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Latex Allergies

Medline's New Glove Package Design Helps HCWs Easily Identify if Product Contains Latex

Healthcare employees work in a fast-paced environment where even the simplest mistakes can have serious consequences – like accidently using a latex exam glove when the worker or patient has a latex allergy. According to the Occupational Health and Safety Administration ...More
February 14, 2012
Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
Using Powder-Free Latex Gloves Reduces Latex Allergy Rate in HCWs

Researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin investigating latex allergy in healthcare workers have demonstrated the most effective public health strategy to prevent allergic sensitization is by stopping the use of powdered latex gloves. Previous medical studies pointed ...More
August 17, 2011
Posted in News, Hand Hygiene, PPE & Standard Precautions
Sublingual Immunotherapy in Natural Rubber Latex-Allergic Patients

Natural rubber latex allergy is still an unsolved health problem. In addition to the recommended avoidance to the allergen, therapeutic measures are needed and therefore so are immunotherapy extracts with proven efficacy and safety. Gabriel Gastaminza, of the Department of ...More
August 16, 2011
Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
MREPC Says Petition to Ban Latex Gloves Confers No Clear Benefit to Healthcare Sector

The Malaysian Rubber Export Promotion Council (MREPC) expressed its concern today regarding a recent petition calling for a ban on all natural rubber latex medical gloves. The petition was filed by Public Citizen to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and argued that the ...More
May 24, 2011
Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
Ansell Debuts Two New Derma Prene IsoTouch Surgical Gloves

As part of its ongoing commitment to eliminate the harmful affects of allergies in the workplace, Ansell unveiled two new synthetic surgical gloves at AORN Congress held in March – Derma Prene® IsoTouch® White and Derma Prene® IsoTouch® Micro White. Manufactured from 100 ...More
April 18, 2011
Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
Ansell Protects Program Launched to Help Prevent Allergic Contact Dermatitis

Ansell Healthcare announces the Ansell Protects Program, a major new initiative aimed at helping healthcare facilities understand the risks associated with chemical allergies and providing solutions for them. It is estimated that hand dermatitis affects up to 33 percent of ...More
November 30, 2010
Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
FDA Requires Label Changes for Flu Vaccines to Highlight Latex Concerns

Manufacturers Sanofi Pasteur and GlaxoSmithKline are informing physicians about changes to the prescribing information of their seasonal influenza vaccines. The changes reflect concerns that the tip caps of flu vaccine products shipped in prefilled syringes may contain ...More
September 7, 2010
Posted in News
Ansell Healthcare Offers Moisturizing Surgical Glove

Ansell Healthcare announces its newest innovation to reduce skin irritation and improve skin condition; the Derma Prene® IsoTouch® HydraSoft® synthetic polyisoprene, powder-free surgical glove is designed as a moisturizing glove that is designed to prevent Type I latex ...More
July 30, 2010
Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
Published Studies Back Use of Latex Gloves in Swine Flu Kits

Amidst measures being taken to address the swine flu (H1N1 virus) outbreak, Operation USA and other groups are distributing precautionary kits that contain face masks and natural rubber latex gloves, according to the Malaysian Rubber Export Promotion Council (MREPC). There ...More
May 12, 2009
Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
Experts Address Glove-Related Latex Allergies

Gloves are the workhorses of personal protective equipment (PPE), serving as a barrier to protect healthcare workers (HCWs) from a wide variety of hazardous substances, including viruses and bacteria found in blood and body fluids, as well as chemicals, detergents and ...More
October 20, 2008
Posted in Articles, PPE & Standard Precautions