© 1999-2008 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/health_beauty Recent content written about Wellness & Beauty en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_405120978564?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author djningr - Sometimes babies have a temperature... As much as we as moms want to believe that our precious little one is never going to get sick or have a fever, we all know that it will happen at some point. It could be from a tooth coming in, a cold, flu,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~405120978564 Mon, 8 Oct 2007 22:36:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_405120978564?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_402825252484?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bethmc2 - We just got one of these today after reading the reviews here. Our toddler has been sick for five days and we got tired of putting up with the wailing every single time we took his temperature. I'm glad we decided to try it. It's very easy to use and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~402825252484 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:31:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_402825252484?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_402677665412?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Ready2bmom - I’m sure all of us moms know when it’s going to be one of those long nights with our sick child. But, when you don’t have the right tools, how can you be sure what medicine your child needs and how to cool her down and how much? My fiancee bought the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~402677665412 Fri, 7 Sep 2007 23:42:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_402677665412?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_400890367620?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 0/5 by: Epinions Author imgoophy - People that state it is inaccurate did not follow they proper way to register it. My son gets sick often and I'd take his temp to tell the doctor when I call. When he goes into the office and it was taken it was within .2 degrees - yes point two degrees... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~400890367620 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 22:46:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_400890367620?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_289205096068?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author blu_canary - I've now run the complete gamut of temperature taking devices with my daughter. Temporal is the only way to go. I've tested it on myself numerous times, followed up with an oral temperature to double check it and the Exergen has never been more than a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~289205096068 Wed, 4 Jul 2007 10:03:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_289205096068?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_356402368132?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dawnshaffer - The Temporal Scanner 2000C makes taking your child&#146s temperature so easy. Intended to measure the surface over the temporal artery, this device gives you the most accurate temperature than any other type of Thermometer on the market. Doctor&#146s say... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~356402368132 Wed, 2 May 2007 15:40:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_356402368132?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_339804655236?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mommieta2 - I just purchased this thermometer since I thought my son was sick. I LOVE it. It reads the temp. in exactly 8 seconds. What mom wouldn't love that?? It also has a color display...Green meaning no temp, yellow meaning low grade, and red meaning fever!!!... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~339804655236 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 01:13:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_339804655236?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_338977328772?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author knotheadusc - It's Monday morning and I'm feeling relatively fine. A week ago today, I couldn't say the same thing. Seven days ago, I was knocked flat on my back with a classic case of the flu. Until last week, I hadn't had the flu in years. I had forgotten... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~338977328772 Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:36:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_338977328772?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_338546888324?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author snowflake224 - Background: A couple years ago we bought a CVS brand thermometer. Lately the temperature has been giving readings such as 94.5 degrees. If that reading were true, I wouldn&#146t be able to type this review. Recently during a visit to Brook&#146s... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~338546888324 Sun, 25 Mar 2007 14:21:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_338546888324?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_337735356036?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author soblessed - This thermometer has not given me a temp higher than 96 degrees when I know my child was running a fever. We checked everyone in our house at various times and it gave readings from 94-97 degrees. Do not waste your time or money buying this... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~337735356036 Fri, 23 Mar 2007 21:58:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_337735356036?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_326516969092?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author deltabwa - The stem on this pacifier is too long. She was gagging on it and ended up with a reading of 96 degrees. I had to hold it in her mouth trying not to gag her and it took 4 minutes to get a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~326516969092 Wed, 28 Feb 2007 21:26:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_326516969092?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_314644860548?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author dramastef - A few nights ago, my four-year-old son spiked a fever. One of those scary-hot, put him in a lukewarm bath kinds of fevers. It was at that moment I realized that I hadn&#146t had a need for a thermometer for over three years and I couldn&#146t find the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~314644860548 Fri, 2 Feb 2007 16:46:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_314644860548?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_300678483588?