Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Recent FDA-Related Congressional Committee Actions (Medical News Today)
A number of congressional committees recently have taken action related to oversight of FDA. Summaries appear below.Biotechnology medications: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair John Dingell (D-Mich.) and committee member Bart Stupak (D-Mich. [click link for full article]

Democratic Lawmakers Introduce Legislation To Reform FDA, Increase Prescription Drug Regulation (Medical News Today)
Democratic lawmakers this week introduced bills that would reform FDA and boost regulation of prescription drugs, the Wall Street Journal reports. On Thursday, Sens. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Michael Enzi (R-Wyo.) introduced a bill (S 484) that would boost FDA's oversight authority by requiring drug approvals to be paired with programs to manage risk once they reach the market. [click link for ...