There is compelling evidence of a close relationship between the upper and lower airways
in asthma and rhinitis. Rhinitis is present in the majority of patients with asthma, and a …

Substantial epidemiologic and clinical evidence indicates that agents inhaled at work can
induce asthma. In industrialized countries, occupational factors have been implicated in 9 to …

Biodegradable plastics are those that can be completely degraded in landfills, composters
or sewage treatment plants by the action of naturally occurring micro-organisms. Truly …

BACKGROUND: Natural rubber latex is a recognized allergen, but a recent meta-analysis
failed to find any association between latex exposure and allergy in health care workers …

Natural rubber latex immunoglobulin E-mediated hypersensitivity is probably one of the
most relevant challenges that has been faced in the treatment of allergies during recent …

Latex allergy is an IgE‐mediated immediate hypersensitivity response to natural rubber latex
(NRL) protein with a variety of clinical signs ranging from contact urticaria, angioedema …

The rate of latex sensitization has been increasing since its first recognition in 1979, and
anesthesiologists encounter patients with a diagnosis of latex allergy more and more often …

Background Asthma morbidity has increased, posing a public health burden. Work‐related
asthma (WRA) accounts for a significant proportion of adult asthma that causes serious …

Many hospitals have implemented policies to restrict or ban the use of devices made of
natural rubber latex (NRL) in healthcare as precautionary measures against the perceived …

Methods: Eight primary prevention intervention studies on natural rubber latex (NRL)
published since 1990 were identified and reviewed. This is the largest evidence base of …