BOSTON, May 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Sean Ha (Tae Kyoung Ha), the president of HoneyNaps USA, Inc., was awarded the 2023 Artificial Intelligence Industry Contributor prize by South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT in recognition of his contribution to the development of artificial intelligence.
[Sean Ha, President of HoneyNaps USA]
President Sean Ha (Tae Kyoung Ha) developed SOMNUM, time series sleep Bio-Signal data-based X.AI model, achieving the first-ever FDA approval in South Korea, and spearheaded the business’s expansion by commercializing the Bio-Signal-based real time artificial intelligence (AI) model.
Regarding the award of the prize from the Ministry, president Sean Ha (Tae Kyoung Ha) said, “I’m pleased by the high assessment accorded to the AI technology co-developed by our company’s development teams and medical teams from prestigious university hospitals for nine years”, adding, “As of world facing the step change by AI now, I’ll actively pursue identifying areas where Korean AI technologies can benefit both world-class healthcare delivery systems and patients in the US. I’ll also devote myself in line with the company’s philosophy “We contribute to selective human health improvement, even for just one person”.
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HoneyNaps USA, Inc. Christine Kwon / Managing Director Email: sleep@honeynaps.com Address: 6 Liberty SQ PMB 6202, Boston, MA 02109 Website: www.honeynaps.com
Disney World has become a repeat vacation spot and second home for a group of adults who love Disney. Now the company appears to be trying to replicate that magic at its international properties, using American influencers and bloggers to draw U.S. fans to Disney theme parks in China and Japan.
The professional content creators are some of Disney’s most valuable fans — making a living by sharing travel tips, updates and slices of life in the parks with their large online followings.
On June 6, Tokyo Disney Resort will open a massive expansion that includes new lands and attractions modeled after its hit films “Frozen,” “Tangled” and the animated classic “Peter Pan.” For a media preview event in May, the resort invited several high-profile U.S.-based Disney content creators to see the expansion, the first time some of them experienced Tokyo Disney and shared it with their followers. In 2023, some of the same creators were invited to media previews for the “Frozen” and “Zootopia” attractions in Shanghai and Hong Kong.
The invitations to U.S. fan media indicate an evolution in who Disney appears to be trying to attract to its international parks. As they were originally conceived, Disney’s international parks were meant to “bring the unforgettable Disney magic to an international audience,” according to the company. But international park numbers have never quite caught up to the attendance figures at California’s Disneyland and Florida’s Disney World. While the international parks themselves have always taken steps to accommodate diverse audiences — providing shows and attractions in multiple languages — Disney appears to be marketing the international parks to American audiences in more direct ways.
In addition to the content creator efforts, Disney has begun to include its international parks in its own content consumed by Americans. In the Disney+ show “Behind the Attraction,” which premiered in 2021, numerous variations on American rides at international parks were discussed and digested for American audiences.
While Tokyo Disney Resort has been consistently popular with locals, Disney and other U.S.-based entertainment groups have recently found that Americans are willing to partake in familiar culture while traveling abroad, boosting numbers in both foreign and domestic markets, and creating a new target demographic for international projects.
Social media content showing the new expansions has resonated widely with Western audiences online. Some YouTube vlogs featuring the new Tokyo attractions were viewed upward of 100,000 times each on the first day they were posted by English-speaking creators. The official Disney Parks Instagram account, which posts content from all of the locations, has been repeatedlyflooded with Americans commenting how eager they are to experience what the international parks offer.
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“Disney gives us the opportunity to cover it and get coverage to our audience, because we do have such an important audience to Disney,” Quincy Stanford, who works for the Disney parks fan media operation AllEars and was invited to the Tokyo media preview, told NBC News.
“People who are seeking out AllEars are seeking out Disney planning information, and that means that they’re seeking out spending money at Disney,” Stanford added. “We have an opportunity outside of a broader media outlet to reach their target audience.”
Disney has been inviting both fan-run and traditional media outlets to cover its new attractions in the U.S. parks for years, but Stanford said the Tokyo invitation came as a “surprise” to the AllEars staff, which has been publishing content online since the late 1990s.
“It’s a very rare experience to see American media invited over to Tokyo,” Stanford said.
Tokyo Disneyland opened in 1983,and in more recent years, social media has shown American fans just what they’re missing on the other side of the world.
While many aspects of Tokyo Disneyland are the same as at Disneyland in California and the Magic Kingdom in Florida, it has some unique rides. The other Tokyo Disney Resort park, Tokyo DisneySea, is largely unique and is considered by many fans to be the best Disney theme park in the world.
