Watertown, Massachusetts – (July 26, 2010) The Exergen temporal artery thermometer outsells all other brands at retailers nationwide that stock the Exergen TemporalScanner™, according to data compiled by leading market research firms. In comparing sales of all types of thermometers, including national brands and private label products, Nielsen and Information Resources Inc. (IRI) found Exergen came out on top. Exergen’s retail unit sales rose an average of about 63 percent more than competing thermometers over the 12 months under review, which ended April 17, 2010, the data indicated.

“Consumers clearly have embraced the use of temporal artery thermometry as a reliable method to measure temperature,” said Marybeth Pompei, Senior Vice President and Chief Clinical Scientist, “The TemporalScanner is simple to use and doesn’t cause the discomfort that more invasive types of thermometers can cause. Parents caring for sick children—or anyone who needs to get an accurate temperature reading quickly—appreciate how easy it is to use the TemporalScanner instead of rectal, ear or oral thermometers.”

Retailers that sell Exergen’s thermometer account for roughly 80% of the market. TemporalScanners are sold in Walmart, Walgreens, Target, Babies R Us and Toys R Us as well as in warehouse club stores including Costco, Sam’s Club and BJ’s Wholesale Club.

Temperature taking is usually the first response when illness is suspected and it is the starting point of any basic health assessment. A quick stroke across the forehead is all that’s needed to obtain a reading with the TemporalScanner, which employs a patented arterial heat balance system that adjusts for the effects of the ambient and skin temperatures to produce a medically accurate body temperature.

“We developed this technology in response to the need for an accurate and noninvasive method of thermometry that was suitable for all ages,” said Dr. Francesco Pompei, CEO of Exergen Corporation. “Exergen’s TemporalScanner, with more than 30 published studies attesting to its accuracy across all ages and clinical settings, has become the standard for thermometry in thousands of healthcare facilities. The latest retail findings confirm our thermometer now has become most popular among consumers for home use.”

Exergen Corporation is recognized worldwide as an innovator and leading manufacturer of patented infrared thermometers, scanners, sensors and controls. Its products are used in a wide variety of industrial and medical applications for both professionals and consumers. For additional information, visit www.exergen.com.

For the very first time, the revealing inside story of Bon Jovi’s life on the road and the band’s rise to superstardom is being told. Authored by original tour manager Rich Bozzett, Sex, Drugs and Bon Jovi gives a first-hand account of the band’s early years. Complete with never-seen-before photos, the book takes you from the group’s first performances as an opening act in front of a few hundred people to selling more than 130 million records and performing for more than 34 million fans worldwide.

According to Bozzett, who traveled with the band from 1983 through 1989 during the band’s rise to fame, little has been known about the early years and how Jon and the band made their way to stardom.
“Jon has never wanted to talk about the band’s early years, but now his fans can finally read – and see through never-before-released photographs – what life on the road was like,” says Bozzett. “As tour manager, I lived with the band and saw it all – from the incredible fan support to how Jon and the band dealt with the drugs, alcohol and sex that were all part of that world.”

Through Bozzett’s meticulous recounting of the 1980’s, you can now learn all that it took for Bon Jovi to become one of the world’s biggest rock bands in history, including details on how the Slippery When Wet tour saved the band from financial chaos and how in-fighting and overwork led to its two-year breakup in 1990.

True to its title, the book provides details that are in sharp contrast to Bon Jovi’s “white-bread” image, including Jon’s use of drugs before and after each show and the unintended effects they had on him, and how the band was linked to one of the nation’s largest cocaine and marijuana drug smuggling operations at the time, leading to frequent run-ins with airline security and the D.E.A, including strip searches of Jon.

Included among the hundreds of color and b/w pictures are never-before-released photographs that give fans and music historians a glimpse into the early days of the band, with members touring, partying and relaxing with friends and family as few outside the circle of the band have ever seen them. Also included are scandalous photos that the author kept under wraps for over 20 years to protect the then nascent band’s image.

The book is available online for $24.95 plus shipping and handling at www.sexdrugsandbonjovi.com and can also be purchased at www.amazon.com.

Professional Disposables International, Inc., the leader in infection prevention products and clinical support, has provided the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology with an unrestricted educational grant to develop a new elimination guide specifically targeting hemodialysis settings that offers recommendations and best practices for environmental cleaning and disinfection, hand hygiene, and vascular access/skin antisepsis as well as other Infection Prevention topics. According to the 2008 US Renal System Data, between 1993 and 2006, hospitalization rates for infections in hemodialysis patients rose by 34 percent, while rates for vascular access infections doubled in the same period. The Department of Health and Human Services has identified hemodialysis settings are a component of the plan's next phase for reimbursement changes, as well as increased scrutiny. The 130-page elimination guide will be released to all members of APIC in June and to more than 3,000 dialysis clinics beginning in August.

