Protective Clothing of Health Workers Insufficent Against Contamination
Although health-care workers don protective clothing to stave-off infection from disease threats like SARS, other emerging infectious diseases//, and bio-terrorism, they are still vulnerable to contamination, according to a study by the Queen's University. ...."The strengths and limitations of each protective system need to be considered when recommendations are made about which choice of syst...Older people have a better chance of beating the heat by wearing loose clothing made of natural fibres."If a little air can circulate between the skin and the fabric// , it helps cool off far better on hot days. And the higher the percentage of cotton fabrics, the better the clothing absorbs sweat," Rainer Waelde of the Typ Academy in Limburg in the German state of Hesse, told DPA. ....And flowi...Most people, especially if they are overweight tend to reach out to low fat products...Yet how deceiving these are was highlighted// in a recent study (Journal of Marketing Research) made by Cornell University researchers. ....In the survey it was observed that participants were inclined towards loading up with low fat snacks. ....They tended to eat less when confronted with suggested serving s...