“With Covid and the pandemic, social media went further than we even thought possible, and it exposed people to a part of Disney they had never seen,” said Emma Kenner, another AllEars staffer who traveled alongside Stanford to Tokyo. Disney parks social media content experienced a big uptick in attention following the reopening of the U.S. parks in late 2020, with people eager to visit after the only extended closure in Disney history. Disney creators around the world grew their followings, and demand for content from international Disney parks rose alongside them.
“It makes people want to go and experience it for themselves,” Kenner said.
Apart from the invitations to the exclusive previews, Stanford and Kenner said, Disney has always remained “hands off” with fan coverage. They don’t get paid by Disney and the company doesn’t tell them what to cover or how to cover it. Disney fan media is known for frank and sometimes even harsh coverage of what Disney is doing, but the overall tone remains passionately positive. The Walt Disney Co. didn’t respond to a request for comment.
Disney isn’t the only American entertainment operation pulling homegrown fans into other countries, either. More than a quarter of Taylor Swift tickets in Paris were bought by Americans, Paris La Défense Arena told Rolling Stone, and social media content has celebrated the cheaper prices for tickets and merchandise for both Swift and Disney internationally.
The American influx into other countries hasn’t been without controversy. Overtourism is a serious concern in Japan, with the country taking steps to limit crowds at some popular tourist attractions. But post-lockdown international travel continues to blossom years after places like the Disney parks reopened.
“I think people find a sense of comfort in finding those American entertainers and opportunities when they’re traveling,” Kenner said. “Having that one thing that feels familiar makes a little bit of the trip more comfortable or less stressful.”
For filmmaker Lauren Miller Rogen, a good night’s rest is nonnegotiable — even if her husband, actor Seth Rogen, has some thoughts about all the work it takes to get there. “Seth always jokes that I have 10,000 things to do to sleep,” Lauren, who tracks her sleep and activity with an Oura Ring, says in the couple’s joint phone interview with Yahoo Life. “I have a cooling pad, a weighted blanket, a sleep mask, a white noise machine … I have a bedtime and a wind-down routine. My sleep actually did improve.”
Lauren’s focus on getting proper shut-eye isn’t just about feeling well rested. After her mother, Adele, was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s at age 54, Lauren and Seth decided to educate others on how to improve their brain health and found sleep to be one of the main pillars. Now, their organization, Hilarity for Charity (HFC), provides caregiving tools for those in need, in addition to promoting brain research and teaching people how to reduce their own Alzheimer’s risk.
In addition to sleep, focusing on cognitive health, emotional well-being, physical fitness and nutrition is vital for keeping brains healthy. When it comes to the kinds of food they eat, the couple strive for balance: They eat what they call an “intuitive” Mediterranean-esque diet, which includes dishes such as fish made on the barbecue and Broccolini with roasted chicken. (As with quality sleep, research shows a Mediterranean diet is linked to fewer signs of Alzheimer’s disease in the brain.)
Lauren says she never wants to feel like she’s depriving herself, however: “Salads and vegetables … may not sound like the most fun thing, but it’s important to do,” she notes. “And then, once or twice a week, you have a cookie.”
Long days on set, of course, can sometimes derail even the best-laid plans. Seth says his focus is now on how food makes him feel, which helps him make healthier choices — most of the time, at least. “As I get older, what I’m fighting most is fatigue and a lack of energy in my work,” the Pineapple Express and Knocked Up star says. “I just know if I eat too much garbage, I’ll have less energy than if I eat better food. But at the end of the day, if we’re working late, yeah, I’ll shove a whole Philly cheesesteak in my mouth, walking from the set to my car.”
Just as important as caring for their physical health (which also includes workouts like Orangetheory and weight lifting) is caring for their mental and emotional health — something that Lauren tackled head-on after her mother was diagnosed. Lauren joined a support group with other people who, at the time, were under the age of 35 and had a parent suffering from dementia. (Lauren’s mother died at age 68.) “I felt like I was in a community of people who really saw me and could understand what I was going through, and that was really helpful,” she says. (HFC recently launched a caregiver guide for people taking care of their loved ones.)
Seth also encouraged Lauren to try therapy, telling her, “‘I love you, but I don’t know how to help you. I don’t know what other tools to give you,’” she recalls. “My therapist has really been there to help me find perspective, and help me rationalize the good and the bad, and understand that while this horrible thing was happening to my mother, I still needed to live my own life alongside that,” she explains. “And now, they continue to do that with any of the other things I continue to face as a human being.”
