“Reports of deaths due to latex reactions have increased because where
doctors might not have known the cause of death or might have attributed
it to something else, they now are attributing it to latex reactions,” Dr.
Gaffey said.

Although the FDA is still receiving reports, it is not actively
investigating latex reactions.

http://www.health-report.co.uk/benzene-toxic-chemical.htm#Cancer

EXTRACT

* Benzene exposure also occurs from using condoms
How can benzene affect my health?
Breathing very high levels of benzene can result in death, while high
levels can cause drowsiness, dizziness, rapid heart rate, headaches,
tremors, confusion, and unconsciousness. Eating or drinking foods
containing high levels of benzene can cause vomiting, irritation of the
stomach, dizziness, sleepiness, convulsions, rapid heart rate, and death.

The major effect of benzene from long-term (365 days or longer) exposure
is on the blood. Benzene causes harmful effects on the bone marrow and can
cause a decrease in red blood cells leading to anaemia. It can also cause
excessive bleeding and can affect the immune system, increasing the chance
for infection.
Some women who breathed high levels of benzene for many months had
irregular menstrual periods and a decrease in the size of their ovaries.

It is not known whether benzene exposure affects the developing foetus in
pregnant women or fertility in men.
Animal studies have shown low birth weights, delayed bone formation, and
bone marrow damage when pregnant animals breathed benzene. Back to Top
How likely is benzene to cause cancer?

The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has determined that
benzene is a known human carcinogen. Long-term exposure to high levels of
benzene in the air can cause leukaemia, cancer of the blood-forming
organs.

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Benzene, Lubricants and AIDS
http://www.health-report.co.uk/benzene-lubricants-condoms.htm

A MUST READ IF YOU DON'T ALREADY KNOW CONDOMS CAUSE IMMUNE SUPPRESSION

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Type IV (Delayed) Hypersensitivity. Allergic Contact (Chemical
Sensitivity) Dermatitis results from exposure to chemicals added to latex
during harvesting, processing or manufacturing.

Latex glove products utilize coagulants, accelerators, antioxidants,
emulsifiers, stabilizers, extenders, colorants, stiffeners, biocides,
fragrances, etc.(4) These chemicals can cause skin reactions similar to
those caused by poison ivy. As with poison ivy, the rash usually begins 24
to 48 hours after contact, and may progress to oozing skin blisters or may
spread away from the area of skin touched by the latex.

This contact urticaria may represent a transitional stage in a progression
between contact dermatitis and immediate hypersensitivity.

Some patients initially develop delayed-type contact dermatitis, then
urticaria, and finally (months to years later) systemic immediate
hypersensitivity.(5)

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"If the FDA discovers that the reactions are from the latex, a whole
series of latex products could then be pulled of the market. This includes
gloves, urinal bags, textile glue, glue for reclosing envelopes, balloons
and condoms.

Latex hypersensitivity is well documented but usually as a contact
dermatitis caused by chemicals. However, increasing numbers of articles in
medical journals are reporting “natural latex” as the cause of the
reactions.
But what is natural latex?

Even scientists can’t agree. Some believe natural latex changes its
chemical makeup during storage. Others point out that the soil used to
grow rubber trees, the source of latex, is liberally treated with
fertilizers."

A TERATOGEN (like Thalidomide) CAUSES BIRTH DEFECTS
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Beacon Pharmaceuticals, July 2001
The chemicals which are most commonly used in the latex product
manufacture and which precipitate type IV allergic reactions are shown
below:
Dithiocarbamates zinc dimethyl dithiocarbamate
zinc diethyl dithiocarbamate
zinc dibutyl dithiocarbamate
zinc pentamethylene dithiocarbamate
Thiazoles 2-mercapto benzothiazole
zinc 2-mercapto benzothiazole
N-cyclohexyl-2-benzothiazyl sulphonamide
Thiurams dipentamethylene thiuram tetrasulphide
tetramethyl thiuram disulphide
Xanthates sodium isopropyl xanthate
TETRAMETHYLTHIURAM DISULFIDE
Known Teratogen.
A teratogen is any medication, chemical, infectious disease, or
environmental agent that might interfere with the normal development of a
foetus and result in the loss of a pregnancy , a birth defect , or a
pregnancy complication . There are a variety of teratogens that are
relatively common. Some examples are listed, but there are other
teratogens which are not on this list.

