Latex Allergy (cont.)

Band-Aids, rubber bands, erasers, some shoes and articles of clothing, balloons, surgical gloves, catheters, condoms, some items of sporting equipment , blood pressure cuffs, some watch bands, helmets, tooth brush massagers, bowling balls and ventilator tubing.

• Latex allergy is dramatically on the rise throughout the world.
• Latex allergy rises with exposure and is suspected to continue to rise until a latex substitute is found.
• Latex allergy can be serious.
• Latex is found in more than 40,000 products and is a common component of surgical gloves.

Last Editorial Review: 4/1/2002

Source: MedicineNet.com
http://www.medicinenet.com/latex_allergy/article.htm