Micrus Endovascular Receives FDA Clearance for Watusi Guidewire (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN JOSE, Calif.----May 11, 2006--Micrus Endovascular Corporation today announced that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance to market its Watusi guidewire platform in the United States.

House panel OK's allowing FDA to compel more drug tests (Boston Globe)
WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration could compel drug makers to conduct additional clinical trials after it approves their products under an amendment passed by a US House committee.

FDA To Rethink How Rx Advisory Panels Operate (Medical News Today)
FDA over the next year plans to consider reforms to the operations of agency advisory committees that make recommendations on prescription drug approvals and safety, the Wall Street Journal reports. The reforms initially will involve the 16 committees under the FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. [click link for full article]