned or unplanned pregnancy. * Detection of pregnancy before or after abortion treatment. * Early detection of false pregnancy. * Diagnose fetal resorption or spontaneous abortion. * No refrigeration required. About the product: The Witness Relaxin kit is intended to determine pregnancy in the bitch, as well as to distinguish between pseudopregancy and gestation. The kit measures relaxin levels in plasma and serum samples. The presence of significant amounts of this hormone is a reliable indicator of pregancy. Relaxin can be detected in biological samples soon after implantation of the fertilized egg, which occurs about 22-27 days after mating (26-31 days post-LH surge).

Clearblue Easy Digital Pregnancy Test – 2 Count $9.69 The Clearblue Easy Digital Pregnancy Test is over 99% accurate at detecting typical pregnancy hormone levels (note that hormone levels vary – see insert) from the day of your expected period. Clearblue Easy can be used as early as 4 days before you expect your period. That’s 5 days sooner than waiting until you miss your period to test.This package includes 2 test sticks and 1 English/Spanish Insert.1. Take the test: simply hold the stick pointing downwards in your urine stream for 5 seconds only.2. Wait: an hour glass symbol will flash to show you the test is working.3. Read your result: within 3 minutes your result will be displayed in words.Read instructions before use. English and Spanish instructions inside.Store at 36&def;F-86°F. Do not freeze. For in-vitro diagnostic use only (not for internal use).

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First Response Ovulation Test, 7-Test Kit $12.99 INDICATIONS: First Response Easy Read Ovulation Test Kit is over 99% accurate in laboratory studies in detecting the luteinizing hormone (LH) surge in your urine….

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Be Healthy At Your Convenience with Home Health Tests

At one time you could check your blood glucose at home and there were a selection of pregnancy testing kits available on the market but little else was possible to self test.  Nowadays, there is so much more that can be tested at home, saving time and the expense of attending a clinic.

There are tests that will enable you to monitor an existing condition and others that test for new diseases and disorders.  Thyroid conditions and Diabetes can be checked regularly and sexually transmitted diseases can also be tested. 

At most pharmacies it is possible to purchase tests for cholesterol levels; drug and alcohol levels; colon cancer; Hepatitis C, HIV and blood glucose.  A negative test means there is no need to see your doctor, saving a considerable amount of money and time.  For people who do not have health insurance, home testing can provide peace of mind with negative results and save a wasted appointment.  For positive testing, such information validates a need to see a doctor.  Even for people who are insured, test kits can cost less than clinic attendance.

One of the more valuable home tests is for sleep apnea: a sleep disorder suffered by as many as 18 million Americans but diagnosed in very few as most people are unaware they have a problem. 

The condition’s symptoms are little more than heavy snoring and gasping during sleep, through an insufficient air flow caused by blockage in the throat or neck through fatty tissue. The sufferer may stop breathing for between 10 and 120 seconds, several hundred times throughout a night’s sleep and oxygen levels drop dramatically each time.

Typical sleep apnea victims are exhausted throughout the day due to their struggle to achieve a normal night’s rest.  A home apnea test is now available, allowing OSD (Obstructive Sleep Disorder) sufferers to self test in the comfort and privacy of their own home.  Once diagnosed, however, it would be necessary to consult a qualified sleep doctor for advice on treatment.  

Sleep specialist Dr Avi, director of Aviisha Medical Wellness Institute, says: “We conduct sleep tests for sleep apnea both in our sleep labs, where we do overnight testing in a comfortable, hotel-like setting but we also offer patients the option to undergo the sleep test in the comfort of their own bed at home. This can save the patient a great deal of money and the results are found to be just as accurate as they are when we do sleep lab testing. Today, we may be the only medical facility allowing patients across the US to order a sleep test on the Internet. We are succeeding in eliminating the inconvenience and high cost of getting tested for sleep apnea.”

The Aviisha home sleep test includes an interview with a sleep specialist at no extra cost.

About the Author

The Aviisha Medical Wellness Institute in California is recognised as a leader in family medicine in Los Angeles. Patients are provided with a personalized, medically supervised plan for living a healthy lifestyle and improving their overall health. The Institute provides comprehensive medical screening and diagnosis and treatment for obstructive sleep apnea as well as the most advanced and personal treatment for medical weight loss in Los Angeles.