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Check out the full article on Wall Street Journal online.
Recent hospitals such as Johns Hopkins Hospital are getting rid of all latex gloves and almost all latex products. The article talks about hospitals going ‘latex-safe’ and the pros and cons associated with it. Here’s an excerpt:
“Johns Hopkins is also working with Maricopa, Ariz.-based Yulex Inc., [...]

Anecdotal evidence of rumored leaf blight outbreaks in India and Thailand have spread recently. An article published by Rubber and Plastic News in October 2007 confirms specific details about an outbreak of leaf blight “throughout the continents where 93% of the world’s supply of natural rubber is produces.”
Industry experts are concerned about the increasing price [...]

Guayule is in the news again! View article here: John Hopkins Eyes New Type of Latex.  
Robert Hamilton, a professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University of Medicine provides information for the article. Excerpt here:
“Yulex’s trademark has great potential for catheters and other products where elasticity is important. He added that a domestically grown and [...]