Word: latex
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...When you find the [funerary] inscriptions you make a latex imprint of the stone, and then you have to hold it up to the light or to a mirror to read, because it is backwards," Frye says. "The scrolls can tell you a lot about the customs and history of an area...
...sign that reads "Doc Johnson's marital aids, lingerie, dolls, swingers" hangs on the far wall of the store above a collection of neatly arranged obscure sexual paraphernelia. The strange machines and latex objects boggle the imagination...
Christie's, which is open all night, offers a wide selection of Trojan condoms. Three latex Trojans cost $1.99; 12 latex condoms are priced...
...Latex examining gloves are a common feature of health care. But fear of AIDS infection has produced a side effect: more doctors, dentists and nurses than ever are using gloves, and some have become so cautious that they change pairs several times with a single patient. The result: a surge in demand, a doubling of prices and a growing shortage of gloves...
...being able to do certain procedures." Industry sources say an element of hysteria has led some hospital employees who have no direct patient contact, like maintenance workers, to begin wearing gloves on the job. Other health-care workers are "double gloving" and in some cases wearing three layers of latex...