March 23, 2005 (San Antonio) — A new latex allergy test based on microarray technology can help physicians identify the various latex allergens to which patients react, and they can therefore discern ...

The RA latex turbid test helps diagnose rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other autoimmune diseases by detecting rheumatoid factor (RF) in the blood. A higher-than-normal result on the RA latex turbid ...

The RA latex turbid test alone cannot give a clear enough picture to make a diagnosis, so doctors will usually use other tests in the initial evaluation. They may also order imaging studies, including ...

Rotavirus is an important cause of childhood gastroenteritis resulting in dehydration, hospital admission and nosocomial infections. False negative antigen tests may lead to further unnecessary ...

As more healthcare facilities require latex-free products to minimize the risk of allergic reactions among patients and staff, the demand accelerates for alternative elastomeric materials.

The agency has issued a draft guidance document urging manufacturers that want to indicate natural rubber latex was not used as a material instead use the statement on the product label, "not made ...

Subjects aged 50–70, living in 19 municipalities in the Province of Florence, and attending FOBT screening from January 2000 to December 2002 were eligible for the present study. Incident CRCs in 2000 ...