Shawn Kilgarlin Speaks on Advancing Women’s Health at American Screening Corporation

American Screening Corporation incepted in 2004 is a pioneer in manufacturing and distributing rapid drug testing and medical supplies. Serving its clients for the last 20 years, ASC has grown to be a reliable concern with utmost satisfaction of all its customers spread over 27 countries.

Women are the backbone of any home and they play a crucial role in taking care of the welfare of the husband and children. They have to shoulder the responsibilities of a home along with her husband and take care of the education and health of her children. Hence it is very important that women should take care of their health. But women are prone to breast cancer, ovarian cancer, heart diseases, depression and anxiety. Therefore it is mandatory that women should give preference to their physical and mental health.

Shawn Kilgarlin’s Background:

Shawn Kilgarlin holds the post of the Vice-President of Sales and Marketing at American Screening Corporation. Formerly she was the Manager for Biotech at American Screening Corporation.

Shawn Kilgarlin is an eminent multifaceted personality and she is an Entrepreneur, Business Coach, Writer (ghost writer), Philanthropist, MDSAP Consultant and Drug Testing Manufacturer and has authored a book on ‘PAST TENSE’ along with her husband Ron Kilgarlin. The book enriches the mind of the readers with 365 Daily tools for putting stress behind for good.

Shawn Kilgarlin is much bothered about the health and well fare of women and strongly feels that they should involve in regular physical activity and exercise to avoid health issues. At the same time women should give priority to mental health by being optimistic and surround themselves with positive influences. Shawn Kilgarlin feels that women should set clear goals and pursue them and make use of the available opportunities to unlock their potential and improve their skills and talents. They should work towards maintaining a healthy nutritional diet and have minimum eight hours of deep and restful sleep. Periodically they should indulge in their hobbies and interests. These practices would certainly ensure that women maintain best health both at home and work places.

Women’s Health and Safety:

Women face lot of health issues related to reproductive health, malnutrition, maternal deaths and non-communicable diseases. Since they do not allocate time to take care of themselves and dedicate more time for the welfare of their husbands and children they tend to fall sick often. Women are affected by Breast Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Depression, Heart Diseases, Fibroids and Cysts in Uterus and anxiety. Moreover women face a spectrum of health related issues such as adolescent pregnancy, irregular periods and some women face violence against them at home.

It is such a shocking fact that nearly 50% of the women have started taking alcohol and around 25% of them are addicted to drinking. Also few of them are addicted to consumption of Heroin. These practice cause health issues in women such as hormonal problems, menstrual issues, fertility problems, delayed pregnancy, breastfeeding issues and menopause problems.

To avoid health problems women has to Exercise Regularly, Sleep for 8 hours, Eat nutritional diet, Get Exposed to Sun, Quit Smoking and alcohol, Get Regular Health Check-ups, Be positive, Be thankful, Show gratitude and Indulge in Hobbies to avoid stress.

American Screening Corporation’s Contributions:

American Screening Corp is an ISO 13485 manufacturer of FDA 510(K), CLIA waived Rapid Drug Testing Devices. ASC manufactures the highest quality products with highly competitive pricing. American Screening Corporation strives to fulfil its Mission, “We pledge to give you the ultimate in customer service and product support to meet your Drug Test, Point of Care and Medical Supply needs.” ASC holds its core values of Inspirational, Disciplined, Accountable, Execution, Aligned and Transparency to be the supreme ideal.

ASC distributes Drug Test Kits, which uses Urine, Blood, Saliva, Hair and Sweat to screen for prohibited drugs and alcohol. ASC manufactures Drug Test Specimen Cups, 4 Panel to 20 Panel Drug Test Cups, Urine Test Kits, Alcohol Test Kits, Medical Test Kits, Pregnancy Test Kit, Oral Swab Drug Test Kit, CLIA Waived Saliva Drug Test Kits, Urine Dip Stick, Specimen Collection Kits, Drug and Alcohol Testing Breathalyzers and Home Drug Test Kits along with Medical Supply, Nitrile Gloves and Earloop Mask.

ASC’s Diagnostic tools like Urine Specimen Cups are very useful in treating patients affected by urinary tract infections, kidney diseases and diabetes. Another efficient tool is the Vacutainer used in collecting blood samples without syringes and works on the principle of negative pressure.

Specifically for women’s health Pregnancy Confirmation Kits and Ovulation prediction Kits are available with ASC along with other testing kits.

The most common specimen used for alcohol detection is human saliva and ASC’s Alcohol Saliva Testing Strips come with simple instructions which make it convenient for anyone to administer the test.

Alcohol Urine Testing Strips are very suitable because of its high accuracy. EtG urine alcohol test is a highly advanced test as per the modern trends which show results of Ethyl Glucuronide. The metabolite of alcohol EtG, is easily detectable in the urine sample which screens the presence of alcohol up to 4 days.

