title: The FDA agrees to ban powdered medical and surgical gloves.
authors.affiliation: Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Plastic Surgery, Biomedical Engineering and Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia.
authors.forename: Richard F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Edlich
authors.affiliation: Research Assistants, Brush Prairie, Washington.
authors.forename: Julie A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Garrison
authors.affiliation: Research Assistants, Brush Prairie, Washington.
authors.forename: Jennifer E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Nearents
mesh_terms: D005932:Gloves, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D011208:Powders / Q000009:adverse effects*; D057053:Safety-Based Medical Device Withdrawals; D013213:Starch / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration
chemical_list: D011208:Powders; D013213:Starch