and fda has require the use of methods that at least as sensitive as fda's method. but the food safety legislation would also be extremely helpful here. also the preventive controls that will complement for bottled water and food. for foreign-produced position water, it will require them to register for ffda and we will continue to work with this committee on the legislation which we think is important. i'm pleased to be here. i look forward to the question. >> thank you. would you pull the mic over. >> mr. chairman, i'm jane houlihan, we're a nonprofit research and advocacy organization. thank you for holding this hearing. today we're releasing 18 month survey of labels and web sites for 188 bottles of water. here's what we found. consumers spend about 1900 times more for bottled than tap. yet, they often have no way to learn special facts about what's actually in the bottle. only two of 188 bottled water made public routinely disclosed by local tap water utility. these are the specific name and location. purification and chemical pollutants that remain in the wate

mike taylor is senior advisor to the fda commissioner. >> we are hamstrung.ten find ourselves in a reactive mode. >> reporter: among the proposed changes the fda would be able to recall foods which ii can't do now. it would have access to farm and factory records, more inspectors and more funding to back it up. >> things will make foods safe earnings not just regulation for regulation sake. >> she traveled to washington to a share her story with members of congress, she will probably need a kidney transplant when she is a teenager. until then she just wants to see this bill passed. >> we would like to see that? >> i would love to see that, so people don't have to take the risk, they know that it is probably not going to have that bacteria that will kill you or your child. >> reporter: having safe food, she says, is not too much to ask. bill whitaker, cbs news, henderson, nevada. >> glor: for more on the series in partnership with usa today go to cbsnews.com where we have more on food safety and where you can let us know where you stand on the issues we have b

. >>> the fda approved a new drug for rheumatoid arthritis. it was developed by a by owe tech company -- biotech company. it works by blocking a protein associated with inflammation, but the fda says users may also experience serious side effects, including infections, liver abnormalities and damage to digestive organs. it's been approved for use in japan since 2005. it is already approved for use by european unions, india, australia and according to the arthritis association, rheumatoid arthritis affects close to 1.3 million people in the united states. >>> still ahead on 9 news now, charter schools in the nation's capital looking for students and staff. well have that story. >>> some emergency workers making sure they're ready for any rescue on ice. we'll show you how they do it when 9 news now returns. >>> if you had a chance to get out of the breeze today, it wasn't a bad day. you're wakeup weather calling for a frigid start in many cases. those temperatures anywhere from the teens to lower 20's. it will feel like the single digits. if you

>> in 1993 we started asking the fda to label transfat. in 2004 we asked the fda to -- >> do you think -- you deal on the marketing level all the time. do you think restaurateurs ought to put on their menu the volume of transfat in the foods? >> i think they should because the thing that, from a consumer perspective, people are eating out, they're not preparing their own food, people don't cook nowadays, they go to fast-food restaurants, fast casual restaurants and have no idea approximate. >> our time has expired. thank you, tom and michael. fast show. excefor such a small word, it packs a wallop. if i live to 100. if social security isn't enough. if my heart gets broken. if she says yes. we believeif" should never hold you back. "if" should be managed with coverage that builds on what you already have. together, we can create a personal safety net - a launching pad for all those brilliant "ifs" in the middle of life. call on our expertise and get guarantees for the if in life. after all, we're metlife.

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the handoff from the military to the fda has been a problem. they are getting better at integrating their records but they are still not there. the threshold for what people categorize mental illness the changes from generation to generation of. i don't think the virginia is entirely up all. one of the things that it is confronted with this record numbers of recent events coming back of wanting and meeting mental-health services. again, they are hiring every actress they can find the still with the traumatic head injury is partly not the science there what to do about it that much. but there are deficits but the last budget raises the the a by aa% which is pretty good. >> i want to get a quick fire ask maybe three questions all at once and will try to get the panel to respond. >> please keep your questions brief. >> my name is mary and i am with a national organization on disability. one thain that has not come up today has been and let me back up, i had the opportunity to work on a paper funded by the ford foundation on agent orange issues and

