Medical ID Jewelry Critical for Seven Million Americans Living With a Heart Condition

Medical ID jewelry plays a vital role in the fight to reduce the number of deaths resulting from heart disease and heart-related emergencies. According to the American Heart Association, heart disease is the nation's leading cause of death; however, recent medical advancements have enabled more than seven million Americans to survive heart disease and live with few complications. Yet, medical research indicates that heart conditions or a family history of heart disease can put individuals at risk for future heart attacks or stroke. Because they accurately, quickly communicate crucial medical information to emergency workers and hospital personnel, medical IDs help ensure proper treatment in emergencies - especially when patients are unable to communicate themselves.

February, National Heart Month, reminds people with a heart condition - and anyone with a medical condition or allergy - to make sure their significant medical information is readily available to all medical personnel. "If a person goes in to cardiac arrest, it is important for them to wear a medical ID. This way doctors can quickly treat them," said Dr. Atasu Nayak, MD, Cardiologist at Kelsey Seybold Clinic in Houston. "Wearing the ID keeps us from having to waste time calling around to find out who the doctor is and finding out what's wrong."

Medical IDs should be personalized with chronic medical conditions like heart disease or diabetes; food, drug or insect allergies; key prescription medications; even emergency contact and physician information. "If a patient is on a blood thinner or is using an implanted device, we want to know that too," Nayak added.

Many national health awareness organizations, including the American Heart Association, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Mended Hearts strongly suggest medical IDs.

Medical ID jewelry is available in a variety of styles - from inexpensive, non-personalized tags to fashionable, gold or sterling silver bracelets and necklaces. "Producing quality products that fit an individual's unique medical needs and personal style is critical to the success of a medical ID program," said Sam Meddy, Founder and President of JewelryByNet.com, an online jewelry retailer that provides medical ID jewelry. "For a medical ID to be effective, it must be worn at all times. The best way to ensure that is to offer medical IDs people will want to wear all the time," Meddy said. JewelryByNet.com produces bracelets, necklaces and charms that range from sporty to luxury, depending on the wearer's preference.

About JewelryByNet.com
JewelryByNet was founded in 2003 to meet the need for attractive, durable and affordable fine jewelry. Based in New York City, home to some of the world's most advanced medical centers, JewelryByNet creates and markets a range of medical IDs, presented on various styles of bracelets, necklaces and charms, in gold and sterling silver. Customers are encouraged to engrave whatever medical information they'd want known in an emergency; typically, this includes medical conditions, prescription medicines, food and drug allergies, and physician and emergency contact information.

In an emergency, when important decisions are made hurriedly, A JewelryByNet Medical ID may be a patient's only voice to share lifesaving information with medical professionals. For more information, visit http://www.JewelryByNet.com

Elsarings.com doesn't deliver on custom sapphire ring
I bought myself a beautiful sapphire several years ago and finally had the money to have it set. I contacted a few different jewelers and chose one based on price and also whoever contacted me back. ...

Consumer Complaints: Amazon.com uses shady practices with it's own sellers
I'm not going to use my real email address as we all know what happens to sellers who speak the "truth" about Amazon selling. They get canned. ....

Consumer Complaints: Blue Niles Break Half-Price Promises
Dollsome reader Paige C. writes in about the tragic mislaying of one of her Blue Nile earrings. It is rather predictably followed by a smattering of appalling customer service on Blue Nile’s part after they promise (then deny) her a half-priced replacement

Complaints about Zales Jewelry - Customers being ripped off
Christmas 2000, my husband bought me a heart-shaped diamond necklace from Zales Jewelry located at the Southern Hills Mall in Sioux City, Iowa at a cost of $212.96. Just before Christmas 2001, I noticed that two of the diamonds were missing, so I took it back to the mall store to be repaired. That was the last time I saw it!!

ShopNBC jewelry Scams and consumer complaints
Mary of Spring Hill, FL, purchased $10,000+ in jewelry from Shop NBC only to find that many of the pieces were not as described. The diamonds were not the quality as stated on the site and by host. Major stones were cracked, broken and even missing when they arrived.

Ebay users fed up with fakes
Rogers thought she had snagged a great deal on Ebay. But when the jewelry arrived from a seller in Rhode Island, her well-trained eye told her all the pieces were knockoffs.

UPS - Lost Jewelry Case
UPS loses $15,000 Diamond Ring and leaves customer empty handed.

Chicago Jeweler Accused of "Cyber-Squatting"
With the online Christmas shopping season in full swing, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is suing a Chicago area jewelry store that she says unfairly took business away from its competitors and deceived online shoppers by using copycat Web addresses to redirect consumers from their intended Internet destinations.