A lab technician conducts a trial of substances during a tour of at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, November 4, 2009. U.S. health officials unveiled plans to fight avoidable injuries from medication errors or misuse, a problem that harms hundreds of thousands of people each year and can be deadly. Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

A lab technician conducts a trial of substances during a tour of at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, November 4, 2009. U.S. health officials unveiled plans to fight avoidable injuries from medication errors or misuse, a problem that harms hundreds of thousands of people each year and can be deadly.

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  11. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 29: Deputy commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration Jesse Goodman testifies before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee September 29, 2009 in Washington, DC. Goodman testified on 'The Administration's Flu Vaccine Program: Health, Safety, and Distribution.'
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  13. St. Jude Medical, Inc. today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval and U.S. market introduction of its new Penta(TM) surgical lead for neurostimulation therapy. Unveiled at the annual North American Neuromodulation Society meeting, the Penta lead is the first of its kind, featuring the smallest electrodes in the market arranged in five columns.
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  15. From left, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Anne Schuchat; Assistant Health and Human Services Secretary for Preparedness and Response Dr. Nicole Lurie; and Food and Drug Administration Acting Chief Scientist Dr. Jesse Goodman, testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, before the House joint Health and Oversight and Investigation subcommittees hearing on H1N1 Preparedness: An update on vaccine production and distribution.
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