lyrica is .fda-approved to help relieve the unique pain of fibromyalgia.learning what a day islike with less pain. lyrica is not for veryone. tell your doctor about any serious allergic reaction that causes swelling or affects breathing or skin, or changes in eyesight including blurry vision or muscle pain with fever or ired feeling. lyrica may cause suicidal " thoughts or actions in a very small numbr of people. some of the most common side efects of lyrica are dizziness, sleepiness, weight gain and swelling of hands, legs, and feet. do not drink alcohol while taking lyrica. you should not drive or operate machinery until you know how lyrica affects you. could your pain be caused " by fibromyalgia? ask your doctor about lyrica today. >>> finally, ask and you sha receive. answered prayers for the leader a california mega church. >> yeah, pastor rick warren announced last week that donations have fallen short. he made an urgent plea for $900,000 and the faithful did not disappoint. here's abc's laura marquez. >> we met our goal, folks. we met our goal. >> r

lyrica is .fda-approved to help relieve the unique pain of fibromyalgia.ing what a day islike with less pain. lyrica is not for veryone. tell your doctor about any serious allergic reaction that causes swelling or affects breathing or skin, or changes in eyesight including blurry vision or muscle pain with fever or ired feeling. lyrica may cause suicidal " thoughts or actions in a very small numbr of people. some of the most common side efects of lyrica are dizziness, sleepiness, weight gain and swelling of hands, legs, and feet. do not drink alcohol while taking lyrica. you should not drive or operate machinery until you know how lyrica affects you. could your pain be caused " by fibromyalgia? ask your doctor about lyrica today. >>> good morning, maryland, i'm jamie costello. >> i'm megan pringle. happy new year. >> i see you have a speaking role. that's good. >> that tie is familiar. >> it's the playoff tie. doesn't come off until we're out. here we go. >> i believe i've seen it before. >> we've all seen it before. how are you? >> feeling great. >> did y

lyrica is .fda-approved to help relieve the unique pain of fibromyalgia.w, i'm learning what a day islike with less pain. lyrica is not for veryone. tell your doctor about any serious allergic reaction that causes swelling or affects breathing or skin, or changes in eyesight including blurry vision or muscle pain with fever or ired feeling. lyrica may cause suicidal " thoughts or actions in a very small numbr of people. some of the most common side efects of lyrica are dizziness, sleepiness, weight gain and swelling of hands, legs, and feet. do not drink alcohol while taking lyrica. you should not drive or operate machinery until you know how lyrica affects you. could your pain be caused " by fibromyalgia? ask your doctor about lyrica today. ey, hon, did you know there's a full serving of veg-- [ clattering ] [ female announcer ] there's a full serving ovegetables in a bowl of chef boyardee. it's oiously delicious. secretly nutritious. some washed mirrors with soap. others, dove. ( water running, gasp ) soap leaves soap scum. you can't see it on your skin,

is that something the fda is getting on top of? affecting people in adverse ways could have malpractice issues. >> guest: with a practice -- patient comes in the door with a treatment or a surgery or a drug, if it is completely un indicated that is easy. do you want to that blood pressure drug when your blood pressure is normal? the hard part is when people respond to an advertisement or fear a patient has had a fever for one day and the temptation is to prescribe and either via -- and the radical in in certain circumstances they cold as much more likely and it has led to massive resistance and bacterial resistance and we want to be able to push back and say in this circumstance we should not provide the antibiotic but under the time pressures and a production model of the medical world it is easier for physicians not to battle it or order the mri or do an operation. and understanding how we can make systems that recognize, we don't even measure how much over treatment there is or to identify the places and work as communities to b

