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Tsunami aid: Israeli gel helps clear rescuers' noses
Jerusalem Post ^

Posted on 12/31/2004 10:17:39 AM PST by ddtorque

A Tel Aviv-based company is participating in the tsunami disaster relief efforts in Asia by protecting aid workers' noses.

Patus said Thursday it has donated thousands of its OdorScreen products to counter the crippling odors on-scene. OdorScreen, designed at the Weizmann Institute of Science, is an "olfactory perception-altering gel compound" applied under the nose, and works by modifying smells to the user for up to two hours.

The FDA-cleared gel-like substance also contains special calming fragrances, including a vanilla aroma for reducing tension in stressful environments.

"Every current report from the devastated areas emphasizes the awful problem of the aftermath's smell as a major obstacle to conducting rescue and recovery operations," said Patus CEO Guy Hirsch. "OdorScreen will be made available by the Foreign Ministry delegations to national and international agencies engaged in relief operations."

"If Patus and OdorScreen can reduce the psychological toll on workers, we feel that we will have done our part," said Hirsch.

(Excerpt) Read more at jpost.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Health/Medicine; Science
KEYWORDS: aid; asia; israel; news; technology; tsunami

1 posted on 12/31/2004 10:17:39 AM PST by ddtorque
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To: ddtorque

The Democrats should buy this stuff in bulk to cover up their stench.


2 posted on 12/31/2004 10:31:09 AM PST by My2Cents (Is it OK to wish people a "Happy New Year"?)
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"shove it up your nose"; tsunami-style!


3 posted on 12/31/2004 11:07:21 AM PST by solitas ('Mystic' dual 500 G4's, OSX.3.7)
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To: ddtorque

http://www.botac.com/odorscreen.html

A site that sells "Odor Screen"


4 posted on 12/31/2004 5:26:32 PM PST by secretagent
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To: ddtorque

I could use some of that when I take the subway.


5 posted on 12/31/2004 6:47:16 PM PST by Solamente
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