An allergic reaction to latex gloves afflicts more than 10 percent of health-care workers, and the allergy can be life-threatening. According to the New York Times, the syndrome was almost unheard of a decade ago, but since the late 1980s, at least 30 people have died from latex-related illnesses.The steep rise is attributed to the 1987 recommendation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that the gloves be worn to protect health-care workers against HIV infection. Latex an
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