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Researchers to Study Risks for Developing Hand Eczema in Healthcare Workers

Workers in wet work occupations have a risk for developing hand eczema. Prevention strategies exist, but compliance to the proposed recommendations is poor. Esther van der Meer of the Department of Public and Occupational Health at the EMGO Institute for Health and Care ...More
September 2, 2011
Posted in News, Hand Hygiene
Use of a Simple Three-Step Process, Prevention Algorithm Shown to Reduce Pressure Ulcers

ConvaTec, a leading developer and marketer of innovative medical technologies for community and hospital care, announces the introduction of a new national campaign to help reduce the risk of pressure ulcers in hospital and post-acute care settings. The new campaign is a ...More
February 25, 2011
Posted in News
Ansell Protects Program Launched to Help Prevent Allergic Contact Dermatitis

Ansell Healthcare announces the Ansell Protects Program, a major new initiative aimed at helping healthcare facilities understand the risks associated with chemical allergies and providing solutions for them. It is estimated that hand dermatitis affects up to 33 percent of ...More
November 30, 2010
Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
Toolkit Educates on Elderly Skin Care

GOJO Industries offers its new C.A.R.E. Solutions Director of Nursing Skin Care Toolkit as an aid in making resident skin care in long-term care facilities easy and effective. The kit of educational materials is intended for use with the GOJO line of PROVON® hand, body and ...More
October 29, 2010
Posted in News, Hand Hygiene
Occupational Skin Exposures and Diseases Take Toll on the Workplace

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has estimated that workplace skin diseases account for 15 percent to 20 percent of all reported occupational diseases in the United States, with estimated total annual costs (including lost workdays and lost ...More
August 10, 2010
Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
Ansell Healthcare Offers Moisturizing Surgical Glove

Ansell Healthcare announces its newest innovation to reduce skin irritation and improve skin condition; the Derma Prene® IsoTouch® HydraSoft® synthetic polyisoprene, powder-free surgical glove is designed as a moisturizing glove that is designed to prevent Type I latex ...More
July 30, 2010
Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
Covidien Expands V-LOC Family of Absorbable Wound Closure Devices

Covidien announces the global launch of the V-Loc™ 90 device, expanding its family of V-Loc™ absorbable wound closure devices. This latest addition to Covidien’s knotless wound closure product line received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug ...More
June 2, 2010
Posted in News
Allergies Blamed on Excessive Cleanliness

Allergies have become a widespread in developed countries: hay fever, eczema, hives and asthma are all increasingly prevalent. The reason? Excessive cleanliness is to blame according to Dr. Guy Delespesse, a professor at the Université de Montréal Faculty of ...More
April 13, 2010
Posted in News
Wound Care: Pressure Ulcer Best Practices

Pressure ulcers, otherwise known as decubitus ulcers, comprise a significant portion of wounds requiring specialized care and presenting additional costs, so prevention is critically important. A pressure ulcer is any lesion caused by unrelieved pressure resulting in damage ...More
March 17, 2010
Posted in Articles
Wound Treatment Wins Commercialization Funds

A new treatment that could one day benefit burns victims, diabetes sufferers and the elderly – by fast tracking the healing of chronic wounds – has taken another step toward commercialization.Research by associate professor Allison Cowin, from the Women's and ...More
January 28, 2010
Posted in News

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