Senators urged to add teeth to FDA bill (AP)
16th Nov 2006, 22:51 GMT
AP - A bipartisan bill represents the best shot in years to improve the safety of drugs the Food and Drug Administration regulates, but needs bolstering to heal the ailing regulatory agency, witnesses told lawmakers Thursday.
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