Archive for the 'Health' Category

Benefits of Disposable Nitrile Gloves

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

There are lots of reasons why these nitrile gloves are very good choice for the healthcare experts:
* All disposable nitrile gloves are the medical-grade & latex-free.
* They are sturdy, thus they do not puncture or else tear easily.
* They also provide very strong barrier of the protection and resist chemicals such as greases, solvents, and [...]

Nitrile Gloves: Against HIV

Friday, May 1st, 2009

Because of the AIDS epidemic, the concern of healthcare workers and patients about medical gloves’ quality and barrier effectiveness has increased in recent years.
The relative merits of nitrile, latex and vinyl as a barrier to transmission of infectious agents, especially viruses, had been examined by studies. For being a successful barrier, a particular material must [...]

Nitrile Gloves in Hospitals

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

A couple years ago, researchers has found that a plastic used in polyvinyl chloride or PVC turns to chlorinated dioxin, when burned and other studies showed that diethylhexyl phthalate can leach into the contents of intravenious bags, potentially causing reproductive problems in male babies. Then they begin to identify hospital products containing hazardous ingredients. After, [...]

How can we choose the right glove?

Friday, February 13th, 2009

Choosing the right glove is one of the most important things for healthcare, dental, and lab workers today. When selecting an examination glove, we must consider a few things:

Fit/ Comfort: Your gloves should fit you well and feel comfortably. Latex gloves fit the user hands very well, due to its high level of elasticity and [...]

Dentists and Nitrile Gloves

Sunday, January 18th, 2009

Since around the mid 1980s, dentists began to care for body fluids from patients as if they were infected. When relating to patients, it became to the norms to wear gloves among dentists. This is critical in conferring protection from blood borne pathogens to the wearer. This may be compromised by manufacturing defects or violations [...]

Hairdressers – King and Queens of Our Hair … Should They Use Nitrile Gloves for Health Issues?

Monday, January 5th, 2009

When women and men head off to the hairdresser, few individuals pay any attention to health consideration while at the salon.  The fact is that when a person goes to get his or her hair done they are focused on just that – getting the best style and look possible.
The fact is that when you [...]

A solution to decrease epidemic diseases in Africa tribes: Use nitrile gloves!

Thursday, December 25th, 2008

The HIV/AIDS epidemics disease is spreading through countries of African tribes. Though it is not right to speak of single African epidemic disease, Africa is with no doubt harmful virus affects that region. Inhabited by more than 12% of world’s population, it is estimated that Africa have over 60% of AIDS infected population. Lots of [...]