While self-care — and reducing Alzheimer’s risk — may seem like work, Seth and Lauren agree that it can also be fun: They recently launched HFCUniversity, which includes brain-friendly classes taught by celebrity faculty including Kristen Bell and Quinta Brunson. In their spare time, they get together with friends to make pottery in their personal studio, and Seth combines this with his passion for weed by creating smoke-friendly pottery for the brand Houseplant.
“With pottery, we’re keeping our brains active, and we’re constantly learning new things doing that — that’s really important for brain health,” says Lauren.
HANOI, Vietnam, May 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — LiveSpo Pharma is the first Vietnamese entity to report on clinical studies at Vitafoods Europe 2024, held in Geneva, Switzerland. LiveSpo Pharma showcased its range of high-concentration, multi-strain liquid medical probiotics products, affirming the brand’s international reputation and quality of LiveSpo medical probiotics products, introducing Vietnamese medical probiotic products to the international market, gradually realizing the mission of “A Future Without Antibiotics.”
Over the three-day exhibition, LiveSpo’s booth attracted nearly 5,000 visitors to explore and experience the displayed products. Among them, LiveSpo NAVAX – a spray-form medical probiotic that reduces the concentration of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) by 600 times, and LiveSpo DIA 30 – a medical probiotic that supports the cessation of acute diarrhea within 30 minutes, were the main highlights, gaining the most attention from attendees because of ability to shorten antibiotics treatment time for patients.
LiveSpo’s booth attracted nearly 5,000 customers to visit
In addition, LiveSpo Pharma is honored to be the first representative from Vietnam to present clinical research reports on medical probiotics. These research reports were published in Nature Scientific Reports, a highly reputable international journal in the field of science and technology, in 2022, 2023, and 2024. According to the first research report, LiveSpo NAVAX has been proven to reduce RSV concentrations 600 times and influenza virus concentrations 400 times, 50 times more effective than using physiological saline. LiveSpo NAVAX supports respiratory tract infection treatment, reducing prolonged antibiotic use.
The second clinical research report focuses on supporting the treatment of prolonged diarrhea of LiveSpo CLAUSY and LiveSpo DIA 30, which reduce antibiotic use by approximately 25% compared to standard treatment protocols and shorten the overall treatment time for diarrhea patients by 3 to 4 days.
LiveSpo’s products have received significant attention and high praise from international experts thanks to their potential economic, social, and medical values. LiveSpo’s medical probiotic products reduce antibiotic use and shorten treatment times for the diseases mentioned above, while quickly balancing gut and nasal microbiota within 3-5 days of use. As a result, patients can recover quickly, and treatment costs are lowered. This also reduces the pressure on healthcare manpower and resources.
About Vitafoods Europe 2024
Took place from May 14, 2024, to May 16, 2024, in Geneva, Switzerland. The exhibition attracted over 1,100 participating exhibitors, with 20,000 attendees from more than 160 countries worldwide.
About LiveSpo Pharma
LiveSpo is a brand specializing in the research, production, and distribution of high-concentration, multi-strain liquid medical probiotics for digestive and respiratory health, leading in breakthrough biotechnology and medical probiotics with no adverse effects.
SHENZHEN, China, May 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Blackview, a pioneering smart-device technology brand, announced today the global launch of its first flip smartphone, the Blackview HERO 10. To democratize expensive flip phones, it is positioned as the world’s cheapest foldable phone yet with uncompromising capabilities, blending design, performance, and durability to empower a novel foldable, dual-screen lifestyle.
Sharp, Stunning, Durable Foldable Screen
Blackview HERO 10 boasts a 6.9-inch 2.5K AMOLED main display with 1.07 billion colors, which is authorized with TÜV SÜD Low Blue Light certification. Designed for its clamshell factor form, it supports Split View for more efficient, hassle-free multitasking. Utilizing the UTG (ultra-thin glass) stretched by the industry-leading waterdrop-shaped hinge for both easy bending and strong durability, it achieves nearly next-to-no crease and stands durable after 250,000 folds.
The First 108MP Flip Phone Camera to Retain Beauty
Blackview HERO 10 sports a 108MP Samsung main camera and an 8MP ultra-wide camera on the back, and a 32MP selfie camera, all enhanced with the latest ArcSoft 9.0 algorithms. Able to hover at different angles, it unfolds more creative shooting, allowing users to showcase their personalities, tripod-free and hands-free.