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author bablondie25 - This is my second ear thermometer that I have owned over the past 10 years. My story: With my daughter (now 11), I found it difficult to tell how hot she was when she got sick. As any parent would know, it's very scary to have a hot child without... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~300678483588 Tue, 2 Jan 2007 19:17:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_300678483588?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_283716652676?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mjtriplett - As a fairly new mom, one of the things I hate most is taking my son's temperature. He always feels a little hot when he's got a cold or is teething, so lately I felt as though I'd had to do this dirty (literally when taken rectally) deed all too often... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~283716652676 Sun, 26 Nov 2006 01:49:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_283716652676?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_278986460804?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author kimmygeswein - Wow, am I ever disappointed! I picked up this thermometer when my daughters had mono this spring. After fighting my 2 year old over and over to sit still while I used the underarm thermometer, I bought this in desperation. It seemed like the perfect... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~278986460804 Tue, 14 Nov 2006 18:41:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_278986460804?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_259692793476?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author epinion831 - This thermometer always reads considerably higher than my other two, a BD and an older Vicks. Sometimes the difference is up to a degree. I'm a chemotherapy patient and its very important for me to be able to get accurate temperature readings and I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~259692793476 Fri, 29 Sep 2006 00:31:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_259692793476?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_253725675140?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author outdoorsbound - I didn't think much of this scale when I bought it Wal-Mart around 2003 other than it was an inexpensive digital scale. Little did I know that 3 years later it would still be operating reliably and to my satisfaction. I'll get slight inconsistencies but... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~253725675140 Mon, 11 Sep 2006 02:19:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_253725675140?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_251860782724?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author mcjs710 - I bought this thermometer in hopes of one that would quickly take the temperature of a very wiggly toddler. It is very quick, only taking about 10 seconds for an underarm reading. It did detect that my daughter had a fever. However, when I tested the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~251860782724 Fri, 1 Sep 2006 14:57:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_251860782724?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_248148430468?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author serenasr - I really liked this scale. It was pretty cheap and relatively accurate. I thought that it was a great purchase. The problem is that it didn't last very long. I am not a person who weighs myself often and that made no difference. I would have... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~248148430468 Mon, 14 Aug 2006 03:44:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_248148430468?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_245106314884?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author chelledun - I thought maybe no one would want to buy me the scale that Mr_Chelledun and I registered for before our wedding. As it turned out, through a bizarre Target.com glitch, I ended up with TWO Taylor Lithium Electronic Glass Scales. I did return one,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~245106314884 Sat, 29 Jul 2006 18:15:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_245106314884?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_243535089284?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author entangledhere - I received my new Tanita scale today. The first thing I noticed was how absolutely easy it was to use! I had the thing programmed in about five minutes! This was a relief and a pleasant surprise. Secondly, the weight is very accurate. I'm not sure... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~243535089284 Fri, 21 Jul 2006 18:10:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_243535089284?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_242476945028?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author micopgirl - I bought this scale and loved the price. I thought it was a very good deal. I guess you get what you pay for. When I stepped on the scale first thing in the morning I received one reading - then when I stepped on it about 30 minutes later the reading... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~242476945028 Sun, 16 Jul 2006 14:33:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_242476945028?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_241505963652?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author erin38018 - Sunbeam Healthometer Digital Scale HDR900DQ-01. Price: affordable, around $20 Accuracy: Not so accurate, off by around half a pound inconsistently. If you stand on it and come back in 5 minutes the reading may be different. For this reason, I do... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~241505963652 Tue, 11 Jul 2006 13:22:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_241505963652?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_238049136260?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jbs24 - My scale looked slightly different than the picture, but basically the same features. After about 6 months, it no longer works and can't even measure weight. When working, the fat calculation (based on height, waist, neck size and gender) was very... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~238049136260 Fri, 23 Jun 2006 09:19:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_238049136260?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_237395676804?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author laplap - I bought this thermometer while my 14 month old was sick. When she was younger, I did rectal temperatures. But she wasn't allowing that anymore. As a Registered Nurse, I know that rectal temperature is preferred but I needed another option. I am... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~237395676804 Mon, 19 Jun 2006 21:38:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_237395676804?linkin_id=8003929