INNOVATIVE WIRED SUPPORT HOSE TO EASE THE LIFE OF VARICOSE VEIN SUFFERERS
October 1st, 2007
BY MONICA DOBIE
A NEW support stocking combating varicose veins has been invented by European researchers, that defies all conventions regarding support hosiery by being both "loose and tight" and - by some miracle - easy for patients (or even suffering healthcare workers) to wear.
The new underwear has been developed by the LOOSEANDTIGHT project team, funded under the European Union's (EU) Sixth Framework Programme. Old style support hose relies on fabric being tight, but LOOSEANDTIGHT researchers decided to design support hose from a new perspective, ...
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