Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Wendy Moreland's deadly allergy to latex stops her from going into shopping centres and has robbed her of a normal life. The 50-year-old ...

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.

Do you know someone who gets red, itchy skin or has trouble breathing when they come into contact with certain rubber items, like gloves or balloons? They might be dealing with a latex allergy.

The knots we spent hours painstakingly tying by hand more than four months ago were still attached, and sparkly blue balloons still glinted in the sun. These balloons originally came from packages ...

“Up, up and away, my beautiful, my beautiful balloon…,” sang the 5th Dimension back in the Age of Aquarius. But today the plethora of balloons being released into the atmosphere is becoming an ...

Morgan Gilmour received funding from the American Australian Association Graduate Education Scholarship, the Pay Me Group and Zoos Victoria. This research was also funded by a Waste Management grant ...

Liz Knight can no longer read a newspaper or touch the buttons on her remote controls, because they both contain latex Balloons are a common sight at children's birthdays, weddings, restaurants and ...