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Panel hits FDA on health devices

Report: Agency lax in monitoring safety of treatments for kids

By Diedtra Henderson
Globe Staff / July 19, 2005

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WASHINGTON --The Food and Drug Administration has failed to adequately monitor the safety of medical devices used by children, according to a report by the Institute of Medicine, part of the prestigious National Academies. (Full article: 713 words)

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