ASC’s Drug Test kits are CLIA Waived and FDA(510k) approved. They are highly reliable and come with 99% accuracy. They are made up of premium quality medical grade plastic and tamper proof. They are leakage free and user friendly. ASC offers great discounts for bulk orders and hence they relatively come with low cost.

Importance of Drug Testing Kits

Drug Testing Kit is used for screening illicit drugs and substances of abuse which are consumed by people. These drug testing kits are very important because usage of drugs by the employees raises questions of work place safety and security. Also when people come to work after consuming drugs, it causes a potential risk to the public, especially in the transportation and construction business. Apart from this it spoils the brand name, dignity and decorum of the concern.

ASC is the leading manufacturer, distributor and stockist of Drug Test Kits which has its warehouse in Shreveport, USA. The most frequently sought out instant drug testing kits are multi panel test cups like 5 Panel , 7 Panel , 10 Panel , 12 Panel, 14 Panel and 20 Panel. Out of the entire range, the 5 panel, 10 panel and 12 panel drug testing kits are mostly purchased and used.

Types of drug testing kits available

Urine drug test is the easiest and quickest way of detecting substances in the urine sample. The urine sample of the individual has to be collected in the urine drug test cup and after 5 minutes, the level should be peeled off from the cup. The urine drug test cup contains two strips one for adulteration and the other for temperature. Within next five minutes, result is easily displayed whether it is positive or negative.

Oral saliva drug test is used for drug testing, because collecting the saliva of a person is relatively easier which does not require privacy and is relatively convenient because they are less invasive, user friendly, quick and efficient and are mostly used in on-site workplace oral swab drug testing. The saliva oral drug test kit consists of an absorbent pad to collect the saliva. The saliva is made to flow along the test kit. This saliva sample has to flow up to control line for the screening is to be done. Wait for 5 minutes to analyse the result. The presence of a line in the testing kit indicates a negative result and the absence of line in the kit denotes a positive result.

Hair drug tests provide a longer detection window, typically spanning several months. This is because drugs and metabolites become incorporated into the hair as it grows. A small hair sample is collected from the individual’s scalp or body during a hair drug test. The sample is then analyzed in a laboratory to detect the presence of drugs or their metabolites. Moreover collecting hair specimen is the easiest of all tests and does not require privacy.

Regular and periodic drug testing at work places, institutions and at home gives a sense of responsibility, motivates a person to stay away from drugs and help them to follow a disciplined life.

Shawn Kilgarlin’s Advocacy and Initiatives

Shawn Kilgarlin strongly believes that women should have an easy access to health care and testing owing to the reason that they are always busy in taking care of their family and do not have enough time to go for a health facility. Also they should undergo periodic health check up at least once in a year to prevent health issues.

Shawn Kilgarlin has joined hands with the Shreveport community in uplifting the life of women. One such programme is providing free health check up to women and free pregnancy test. Also ASC is involved in giving skill training, child caring and career guidance to women. Women are offered free counselling for their physical and mental health. On the whole ASC focuses on a stress free, successful life to women.

Success Stories and Impact

The women at Shreveport are thankful to ASC for offering free health check up and pregnancy test. The community is filled with gratitude for uplifting their life through skill training and assisting them to identify and pursue their career according to their education and area of interest. Also free counselling and guidance session is available for women to find a solution to their problems.

Using American Screening Corporation’s medical tools regularly at work places, health facilities, educational institutions and rehabilitation centres help the individuals to check out their habits and to realize when the habit is going beyond limit. This checking enhances the nature of the individuals to stay away from alcohol and harmful drugs.

Future of Womens Health and Safety in Healthcare

Artificial intelligence plays a significant role in healthcare and there is almost no area of medical care where AI cannot be used. Starting from diagnosing a disease like cancer and up to its treatment using radiotherapy AI helps the human kind by its accurate application. Also AI is used in Eye Care, Pregnancy test, Ultrasound Scanning, CT Scanning, ECG, Cardiology, MRI and Plastic Surgery and indeed very helpful for patients undergoing treatments. Shawn Kilgarlin is very sure that in a very short time AI would be replacing many of the roles in a healthcare industry and that would surely be highly beneficial to the people. This adoption of AI will certainly change the scenario of medical diagnosis and treatment in hospitals and clinics.

American Screening Corporation is of the opinion that since AI is capable of interpreting a huge amount of data, can detect health problems quicker, give personalized treatment, automate processes and discover drugs, it is time to incorporate AI in all our products and innovation. The future of AI is filled with promises and possibilities for improvement and innovation and that is going to be an asset to medical industry. Hence the future of ASC is to completely adopt AI in drug testing for a healthy and happy life.

Conclusion

Women play an important role in the family and hence they should take care of their health. Periodic health check up helps them to prevent health issues. Also by exercises, healthy diet, restful sleep, indulging in hobbies and avoiding alcohol and drugs helps them to maintain best of health.

Women should undergo regular blood testing, vaginal testing and breast testing periodically to check their cholesterol level, blood pressure, heart condition, blood sugar and uterus health.