Browsing articles in "latex"

Carrageenan: A pseudo-latex allergy

Jun 5, 2012 // by Team FPS // allergy, anaphylaxis, Carrageenan, General, latex // Comments Off

Also see: Carrageenan, Inflammation, Cancer, Immunity J Allergy Clin Immunol. 1995 May;95(5 Pt 1):933-6. Anaphylaxis to carrageenan: a pseudo-latex allergy. Tarlo SM, Dolovich J, Listgarten C. Source Toronto Hospital, Western Division, Ontario, Canada. Abstract BACKGROUND: Anaphylactic reactions during a barium enema have been attributed to allergy to latex on the barium enema device. The observation [...]

Plant Toxins in Response to Stress

Jun 4, 2012 // by Team FPS // allergy, Avocado, banana, bell pepper, chestnut, Chitinase, defense, General, hevein, hevein-like domains, kiwi, latex, latex-fruit syndrome, peach, plant, potato, protein, rubber trees, stress, tomato // Comments Off

I think far too little attention is being given to the effects of abnormal and stressful growth conditions on the plants’ natural defense systems. Plants normally synthesize some toxins and inhibitors of digestive enzymes to discourage attacks by bacteria, fungi, insects, and other predators. When a plant is injured or otherwise stressed, it produces more [...]