Got an infection you want to make people aware of? Easy, take a necktie and put one of several microscopic infections on it to raise awareness.
It’s spreading… no not a new virus strain, but rather a new anti necktie dress code for doctors in the UK. Concern over hospital-borne infections has led UK hospitals to reevaluate the clothing worn by health care professionals treating patients.
Ties are rarely laundered but worn daily,” the Department of Health said in a statement. “They perform no beneficial function in patient care and have been shown to be colonized by pathogens.
This new
dress code would help prevent the spread of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, the deadly bacteria resistant to nearly every available antibiotic.
The Infection control societies in the U.S. however,
don’t recommend similar dress restrictions because there is no strong evidence that health care workers who don’t wear ties or jewelry reduce the risk of infection, said Dr. James Steinberg, an Emory University infectious disease specialist.
You would think that even if there is a slight chance an article of clothing like a necktie could carry bacteria that hospitals in the US would do something about it. I guess looking good is more important. Read the full article.
A major deterrent for men not wearing neckties is lack of comfort. But what if you could wear an air-conditioned tie? Well, thanks to a Japanese company there is new tie called the NecktieUSB. And as the name suggests it’s a necktie that connects to your computer via a 140cm USB cable and powers a small fan in the tie knot.
This tie will keep you cool temperature wise, but not fashion wise.
Ever stare at a bunch of neckties and think, “Hmm, those would be great to use for sculpting?” Well, artist Seema Nusrat did. Her decision to use ties as her medium came when visiting a lighthouse where she saw a bunch of ties being unloaded.
Seema started her sculptures by first sketching large charcoal or pencil outlines then would construct a metal skeletal structure to cover with neckties.
‘Yellow Mellow’ was a structure made with all kinds of yellow ties. Seema had marvelously created an irregular figure of a woman without any facial features. Initially the artist noticed human figures from where she began looking at drapes without figures and capturing what she observed.
Who would of thought that your necktie collection could possibly be a work of art hanging in your closet.
Did you know that neckties could make you sick? Well, it’s not the tie that is making you sick, but rather the bacteria on it.
A study conducted in 2004 by Dr. Steven Nurkin found that neckties worn by doctors were eight times more likely to carry and spread infectious bacteria than ties worn by hospital workers without patient contact. And according to hospitalinfection.org, infections contracted in hospitals are the 4th largest killer in the U.S.
Who would of thought that the simple necktie could harbor such deadly content? Fortunately, the company Safe Smart, Inc. developed SafetyTies.
SafetyTies neckties are 100% silk ties with a special nanotechnology coating on them that prevents bacteria from attaching to the tie. In addition, these ties are wrinkle-resistant, will repel liquids, and can be dry cleaned.
Check out some neckties from Safe Smart.
