BMEC HK Limited

18/03/2022

Happy World Sleep Day!

We all know that having a good night’s sleep is very important to us. Having a poor one can lead to various problems such as health issues, impairment of our body’s immunity, and can even cause severe depression! I am sure we are all aware that we should sleep well, but some of us do find it difficult to even get a decent one.

Fret not! As we are gearing up towards a restful weekend, here are some tips to sleep better…

1. Reduce caffeine intake during the day (best to stop having them by late afternoon).
2. Avoid taking alcohol before bed.
3. Do not consume large meal nearing bed time.
4. Do practice consistent sleeping and waking-up time.
5. Try not to have irregular or long daytime naps.
6. Take a relaxing warm bath before bed.
7. Clear you mind and relax more in the evening (listen to music, read a book, use aromatherapy, meditation, etc)
8. Optimize your bedroom environment (eliminate external light and noise).
9. Set an ideal room temperature for sleep (around 20 degrees Celsius is best for most people).
10. Rule out any sleep disorder such as insomnia or sleep apnea (talk to your doctor about this).

With these tips, I hope you can get a better night’s sleep and be more well rested. Good night…

15/03/2022

Dr Robert J. Thomas will be speaking on the application of sleep state analysis based on Cardiopulmonary Coupling (CPC) in chronic disease management on 16 March 2022. Scan the QR Code to know more...

24/02/2022

Introducing KAP Hybrid Mattress System for hospitals, nursing homes and residentials use.
- Can be used as powdered or non-powdered
- Micro-control shuts off the pump once desired comfort pressure is obtained
- Therapeutic support surface consists of superior quality, urethane coated nylon to provide effective A/P therapy with low interface pressures
- Foam mattress has fire barrier Kevlar lining with multi-ply viscos foam
- 9 pressure levels to provide comfortabilities to patients
- Made in USA

For more information on the product, please do not hesitate to contact / DM me

15/02/2022

A recent news article published by the University of South Florida mentioned that if you have poor sleep, your risk of heart disease can triple! A scary thought, ain't it?

But it is not too late for a change as sleep health can be modified. Once you get our sleep health in check, the risk of heart disease can also be reduced.

Individual aspects of poor sleep can be detrimental to heart health. But if you combine them, the risk of heart disease can increase by as much as 141 percent. That’s the finding of a new study published in the journal Scientific Reports.

04/02/2022

We couldn't not share this talk by the sleep scientist, Matt Walker (thanks to TED Conferences for this). This is so so so true! Not getting enough sleep is really cutting short our lives...

Whether you're a new parent, over-doing it at work or staying up too late scrolling — you may not be getting enough (or any!) sleep. It's time to change... 608 comments on LinkedIn

24/01/2022

The Chinese Sleep Research Society have listed out the Top Ten Scientific Advances in Sleep Medicine in 2021. Have a look at what they are via this link:

2021睡眠医学十大科学进展

18/01/2022

"During clinical exercise testing, we rely on the bicycle ergometers of Lode"

Maximal cardio pulmonary exercise testing is a proven clinically useful test when gas exchange parameters and cardio-circulatory parameters are related to (maximal) exercise tolerance. Therefore a reliable ergometer simply connectable to a metabolic chart is of great importance. In our clinic we use a.o. the Corival (ideal for children) in the function lab and the MRI Ergometer Pedal for supine position measurements during Magnetic resonance imaging from Lode BV.

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17/01/2022

Introducing Lode MR ergometer

For the traditional imaging option was to use a method called artificial stressing (by giving a shot of pharmaceutical through an IV). This medicine can increase the heart rate of patients mimicking the state of having exercise; however, it would not be able to show the absolute effects of exercising stress on heart.

For the innovative way, MR ergometer is employed for stress testing subjects to evaluate cardiovascular issues such as coronary disease, ischemia, heart function and flow. The MR ergometer is MRI safe and can be easily attached or detached at the end of MR table. Subjects only need to cycle the pedals while laying on the MR table. The resistance levels of the pedals can be adjusted at the control room until an optimal heart rate is reached.

A short animation showing how to place the Lode MR ergometer on a patient bed with help of the carrier.

04/01/2022

Year 2021 had been a tough year for many and no doubt, it had affected our sleep. Thanks to the pandemic, sleep disorders such as insomnia is nothing new to us already. So for 2022, let us do a SLEEP RESET. Here's an article from U.S.News to guide us on to do just that:

Try these expert tips to reboot good sleep and put sleep disruption to rest.

03/12/2021

Why do we need sleep? And how much of it do we really need? Take a read of this article from Sleep Foundation. Towards the end of the article, the author also suggested ways to implement some positive lifestyle and sleep habits in order to log in the sufficient amount of sleep needed each night.

The article can be accessed here: https://www.sleepfoundation.org/how-sleep-works/why-do-we-need-sleep

05/11/2021

Recently, BMEC Sleep Care collaborated with Medical Practitioners Coalition Association of Malaysia (MPCAM) to conduct a webinar for GPs in Malaysia and SE Asia entitled "A Novel Sleep Diagnostic System Simple to Implement into Primary Care Settings". Over 40 GPs attended the webinar.

The speaker was Dr Solveig Magnusdottir, the medical director for SleepImage. The key takeaway for this webinar was how GP can initiate diagnosis for sleep disorders at their own clinic and how easy it is to use the SleepImage system for this purpose.

Full recording of this webinar can be found via this link:
https://bmecsleepcare.asia/a-novel-sleep-diagnostic-system-simple-to-implement-into-primary-care-settings/

10/10/2021

Some people may find falling asleep difficult, and to them, the idea of falling asleep almost immediately when they lay on their bed sounds like an ideal thing to have... Or is it? Here's an article from CNN that talks about how to fall asleep more quickly... the healthy way!

Dreaming of falling asleep quickly? Wake up and discover the healthy way to get to sleep fast.