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An illustration of a kidney and samples are shown in the Investigational Pathology lab at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, November 5, 2009.

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  3. Tilapia fish gather at a viewing window in their holding tank at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Center for Veterinary Medicine labs in Laurel, Maryland, November 5, 2009.
  4. Staff walk among the new buildings at the the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, November 5, 2009.
  5. Plants are lined up to be planted among new buildings at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, November 5, 2009.
  6. A high resolution digital scan shows the cell-level detail of a rat's kidney during a tour of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, November 5, 2009.
  7. A high-magnification microscope is shown during a tour of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, November 5, 2009.
  8. A digital scan of a rat kidney is shown on a screen at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, November 5, 2009.
  9. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 29: (L-R) Office of Compliance of the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Division Director Michael Levy, Drug Enforcement Administration Deputy Assistant Administrator Joseph Rannazzisi, United States Anti Doping Agency CEO Travis Tygart, Interim Executive Director and CEO for the scientific & regulatory affairs of the National Nutritional Foods Association Daniel Fabricant and Richard Kingham, partner at Covington & Burling LLP, are sworn in before testifying to the Senate Judiciary Committee's Crime and Drugs Subcommittee during a hearing on 'Body Building Products and Hidden Steroids: Enforcement Barriers' on Capitol Hill September 29, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is considering drawing up legislation that would give the Food and Drug Administration the responsibility of screening dietary suppliments for illegal steroids before they can be marketed and sold.
  10. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 29: Office of Compliance of the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Division Director Michael Levy testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee's Crime and Drugs Subcommittee during a hearing on 'Body Building Products and Hidden Steroids: Enforcement Barriers' on Capitol Hill September 29, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is considering drawing up legislation that would give the Food and Drug Administration the responsibility of screening dietary suppliments for illegal steroids before they can be marketed and sold.
  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.'
  12. Michael Levy, director of the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) division of new drugs and labeling compliance, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009, before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing on dietary supplements.
  13. 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.
  14. Food and Drug Administration Acting Chief Scientist Dr. Jesse Goodman, right, accompanied by Assistant Health and Humans Services Secretary for Preparedness and Response Dr. Nicole Lurie, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, before the joint House Health and Oversight and Investigation subcommittee's hearing on H1N1 Preparedness: An update on vaccine production and distribution.
  15. Assistant Health and Humans Services Secretary for Preparedness and Response Dr. Nicole Lurie, left, accompanied by Food and Drug Administration Acting Chief Scientist Dr. Jesse Goodman, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, before the joint House Health and Oversight and Investigation subcommittees hearing on H1N1 Preparedness: An update on vaccine production and distribution.
  16. St. Jude Medical, Inc. announced today that a 62-year-old man from Shenzhen, Guangdong province has become the first patient in China to be implanted with the Eon(TM) neurostimulator, a rechargeable device used to help manage chronic pain. The Eon neurostimulator, which is the first rechargeable spinal cord stimulator to be approved for use in China, was recently approved by the Chinese State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) for the management of chronic low back pain and pain from back surgeries that have failed.

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