I’m starting to turn blue and the room’s starting to turn dark.” Desperate and unable to speak, McCombs was tapping ...

Allergy to natural rubber latex affects people routinely exposed to rubber products. Groups thought to be at highest risk include atopics, health care workers, rubber industry workers, and ...

Less common, but potentially more serious, are type I, IgE-mediated, allergic reactions to latex proteins from the sap of the Hevea brasiliensis tree. Susceptible individuals are those who have ...