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Article: Exam Gloves With Aloe Vera Improve Skin Quality of Those With Irritant Contact Dermatitis, Study Shows; Aloetouch(R) Gloves Give Dry Hands Relief, Says Northwestern University Study.
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- February 26, 2003
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MUNDELEIN, Ill. -- MUNDELEIN, Ill., Feb. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Workers who have, or are at risk of having, irritant contact dermatitis, show a marked improvement in their skin quality with the use of gloves containing aloe vera gel, according to a just released study published in the February issue of the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC), the official journal of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology. Medline's Aloetouch exam gloves were used in the study.
The study was authored by Dennis P. West, PhD from the Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University, The Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, and Ya Fen Zhu, ...