* Medications . Examples include seizure medications (such as Dilantin,
Valporic Acid, Tegretol), Accutane, thalidomide , chemotherapy, lithium.
* Environmental Agents, such as organic solvents, chemicals, lead,
anaesthetic gases, organic mercury.
* Infectious Diseases. Examples include rubella , cytomegalovirus ,
genital herpes , toxoplasmosis , Fifth disease , chickenpox .
* Other, including diabetes , radiation, hyperthermia (high fever).
*USES:
This compound is used as a fungicide, bacteriostat, pesticide, rubber
vulcanization accelerator, scabicide, seed disinfectant, animal
repellent,
insecticide, lube oil additive and wood preservative.
SAX TOXICITY EVALUATION:
THR: Poison by ingestion and intraperitoneal routes. An experimental
carcinogen, tumorigen and teratogen. Mutagenic data. Affects the
human pulmonary system. A mild allergen and irritant.
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*ACUTE/CHRONIC HAZARDS:
This compound is toxic by ingestion and inhalation [031,062]. It is
an irritant of the skin and mucous membranes [031,151,269,295]. It is
also
an irritant of the eyes and respiratory tract [099,269]. When heated to
decomposition it emits toxic fumes of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide,
sulfur
oxides and nitrogen oxides [058,269,371]. It may cause lacrimation
*SYMPTOMS:
Symptoms of exposure to this compound include reddening and swelling of
the eyes and skin, blisters, tearing, runny nose, dry throat and chest
dis-
comfort [058]. Inhalation may cause sneezing and coughing [058,346].
Other
symptoms include irritation of the skin, eyes, mucous membranes and
respiratory
tract [269]. Exposure may cause conjunctivitis, rhinitis, erythema,
urticaria,
intolerance to alcohol, palpitation, rapid pulse, dizziness and
hypotension
[346]. It may also cause vasodilation of the face and neck, tachycardia,
tachypnea, cardiac arrhythmias, pallor, hypertension, convulsions,
myocardial
infarction, optic neuritis, peripheral neuropathy, hypersensitivity
hepatitis,
fatigue, sleepiness, headache, chromosomal aberration (rare) and damage
in
the nerve cells of the cerbral cortex [430]. Other symptoms include
clinical
and subclinical liver dysfunction and asthenia, thoracic pain, epistaxis,
dermal lesions, myocardial dystrophia and enlargement of the thyroid
[395].
It may cause gastrointestinal disorders, unpleasant taste, lowered blood
pressure, reduced potency, mild confusion, lethargy, impaired memory
span,
bizarre behavior, emotional lability, ataxia, hallucinations,
uncontrollable
arm movements, irritability, speech difficulty, drowsiness, loss of
libido,
psychoses (rare), Parkinsonian tremor, peripheral neuritis,
neuropsychiatric
effects, anorexia, weight loss, emesis, lethargy, coma, delirium,
catatonia,
suppression of the tendon reflexes, hypotonia, flaccid paralysis and
death
[151]. It may also cause hyperventilation, sweating, breathlessness, air
hunger, chest pain, central nervous system depression, rash, optic
neuropathy
and psychotic behavior [301]. Allergic reactions may occur [026,051,099].
Pulmonary damage may also occur [051]. Diarrhea and allergic eczema have
been reported [371]. Lacrimation, photophobia and skin sensitization are
also symptoms of exposure [401].
Inhalation after alcohol consumption may lead to nausea, vomiting and
flushing [058,301]. It may also cause collapse [042,051]. After alcohol
ingestion, symptoms may also include gastric pain, hyperirritability,
fine
tremor of the fingers and tongue, elevated blood pressure, slight fever,
moderate lymphopenia; albumin, urobilinogen and numerous casts in the
urine;
liver enlargement, ulcers of the oral cavity and goiters [173].