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Biotech / Medical : SAFESKIN -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: David Rubin who wrote (315)	6/2/1998 5:05:00 PM
From: Beltropolis Boy	Respond to of 828

tried to pick up some more today. limit at $34. alas, un(ful)filled. call me cheap. a friend, who knows my fetish for latex (so to speak), sent me this first-person perspective. culled from the yahoo 'boreds': ----- MaryLopez May 28 1998 9:01AM EDT Many health care workers have developed a latex allergy. The rates range from 3-17%, depending upon which study you look at and what type of healthcare worker is being considered. These have been published in medical journals. If you are interested in citations, I can provide them. Most reactions that healthcare workers have on their hands are not latex allergies, bur rather dermatitis from frequent handwashing and not inadequate hand drying. This is agrevated by wearing any occlusive glove because it traps moisture next to the skin. Delayed hypersensitivity reactions are not to the latex, but rather to the chemical additives in the gloves. This type of reaction can be eliminated by wearing gloves that are missing those chemical additives. Safeskin gloves are high quality and the manufacturing process includes virtually eliminating these chemcials prior to packaging. In that regard, SFSK is the leader in the industry. The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology advocates going to powderfree latex gloves of the lowest allergen (latex protein) content for routine contact with blood and body fluids. For those sensitive to the proteins, nonlatex gloves should be used. In my setting, I have had the "honor" of evaluating all of the different brands of medical gloves. Safeskin really is the leader for powderfree latex exam and nitrile. IMO, the company will be the leader in powderfree latex and nonlatex surgical gloves by the end of 1999. This opinion is based upon strong national movement toward powderfree, low allergen, latex gloves, the demand for higher quality in surgical gloves, and the ability of the company to produce large quantities in order to fill group buying contracts (of which almost all hosptials belong). Safeskin nitrile gloves are the highest quality nitrile gloves on the market, hands down. Nitrile does not stretch well at all, and Safeskin has the broadest range of sizes. I have never heard a complaint about these gloves in my setting, but have heard many complaints about other nitrile gloves. Ansell has really lost their leadership in this industry. They started out strong and then got greedy. The quality of their gloves went down the tubes. The gloves are often sealed shut in the package, some are missing fingers, and more than 75% of the exam gloves tear when they are put on. Ansell also has not been able to fill orders because they lack the capacity.

To: David Rubin who wrote (315)	6/4/1998 3:13:00 PM
From: Beltropolis Boy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 828

>Given that the market appears to be headed for a typical summer >slowdown, I think the best we can hope for is to stay within our >34-39 trading range. If it goes below 34 we could be in for an >extended slide... david. dipped down to $33 today albeit briefly, then spiked back up to over $34. to paraphrase wilde, i can resist everything but that temptation, so i picked up more shares. you may note that we were under the 50 dma in mid-may and we've been under for a couple weeks now. personally, i prefer the 200 dma and will be a buyer on what i believe is simply shortlived weakness. i am long for a long time. don't forget, pamplona runs in the summer! apologies for the self-absorption, -chris.