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I am a ski instructor currently in Colorado and have worked all over the rockies. I have had many of my clients injure themselves severely while up on a high snow topped mountain. The only gloves that I carry in my first aid kit are made from neoprene. |
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Read more... [Latex vs neoprene (neo-prene) in cold weather]
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In the world of Latex Gloves utilized in the EMT Industry, as well as others requiring extra-strength and durability, there are few choices that actually perform up to their advertising. The fact is many of these gloves have only 8 mil fingertips that make them only slightly thicker and stronger if at all. |
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Read more... [All 8 mil latex gloves are not the same!]
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Improper use of gloves in kitchens leads to MORE bacteria! A study reported in the the Journal of Food Protection revealed that levels of selected microorganisms differed on foods handled by gloved and bare hands at fast food restaurants — and not in a good way |
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Read more... [Gloves meant to improve food safety actually had opposite effect]
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As a dentist, your hands are your livelihood. Protecting them means protecting your ability to continue earning your living in dentistry, not to mention the personal benefits of comfort and health. There are many factors to consider in protecting your hands, but the two key factors are protecting them from exposure to infectious diseases and preventing injury from repetitive tasks or cumulative trauma that can cause a musculoskeletal injury. |
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Read more... [Protecting your hands (A Dentist's Perspective)]
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I am a dentist and I have been practicing for over 15 years in San Diego, California. In the last couple of years I started to use Flavored Latex Gloves on my patients and they loved it. |
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Read more... [Flavored Latex Gloves]
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Cupron, a small American company with a research base in Israel, has developed a valuable new technology out of a very old element - copper oxide. The geeks at Cupron have developed a self-sterilizing fabric that could change they way we think about sterile gloves! |
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Read more... [New self-sterilizing textile material to be used in gloves]
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Like the old Burger King commercial slogan promises, Staff Sgt. Wesley Hart wanted a Whopper his way — lettuce, pickle, ketchup and mustard. But he also wanted it made by an employee with gloved, clean hands. |
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Read more... [Soldier’s complaint forces food handling retraining]
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An engineering professor in Ontario has invented a glove to help people who are blind to feel their way around. The device includes a 3-D camera that is strapped to the person's chest and sends pictures to a computer. The computer then sends signals to the glove, which produces different impulses as a warning. |
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Read more... [Canadian glove invention could help blind feel their way]
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It’s weird, but a fact that fingertips often feel the fury of the cold, even when gloves are used. Well, fret not as there is a new set of gloves called the Heat-GX gloves, which actually warms those sensitive fingertips. They are a bit pricey, but pretty dang neat!!
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Read more... [Fingertip-Heating Gloves!]
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Cardinal Health introduced its Esteem® Micro Powder-Free Synthetic Surgical Glove, designed for procedures that require a more refined touch or as an outerglove when double gloving. The Esteem Micro glove is made from a unique and proprietary polyisoprene formulation that is nearly identical to Natural Rubber Latex (NRL). It has the fit, feel and performance of NRL, without any of the protein allergens. |
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Read more... [New allergy-free Powder-free Synthetic Surgical Gloves]
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