A new prototype for wearable tremor suppression gloves has a team of Western University researchers believing real change is on the way for the more than 6 million people in the world afflicted by Parkinson's disease.
Mar 2, 2018
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You don't have to be mysophobic to want to slip on rubber gloves when you enter an airplane cabin.
Feb 7, 2018
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The failure to change gloves is common among certified nursing assistants, and may be a significant cause of the spread of dangerous pathogens in nursing homes and long-term healthcare settings, according to a new study published ...
Sep 8, 2017
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Outpatient cutaneous surgical procedures are common and surgical gloves are standard practice to prevent postoperative surgical site infection (SSI). But, is there a difference in SSIs when sterile vs. nonsterile gloves are ...
Aug 3, 2016
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Federal health officials are moving to ban most surgical gloves made with powder, a feature designed to make them easier to wear, but which actually poses health risks to patients and health professionals.
Mar 21, 2016
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(HealthDay)—Health care workers are at high risk of glove-related hand urticaria, an occupational issue that may be increasing, according to a research letter published online Nov. 27 in the British Journal of Dermatology.
Dec 6, 2015
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Healthcare workers frequently contaminate their gloves and gowns during every day care of nursing homes residents with drug resistant Staphylococcus aureus or MRSA, according to a new study. The findings were published online ...
May 28, 2015
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The tragic death recently of a young Queensland boxer raised the question of safety in the sport and whether boxing should be banned.
Apr 14, 2015
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When working with Ebola patients, protective gear works, but removing it can be harrowing. Seeking to protect health care workers from the precarious nature of taking off soiled gloves, Cornell students have developed a duplex ...
Dec 18, 2014
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He's traveled to the sites of worrisome outbreaks of SARS, bird flu, MERS. But the Ebola outbreak that's spiraled out of control in West Africa presents new challenges for even a veteran infectious disease doctor—starting ...
Sep 11, 2014
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