Latex allergies: Useful references

• The Health and Safety Executive published guidance "Latex and You" (INDG320) in April 2000

• SWORD'99: surveillance of work-related and occupational respiratory disease in the UK. Occup. Med. Vol. 51 No 3, 204-208, 2001
• EPIDERM Data - The latest EPIDERM/OPRA data (Occup.Med.Vol.50, No.4, 265-273)
• A Comprehensive Glove Choice, ICNA publication ISBN 0 9541962 048
• EUCOMED Position Paper: Natural Rubber Gloves and Latex Allergy, May 14th 2001

• Royal College of Physicians - Occupational Health Clinical Effectiveness Unit guideline leaflets
• Medical Devices Agency - Latex Sensitisation in the Health Care Setting. MDA DB 9601 April 1996
• Medical Devices Agency Safety Notice, 1998. Latex Medical Gloves (Surgeons' and Examination) Powdered Latex Medical Gloves (Surgeons' and Examination), London: MDA (MDA SN 9825).
• Medline Plus Interactive Tutorial from the Patient Education Institute
• Fact File British Dental Association Jun 1998 Hand dermatitis and Latex Allergy
• Potential migration of latex allergen(s) from food contact materials Research Requirements Document Issue 9 Food Standards Agency UK Sep 2002
  
• US Centre for Disease Control
• NIOSH ALERT Preventing Allergic Reactions to Natural Rubber Latex in the Workplace
• Latex medical gloves and powdered latex medical gloves : reducing the risk of allergic reaction to latex and powdered medical gloves
• Compendium of NIOSH Health Care Worker Research 2001
• Opinion on natural rubber latex allergy. European Commission Health & Consumer Protection Directorate-General Adopted by The Scientific Committee on Medicinal Products and Medical Devices on Jun 27 2000
• AAAAI and ACAAI Joint Statement Concerning the Use of Powdered and Non-powdered Natural Rubber Latex Gloves Jul 21 1997