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- Yulex® latex is a safe alternative
to tropical rubber latex for people who have latex allergy.
- Yulex® latex does not contain the
proteins that tropical latex contains and is not cross-reactive
to these allergens.
- It benefits healthcare workers, patients and
others who are continually exposed to tropical latex.
- It reduces the costs to providers for synthetic
alternatives (man-made).
About Latex Allergy
Tropical latex allergy affects an estimated 10 to 17% percent
of health care workers. The very latex that was used to protect
these workers from killer viruses like AIDS has been identified
as the cause of death in at least 17 cases since 1989, according
to FDA statistics.
As an occupational disease, latex sensitization starts on the
job, but its effects follow sufferers everywhere that tropical
latex products are found.
Unfortunately for some people who live with latex allergy, it
can result in sensitization to a multitude of other products containing
similar tropical proteins such as bananas, kiwis, avocados, chestnuts,
potatoes and melons.
Over 20 million Americans have developed sensitivities to tropical
rubber latex.
For those seeking to learn more about tropical latex
allergy, Yulex recommends the FAQs or links provided in the above.
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Yulex & Latex Allergy
Yulex works closely with allergy organizations, and the country's
leading immunologists.
Yulex's scientific advisory board
has the world's leading latex allergy experts to ensure latex
solutions for safer medical devices.
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Living with Latex Allergy
Latex allergies are high among children born with spina bifida
or who are generally exposed to frequent contacts with latex as
a result of their ongoing medical treatments. For example, a child
born with a mild case of spina bifida was not diagnosed with latex
allergy until her teens. By then, she had lived with the allergy
undiagnosed for several years wearing latex rubber bands in her
braces that continually made her sick. In addition, her frequent
visits to the orthodontist, where dental dams and gloves were
made with latex, regularly left her with painful hives in her
mouth. Even after her diagnosis, the airborne nature of the latex
particles from latex balloons released during a church choir performance
caused her to go into an anaphylactic shock that left untreated
could have caused death.
To read additional stories from people who live with latex allergy,
click here. With every
story of latex allergy that Yulex is made aware of, the company's
commitment to developing safe, natural solutions is only strengthened.
Please Contact Us to share your story
and learn more about the availability of Yulex® latex.
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