Did you know that food allergy affects 12 million Americans, or one in 25 people? Did you know there is something you can do to help raise awareness of food allergy and the effect it has on a community?

American Medical ID is doing just that this Saturday morning…rain or shine! We are participating as Bronze Sponsor at our local FAAN: Walk for Food Allergy in Houston, Texas. With a lot of hard work and dedication, we have a team of 41 people that will be walking to support this wonderful organization and cause. Here is a link to the 2009 walk locations. I bet there is one near you in the coming weeks: http://is.gd/39C6n.

If anyone resides in Houston, TX we would love for you to drop by our booth to say hello. If you can’t make it by the booth, you will easily be able to spot us in our company t-shirts we had created especially for this event. Also, stay tuned for pictures and maybe even videos we will take during and after the walk.

For more information about the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network, please visit their site at: www.foodallergy.org

Also, please remember that if you or a loved one has a food allergy you should wear a medical ID bracelet or medical ID necklace.

Carthy Picton

American Medical ID

Marketing

A University of Western Australia study found people 50 years of age and older with memory loss experienced significant improvements in their memory by walking 150 minutes per week.  Conducted over a period of 18 months, 170 people with memory problems, but not dementia, were split into two groups.  One group continued their daily activities as normal and the second group participated in a home-based activity program, which included three 50 minute walking sessions or other moderate exercise activities per week.

The trial concluded that the “exercise group had an average of 142 more activity minutes in a week” than the control group, contributing to an improvement in memory during the six month trial as well as 12 months thereafter.

As two of the top engraved conditions on our medical IDs, Dementia and Alzheimer’s both have memory loss as a common symptom.  Memory loss by itself does not mean you have either one of the conditions.  However, the study shows the importance of exercise or moderate activity is the key to stimulating your brain function and improving memory loss.

If someone you know has Dementia and/or Alzheimer’s, a medical ID with basic information such as an emergency contact name and phone number engraved on an ID can come in handy if an episode of memory loss occurs during an outing.

 -Danielle, Product Manager @ American Medical ID

I’m packing my bags for Washington, D.C.  American Medical ID is exhibiting at the American Association of Diabetes Educators Annual Meeting.  This marks our 9^th year exhibiting at the conference and for me, personally, my 8^th appearance!  I have worked a great number of trade shows over the years and AADE has one of the most exciting, energetic exhibit floors of them all.  This is a great core audience for us.  The nurses and educators enjoy viewing our medical ID jewelry and learning about new products on the horizon.  They always seem to greet our booth with such enthusiasm!  Of course, for American Medical ID it’s important for us to inform the educators about our varied line of medical ID products as well as the value in our Online Medical Registry.

I think the job these nurses do on a daily basis is so vital to our society.  I mean, their job is to EDUCATE their patients about diabetes.  Did you know that nearly 24 million Americans have diabetes?  That’s 8 percent of the population.  There’s a lot of education needed for every single person diagnosed and this job falls to our healthcare professionals.  As well, every single person with diabetes should wear a medical ID bracelet or necklace—their life could depend on it.

Enough of this for now!  I look forward to seeing you all in our nation’s capitol!

Liz Gabel
Interactive Sales
American Medical  ID