SAN FRANCISCO - The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has identified natural rubber latex allergy as a priority area for research. NIOSH has issued both a Fact Sheet (June 1997) about latex allergy and an Alert, "Preventing Allergic Reactions to Natural Rubber Latex in the Workplace." The Alert is NIOSH Publication No. 97-135 and it summarizes the existing data on latex allergy. Copies are available free of charge from the NIOSH Publications Office while supplies last. E-mail (pubstaft
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