The Smart Cover Screen serves as a shortcut for essential functions, as well a viewfinder for sharper selfies through the 108MP camera.
Design with A Touch of Elegance
With meticulous attention to every detail, it is wrapped in vegan leather (Sakura Purple&Eclipse Black). Its dainty body fits perfectly in the palm, pocket and delicate handbags.
The First Device with Dynamic Live View
Except for the classic features, the DokeOS 4.0 is infused with dynamic Live View, delivering more fun in the daily interaction with iPhone’s Dynamic Island-like experience. Plus, Blackview promises three-year major Android version updates.
Silk-smooth Performance
Striking a balance between expensive 5G networks and seamless performance, it is powered by a 6nm MediaTek Helio G99, a high-tier 4G chipset with 5G-level performance. Paired with up to 36GB (12GB physical and 24GB virtual) and 256GB of ROM, it achieves 442,746 Antutu scores.
Also, it houses 4000mAh battery, coupled with 45W fast charging.
Price and Availability
It will soon go on sale on AliExpress with an early bird special for only$404($858 original) with a gift of W50 for the top 100 orders, limited only from May 20th to June 7th, 2024 PST!
Since then, she has endured four rounds of chemotherapy and three operations.
Ovarian cancer is rare in children, according to the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation.
The disease is often not diagnosed until it is in late stages, which reduces the survival rate for adults to just 29 per cent, foundation CEO Robin Penty said.
But Tirion and her family received welcome news this week when a PET scan revealed she was cancer-free.
In a moving call with family, played on radio station 2GB, Tirion’s siblings ask: “Is the cancer all gone?”
“Yeah,” she says, as her family erupts into excited squeals and cheers.
Speaking to 7NEWS, Tirion said she was “relieved” when the doctor broke the news.
“I’m feeling good,” she said.
“I don’t have any more cancer.
“I’m really happy about it and excited.”
Dad Lyle Wilkinson said it was a hard road to get there.
“Her friends have been good and family … they’ve helped her through it,” he said.
“We’ve still got a bit of a road to go, but we’ll push through it and keep going.
“At the start of it when we found out with my daughter, we just knew we had to give 100 per cent and push on … so that’s what we did.”
Lighting up a nation
Unlike most ovarian cancers, Tirion’s was “exquisitely responsive” to chemotherapy.
“In adults that is not the case,” Penty said.
“Ovarian cancer is highly resistant to chemotherapy, and 80 per cent of women receive a recurrent diagnosis.”
The pair had been joined at the hip with since they met in Year One at Yowie Bay Public School, with Chloe describing her best friend as “one of the best people I’ve met in probably my entire life”.
Chloe Mackenzie-Matteson and Tirion Wilkinson have been best friends since Year One. Credit: 7NEWS
Together, the girls have raised more than $200,000 for the foundation, with the money to help fund research in detection, prevention and treatment of the cancer.
In adults, moving from adolescents and upwards, the five-year survival rate of ovarian cancer is 49 per cent, according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
“Most ovarian cancer diagnoses come in late stages, which reduces survival to 29 per cent,” Penty said.
“Funding for research for this generation and beyond is what’s needed to change that narrative.”
Penty said the girls’ donation was the single largest gift they had received from a community fundraiser.
“We’re over the moon and blown away by the power of these girls,” Penty said.
“We think they could light up a nation.”
Tirion said she was “really proud” of her and Chloe’s efforts in fundraising and raising awareness.
“Hopefully, it will help future women and girls to be let known earlier so they don’t have to go through the same thing as me in the future,” she said.
PHU QUOC, Vietnam, May 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Nestled in the vibrant southern area of Phu Quoc Island, Premier Residences Phu Quoc Emerald Bay unveils its special summer offer at the ultimate resort for families seeking fun and creativity. Here, parents and children will have the chance to truly “live in style” throughout their vacation.
Premier Residences Phu Quoc Emerald Bay – Hero Image – Resort Overview
Family-Friendly Accommodation
Located at Kem Beach – one of the top 100 most beautiful beaches in the world, guests staying at Premier Residences Phu Quoc Emerald Bay can truly embrace the natural beauty of the “pearl island”. The resort offers a diverse accommodation system with 752 units from rooms, suites, apartments, penthouses and villas. Particularly, apartments, penthouses or villas with open living space and private swimming pools will be the ideal choice for families looking for privacy during the vacation.
