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The Acrylamide-Cancer Link
Humans have been eating acrylamide, a chemical that forms in some foods when they are exposed to high heat, for as long as we have been cooking, but it wasn’t until 2002 that its presence in foods was discovered. The Maillard reaction, a naturally occurring reaction...
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Zoll Thermogard XP (TGXP) Temperature Management System
The Thermogard XP (TGXP) Temperature Management System offers health care providers the power and control they need to rapidly, safely, and effectively manage the core body temperature of critically ill or surgical patients. TGXP offers superior clinical efficiency in...
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Encompass Group LLC Thermoflect Heat Reflective Technology
Thermoflect Heat Reflective Technology from Encompass Group LLC banks the patient’s radiant heat by capturing and reflecting it back to the cutaneous layer (skin) as well as preventing convective heat loss (wind chill). Patients are covered with Thermoflect products...
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Augustine Temperature Management HotDog Patient Warming & Waffle Grip Trendelenburg Positioning
Air-free HotDog Patient Warming uses Waffle-Grip safety technology to defeat high rates of hypothermia in procedures with unique positioning challenges including robotics, GYN, urology and colorectal. Hypothermia is common during Trendelenburg positioning due to the...
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Advanced Cooling Therapy Esophageal Cooling Device
The Esophageal Cooling Device by Advanced Cooling Therapy is designed to modulate and control patient temperature through a single use, fully enclosed triple lumen system that is inserted into the esophagus. Recent studies have shown its efficacy in warming patients...
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