“Vascular catheter-related infections, Multi-drug resistant organisms (MDROs), specifically C-Difficile and MRSA, blood stream infections, are on the rise, which calls for more diligent efforts toward patient safety, hand hygiene, vascular access and environmental surface disinfection,” says Dr. Hudson Garrett, Director of Clinical Affairs. “We are pleased to have the opportunity to partner with APIC on this exciting tool that is desperately needed for end user clinicians in hemodialysis settings. With Phase Two and Three of the Health and Human Services Action Plan being developed, which will target additional outpatient settings such as hemodialysis, the importance of basic infection prevention and control practices is critically important."

PDI maintains a complete portfolio of infection prevention products, resources and clinical support staff to meet the evolving needs of multiple sectors of the healthcare industry. For additional resources on infection prevention strategies for the hemodialysis setting please visit www.pdipdi.com.

Fans of Grey’s Anatomy recently caught a glimpse of the innovative temporal artery thermometer that is now used in thousands of hospitals and pediatricians’ offices, and millions of homes. The noninvasive thermometer is pictured in a scene where a doctor takes his personal Exergen Temporal Scanner out of his pocket and in a matter of seconds gently scans his patient’s forehead to measure his temperature, all while patient and doctor discuss the patient’s discharge from the hospital.

“We were delighted that so many Americans saw how quick and easy it is to take a temperature with the Temporal Scanner, and how it enhances the doctor-patient experience.” said Exergen CEO, Dr. Francesco Pompei. “Nurses and doctors depend on the TemporalScanner for its ease of use and medical accuracy, as do consumers at home. With its caressing gentle forehead scan, the Temporal Scanner contributes to a positive caregiver-patient-experience everywhere.” More than 700 million temperatures are taken each year with the Exergen Temporal Scanner. Thirty-four published medical studies attest to the accuracy of the Temporal Scanner.

The Temporal Scanner is available in professional versions from qualified resellers, and a personal version suited for family use is available in major retailers including Wal-Mart, Target, Walgreen’s, Costco, Sam’s Club, Babies “R” Us, Toys “R” Us, and BJ’s.

The Exergen Temporal Scanner appears in the fourth episode of Grey’s Anatomy’s sixth season, entitled “How insensitive.” Winner of two Emmy Awards and a pair of Golden Globe Awards, Grey’s Anatomy is the highest rated medical drama, making it one of the most watched primetime series on television.

Exergen’s Temporal Scanner was recently named as one of the “Smartest Products of the Decade” by Inc. magazine. It has received a host of awards, and the Grey’s Anatomy cameo underscores its popularity in both the medical and consumer community.

Exergen Corporation is recognized worldwide as an innovator and leading manufacturer of patented infrared thermometers, scanners, sensors and controls. Dr. Pompei, a Harvard scientist, founded the company to provide innovative solutions for non-invasive thermometry and temperature control in a wide variety of industrial and medical applications for both professionals and consumers. For additional information, visit www.exergen.com

When many of today’s hottest celebrities are looking for a chic manicure or pedicure, they turn to pedicurist Jin Soon Choi, founder and owner of the Jin Soon Natural Hand & Foot Spas in New York City. Jin Soon, whose clientele include Anne Hathaway, Jennifer Hudson, Mary Louise Parker, and Mandy Moore, uses HeelTastic as part of her high-end pedicures and recommends it for at home use.

“I have prepared thousands of feet to look smooth and healthy for super models and A-list actors and the HeelTastic has become part of my foot beauty regimen,” says Jin Soon. “It dramatically puts an end to dry; cracked heels and I recommend it to anyone who wants to enjoy smooth, silky skin.”

The HeelTastic intensive heel therapy was created to provide immediate relief for chronic dry and cracked heels and feet. The balm penetrates deep into the heel with Neem and Karanja oils, both imported from India, along with skin moisturizers and nutrients that promote and protect healthy skin.
For tips on how to best use the HeelTastic, Jin Soon recommends the following:

• Wash and dry your feet
• Simply glide the HeelTastic stick onto your heels once or twice a day
• If you have very dry heels, apply HeelTastic at night and wear a pair of cotton socks while you sleep

Available at leading retailers including Walgreens, Wal-Mart, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Target and CVS as well as online at www.heeltastic.com, the HeelTastic has a suggested retail price of $10.00.

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