Premier Residences Phu Quoc Emerald Bay – Main pool overview
Looking over the emerald private beach, the room system here always offers outstanding views from dawn till dusk. The interior of the rooms is designed in a contemporary and elegant style with white and blue as the main color scheme, inspired by the waves and fresh ocean breezes. Whether for small families or multi-generational ones, guests will find options that perfectly cater to their needs.
The resort offers numerous picturesque spots and impressive check-in locations for travelers. The standout feature that first captures the attention of visitors at Premier Residences Phu Quoc Emerald Bay is the main building, characterized by its unique and innovative architecture, drawing inspiration from the wooden barrels used by the island’s fishermen for fermenting fish sauce.
Premier Residences Phu Quoc Emerald Bay – Dining experiences
Exciting Entertainment Activities
The resort provides a wide range of classes and workshops for both adults and children with a focus on environmentally-friendly activities such as the Little Gardener program at the Kids Club or the souvenir-making workshops using recycled materials at the Playground. These programs allow children to have fun while learning about their love for nature, the ocean and animals.
Every Saturday afternoon, the resort hosts a lively and fun pool foam party. Guests can immerse themselves in the cool, refreshing water, play with the fluffy white foam, and enjoy joyful moments with family and friends.
Staying at the resort, guests can easily visit Sunset Town, one of the most popular destinations in Phu Quoc. The entire family can admire the radiant beauty of the Kiss Bridge at dusk and capture impressive check-in photos. When night falls, families can stroll and shop at the VuiFest Night Bazaar, featuring various colorful street performances. Especially, guests should not miss the multimedia performance masterpiece “Kiss of The Sea” and the nightly fireworks display.
Premier Residences Phu Quoc Emerald Bay – Family moments
All room rates at Premier Residences Phu Quoc Emerald Bay include tickets to the “The Kiss of The Sea” show. Upon arrival, guests simply need to contact Reception to set up their FaceID ticketing data and head to Sunset Town to enjoy this spectacular performance.
Australian animal health leader adopts Veeva Vault QualityDocs and Veeva Vault Training for greater efficiency and compliance
SYDNEY, May 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Troy Animal Healthcare and Veeva Systems (NYSE: VEEV) today announced Troy’s selection of Veeva Vault QualityDocs and Veeva Vault Training to simplify its compliance, content management, and data processes. Troy Animal Healthcare (Troy), the Australian-owned leader in animal healthcare and manufacturing will use Veeva Vault Quality applications to streamline and automate its operations, accelerating the development of novel drugs for animals.
“Harmonizing quality and GxP compliance processes will drive efficient quality management across our operations,” said Paul Barnett, CEO at Troy. “As the first animal health company in Australia to adopt Veeva Vault QualityDocs and Veeva Vault Training, we are introducing new standards for GxP management, compliance, and collaboration. This is a critical advancement as we continue to provide products for the unmet clinical needs in veterinary health.”
With Vault QualityDocs, Troy will modernize its GxP document control and SOP management with built-in industry best practices and standardization to ensure compliance. The company will also use Vault Training to develop and assign curriculum digitally, increasing visibility of training requirements. Using quality applications on a single cloud-based platform will increase productivity and GxP compliance while driving more effective audits and inspections.
“We are proud to partner with Troy to drive quality excellence across their operations in Australia,” said Chris Shim, general manager, Asia R&D and Quality at Veeva. “Veeva Vault Quality will provide a single source for content, streamlining quality processes and workflows to drive innovation across Troy’s animal welfare solutions.”
Vault QualityDocs and Vault Training are a part of Vault Quality Suite, bringing together quality processes, content, lab, and training management applications on a single cloud platform. To learn more, visit veeva.com/ap/VaultQuality.
About Troy Animal Healthcare
Established 60 years ago by Australian Veterinarians, Troy Animal Healthcare is committed to delivering innovative, high quality, affordable animal healthcare solutions which meet the challenging and changing needs of veterinary professionals and animal owners. Our search for better clinical outcomes has been the source of our growth for the past 60 years and has been critical to our success. Troy prides itself on being an Australian owned business that meets the high standards of ethics and professionalism that is expected of us by the communities that we serve. Our vision is to be the largest Australian supplier of animal healthcare pharmaceuticals, and we believe that passionate, driven and innovative people are key to bringing this vision to life. For more information, visit troylab.com.au.
