Rep. Stupak Calls For FDA Commissioner To Resign Amid Recent Prescription Drug Safety Issues (Medical News Today)
House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) on Thursday called on FDA Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach to resign, saying that he had lost confidence in officials over the handling of investigations and oversight by the agency, the AP/Los Angeles Times reports (Thomas, AP/Los Angeles Times, 2/15).

St. Jude Medical Receives FDA and CE Mark Approvals of Extended 10-Year Battery Life Claim for Rechargeable ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
ST. PAUL, Minn.----St. Jude Medical, Inc. today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration and European CE Mark approvals of a 10-year battery longevity claim for the Eon neurostimulator, a rechargeable device used to treat chronic pain.