FDA Recommends 2 Drug Approvals (Zacks.com via Yahoo! Finance)
On March 18th and 19th, the FDA advisory panels recommended approval of 2 important cardiovascular product candidates.

Pharmaceutical, Medical Device Industries Concerned About Sharfstein As FDA Deputy Director (Medical News Today)
The pharmaceutical and medical device industries have praised the nomination of former New York City Health Commissioner Margaret Hamburg as FDA commissioner, but they are "nervous in varying degrees" about the nomination of Baltimore Health Commissioner Joshua Sharfstein as principal deputy commissioner of the agency, CongressDaily reports.

FDA Assessing Feasibility Of Using Nanotechnology Test To Detect Anthrax Following A Bioterrorist Attack (Medical News Today)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has completed a "proof-of-concept" study of a test that quickly and accurately detects the presence of even the smallest amount of the deadly anthrax toxin. "The FDA findings could form the basis of a test that allows earlier diagnosis of anthrax infection than currently possible," said Indira Hewlett, Ph.D.