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Who says latex allergy is over?

Betsy — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:06:42 +0000

A nurse in England who lost her job because of her latex allergy just received a six-figure payment from her former employee. A recent article in UK’s Yorkshire Post says Jacqueline Foxton developed the allergy in 2004, one year after she begun employment with Wakefield West Primary Care Trust.

The hospital did not have a latex policy in place at that time.

UK latex allergy support group found

Betsy — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:36:36 +0000

Latex Allergy Links is an excellent resource for people who want to read the latest on latex allergy. The site includes everything from safety and health information to the latest labeling requirements for products using latex. Another site recently stumbled upon is a UK latex allergy support group called LATEX AWARE. Both these sites contain comprehensive lists of resources to check out.

Medical Product Manufacturing News article on new guayule balloons

Betsy — Wed, 07 May 2008 17:25:25 +0000

TechDevice Corp. has introduced minimally invasive medical balloons made out of guayule. Medical Product Manufacturing News calls this a BREAKTHROUGH because now balloon catheters with desirable characteristics such as tensile strength and durability are available without the hevea latex health risk. See the article here.

FDA clears glove made from guayule

Betsy — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:42:03 +0000

The first medical device made from guayule natural rubber has just been cleared to market by the FDA. This is very exciting news for individuals with latex allergies and medical institutions becoming latex-safe! Soon we’ll be seeing guayule catheters, guayule dental dams, guayule everything. Here’s one article I found about the 510(k) clearance from the United Press International.