St. Jude Medical Announces FDA Clearance of EnSite(R) System 6 Software for Cardiac Mapping and Navigation (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
ST. PAUL, Minn.----May 15, 2006--St. Jude Medical, Inc. today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance of the EnSite System Version 6 software, which provides improved clinical capabilities for cardiac mapping and navigation during electrophysiology procedures.

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]

Micrus Endovascular Receives FDA Clearance for Courier Microcatheter (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN JOSE, Calif.----May 16, 2006--Micrus Endovascular Corporation today announced receipt of U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance to market its Courier microcatheter line in the United States.