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Top latex producers in Malaysia are unperturbed by attempts by an American hospital to discredit their latex gloves as it is a decades-old issue being resurrected for reasons motivated more by fear of losing markets rather than any real health or medical issue. This follows a ban on latex gloves by Johns Hopkins Hospital in its premises in Baltimore over claims that such gloves cause allergic reactions (anaphylaxis) which could be fatal. However, no deaths have been reported so far.

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