About Veeva Systems
Veeva is the global leader in cloud software for the life sciences industry. Committed to innovation, product excellence, and customer success, Veeva serves more than 1,000 customers, ranging from the world’s largest biopharmaceutical companies to emerging biotechs. As a Public Benefit Corporation, Veeva is committed to balancing the interests of all stakeholders, including customers, employees, shareholders, and the industries it serves. For more information, visit veeva.com.
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United Airlines said the Federal Aviation Administration has cleared it to add new aircraft and routes months after the regulator stepped up its scrutiny of the carrier following several safety incidents.
“Today, we got some good news: after a careful review and discussion about the proactive safety steps United has taken to date, our FAA Certificate Management Office has allowed us to begin the process of restarting our certification activities, including new aircraft and routes, and we will continue to coordinate closely with the FAA,” United said in a note to employees Wednesday.
United said in March that the FAA had stepped up scrutiny of the airline after a spate of incidents earlier this year. That prevented it from launching new routes, including flights to Faro, Portugal, ahead of the busy summer travel season.
Among the safety incidents in recent months, a Japan-bound United Boeing 777 lost a tire shortly after takeoff from San Francisco in February, and a missing panel was discovered on a Boeing 737 after it landed in Oregon in March.
United said that it has more work to do, however.
“We will continue to see an FAA presence in our operation as they review our work processes, manuals and facilities,” it said in its employee memo.
The FAA didn’t immediately comment.
While the planes involved older jets, the incidents come amid heightened scrutiny of the aviation industry after a door plug blew out of a nearly new Boeing 737 Max 9 operated by Alaska Airlines earlier this year, a near catastrophe that has created a fresh crisis for the manufacturer.
If you have hip, knee or back pain, or are recently post-op, then tangling with shoes is anything but simple. However, thanks to the Vive Long-Handled Shoe Horn, you can put on or take off any shoe — sneaker, Croc, Oxford, you name it — while standing or sitting. At 24 inches high, the shoe horn works well for men and women, has a firm grip and is gently curved to slide into any size or style.
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After just one use you’ll be yelling, “Vive le shoe horn!”
This shoe horn means you don’t have to wrestle with your Skechers or go toe-to-toe with your Hush Puppies. You can put on your shoes while standing up, which exerts less pressure on your muscles and joints — and lessens the chances of pulls and strains. And that can save you big bucks on medical costs.
The large oval handle gives you a safe and secure hold. Each edge is gently rounded to ensure it doesn’t snag on socks or stockings, or scuff your shoes. And as a handy extra, the handle allows it to be stored on a coat rack or storage hook for quick access. The durable plastic frame is sturdy and won’t crack or break, and the entire shoe horn can be separated into two pieces for traveling.
Never wrestle with your balance — or New Balances — again. (Amazon)
The lives of nearly 9,000 five-star reviewers have been made easier thanks to the “Best shoe horn,” as it was dubbed by this fan. “It’s exactly what I needed. I will soon have hip replacement surgery. To avoid extra bending and twisting immediately afterward, this shoe horn will aid me in getting shoes on. I have been practicing and find it easy to use. It is simple to assemble. It separates for traveling and is just the right height.”
As this shopper raved, “How could such a little thing, like a piece of plastic with a long handle make my life so much easier???” And this satisfied customer agreed: “I had knee replacement surgery last year and I am now going for a hip replacement on the same leg. With this shoe horn, I can now slide into my shoes alone. Extra benefit, I can get this horn inside of my socks and get them off, too!”
“It’s lightweight and I’m very pleased with it,” said this reviewer, “Only con might be that it’s plastic and therefore less solid or strong. But it’s strong enough, and if it were anything else it would lose its other benefits.”
“Better than what the hospital gave me,” revealed this satisfied customer. “After my hip replacement, the hospital gave me a ‘hip kit,’ which included a shoe horn. It was longer than the regular ones but still not long enough to keep me from having to bend over too far. So I searched until I found this one. It was here very quickly after I ordered it and has repeatedly proven to be just what the occupational therapist ordered.”
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It also comes with a sock remover tab so you can easily slip off your shoes AND socks.
“In trying to figure out what my shoe size actually is now, I ended up with a couple of shoes that were just a smidge too tight,” revealed one reviewer. “This stuff really did the trick. I wore them over some chunky socks and used this spray, and in an hour or so they’d stretched enough that I could wear them comfortably. This is a lifesaver and a real money saver for any leather-esque shoes that aren’t quite fitting correctly.”
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