ALLMedicine™ Latex Allergy Center

Dec 8th, 2020 - An estimated 85% of individuals with spina bifida (SB) survive into adulthood, warranting SB-specific transition to adult healthcare guidelines to address the diverse and complex medical, adaptive, and social needs particular to this condition. La...

Oct 3rd, 2020 - Occupational skin disease (OSD) arises from work-related activity. However, there is a paucity of literature on OSD in physicians. The aim of the this review was therefore to examine and summarize what types of symptomatic OSD physicians experienc...

Sep 7th, 2020 - Adverse reactions to natural rubber latex (NRL) represent a group of clinical manifestations that include non-allergic reactions and immediate-type or delayed-type allergic reactions. NRL sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) has been demonstrated to be...

Jul 27th, 2020 - Pneumatic tourniquet education and documentation Key words: pneumatic tourniquet, documentation, competency verification, tourniquet cuff. Creating a safe environment for surgical patients with latex allergies or sensitivities Key words: natural r...

May 28th, 2020 - Sterile protective gloves are used to reduce the risk of infection for patients and clinicians in all healthcare settings. This is particularly important in operating theatres, where surgical site infection is a common and serious complication for...

Dec 31st, 2006 - Workers and patients exposed to latex gloves and other products containing natural rubber latex may develop sensitivity or allergic reactions such as skin rashes, hives, nasal, eye, or sinus symptoms, asthma, and (rarely) shock. Latex allergy is a.

Dec 8th, 2020 - An estimated 85% of individuals with spina bifida (SB) survive into adulthood, warranting SB-specific transition to adult healthcare guidelines to address the diverse and complex medical, adaptive, and social needs particular to this condition. La...

Oct 15th, 2020 - Overview Latex allergy is a reaction to certain proteins found in natural rubber latex, a product made from the rubber tree. If you have a latex allergy, your body mistakes latex for a harmful substance. Latex allergy may cause itchy skin and hive...

Oct 15th, 2020 - Diagnosis Diagnosis is sometime a challenge. Your doctor will examine your skin and ask questions about your symptoms and medical history. Tell your doctor about your reactions to latex and if you've had any other allergy signs and symptoms. Your ...

Oct 3rd, 2020 - Occupational skin disease (OSD) arises from work-related activity. However, there is a paucity of literature on OSD in physicians. The aim of the this review was therefore to examine and summarize what types of symptomatic OSD physicians experienc...

Sep 7th, 2020 - Adverse reactions to natural rubber latex (NRL) represent a group of clinical manifestations that include non-allergic reactions and immediate-type or delayed-type allergic reactions. NRL sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) has been demonstrated to be...

Aug 16th, 2019 - Conclusion It is unknown whether latex allergy precedes or follows food allergy. 11 The latex/food syndrome itself merits attention as a significant source of hypersensitivity to natural cosmeceutical ingredients.

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Dec 14th, 2015 - The most noninvasive method of latex allergy testing is an in vitro assay for latex-specific IgE antibodies, which can be detected by either a radioallergosorbent test (RAST) or enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The presence of antilatex.

Nov 24th, 2015 - STUDY SUMMARY Nonsterile is not inferior Heal et al1 conducted a prospective, noninferiority RCT to compare the incidence of infection after minor skin surgery performed by six physicians from a single general practice in Australia using sterile v.

Apr 23rd, 2008 - ROCKVILLE, Md., April 24 -- Thin rubber medical gloves lacking the proteins responsible for latex allergy have been cleared by the FDA, but they won't be marketed as hypoallergenic. The gloves are made of a latex-like rubber material extracted fro...