A&D Medical Wins Big at NACDS

SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire - July 31, 2009) -

A&D Medical’s recently released line of Wellness Connected™ products is back in the news again. On the first day of the 2009 National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Marketplace Conference, Drug Store News heralded the UA-851THW Wireless Automatic Blood Pressure Monitor as a 2009 Hot Products Editor’s Pick. “The LifeSource wireless monitor heralds a lot of opportunity,” wrote Michael Johnsen, Senior Editor for Drug Store News. "[It’s] like taking a peek into the future.”

The UA-851THW Wireless Automatic Blood Pressure Monitor was not the only Wellness Connected product to be recognized at NACDS. On the last day of the show the XL-20 Wireless Activity Monitor was awarded category winner for Home Healthcare in the NACDS Marketplace Product Showcase. It joined fellow winners Maybelline, Bayer HealthCare, and the Dial Corporation in this top ranking.

NACDS is deemed the largest and most powerful convergence of drug, food, mass, club, and value retailing in the United States. This year’s conference was held in Boston, MA June 28 through July 1 and represented over 780 buyers from 145,000 retail outlets. It brought together the leaders in innovation for the healthcare industry, and heralded the Wellness Connected family of products.

Wellness Connected is a dramatic change to health monitoring. The technology, while extremely advanced, is very user-friendly and intuitive to use. As the name implies, through software and medical devices, users can wirelessly connect to their health readings. Blood pressure, weight, and physical activity are uploaded in real-time, making tracking and analysis easy. Data viewing is customizable and can be shown in colorful graphs and charts that will print on any printer.

Wellness Connected products are available at many online retailers, pharmacies, and home healthcare providers.

About A&D Medical

A&D Medical (www.lifesourceonline.com) is a division of A&D Company, a global manufacturer of measurement equipment, with operations in Asia, Europe, Australia, Russia, North America, and South America. Since 1977, A&D Medical has been manufacturing and distributing a full line of advanced electronic blood pressure monitoring equipment and healthcare products for home and professional use. All of A&D Medical’s home care products are marketed under the LifeSource brand name in North America. A&D Medical has become a leader in home health monitoring technology, through the development and introduction of a variety of unique products. It also offers leading telemedicine solutions for remote patient monitoring of heart disease and other chronic diseases through wired and Bluetooth® wireless systems for health system integrators. In addition to blood pressure monitors, A&D Medical produces personal weight scales, pedometers, digital thermometers, and stethoscopes.