[laughter] your work with the cdc to the fda, the department of health and human services is clearly at the forefront of addressing some of our greatest health issues. it will take their continued commitment. these grants that are coming out, we have been working with your departments in getting them done. your staff has been tremendous and moved very quickly and getting that may -- money out. i'm anxious to see what that part work leads to. we were grateful to you and the thousands of people in your agency who make us all look very good. finally, i want to commend our new surgeon general, dr. benjamin, who i finally got to meet. [laughter] after three months on the job and we are already making you crazy, right? [laughter] you are doing a great job jumping right in. you are right on point. your perspective, your new way of looking at this issue is refreshing and again, it is right on point. it is presenting the dangers of inaction and a vision for health for this country. these are incredible steps in a long journey. we want to thank you for your important work. obesity in this coun

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is that something that the fda is getting on top of? i mean, we have a lot of people that could affect in extreme adverse ways and it could open up the door for malpractice issues. >> guest: when a doctor comes through the door with a particular treatment they want, surgery potentially or a drug, if it's completely unindicated, that's an easy call. you know, do you want that blood -- that blood pressure drug when your blood pressure is normal? the hard parts are when people are responding to an advertisement or fear, a patient who comes in has had a fever for one day and the temptation is to prescribe an antibiotic when in certain circumstances are cold is more likely and our overprescription has led to bacterial resistance to the antibiotics we're using. we want to be able to push back and say in this circumstance we shouldn't provide an antibiotic. but under the time pressures and the kind of production model of the medical world, it's often easier for physicians just to not battle it and write the prescription and order that mri scan

lyrica is fda-approved to help relieve the unique pain of fibromyalgia.th less pain. lyrica is not for everyone. tell your doctor about any serious allergic reaction that causes swelling or affects breathing or skin, or changes in eyesight including blurry vision or muscle pain with fever or tired feeling. lyrica may cause suicidal thoughts or actions in a very small number of people. some of the most common side effects of lyrica are dizziness, sleepiness, weight gain and swelling of hands, legs, and feet. do not drink alcohol while taking lyrica. you should not drive or operate machinery until you know how lyrica affects you. could your pain be caused by fibromyalgia? ask your doctor about lyrica today. >> osgood: earlier this morning susan spencer mentioned the rise of the e- book. it's a gadget that has some people wondering about the status of the book-book. is it on the verge of going out of print? jeff glor has a status report on the future of the printed word. >> reporter: when johannes gutenberg invented the printing press in the mid 1400s, he bu

the handoff from the military to the fda has been a problem. they are getting better at integrating their records but they are still not there. the threshold for what people categorize mental illness the changes from generation to generation of. i don't think the virginia is entirely up all. one of the things that it is confronted with this record numbers of recent events coming back of wanting and meeting mental-health services. again, they are hiring every actress they can find the still with the traumatic head injury is partly not the science there what to do about it that much. but there are deficits but the last budget raises the the a by aa% which is pretty good. >> i want to get a quick fire ask maybe three questions all at once and will try to get the panel to respond. >> please keep your questions brief. >> my name is mary and i am with a national organization on disability. one thain that has not come up today has been and let me back up, i had the opportunity to work on a paper funded by the ford foundation on agent orange issues and

as i mentioned in my testimony, improved the ability of the fda or loans to securitized to investors and has led to extensions of hundreds of thousands of small business loans. we are also helping to securitized commercial mortgage-backed securities which helps small businesses to frees up the commercial real-estate financing situation and allows them to borrow against their place of business for example. >> there has been much discussion of the effectiveness of the economic stimulus package that was enacted in february to create and save jobs. and a similar package printing jobs similar to the economic crisis and the additional policy responses. >> it should first be noted that only 30% of the funds authorized last february dispersed and less than that were spent. in some sense it is rather early to make a judgment. the judgment is made more difficult by the fact that you had to ask where we would be without this package. that requires models and analysis which reasonable people can disagree about. it is early to make a strong judgment or decide whether or not to do additional fisca

lyrica is .fda-approved to help relieve the unique pain of fibromyalgia. i'm learning what a day islike with less pain. lyrica is not for veryone. tell your doctor about any serious allergic reaction that causes swelling or affects breathing or skin, or changes in eyesight including blurry vision or muscle pain with fever or ired feeling. lyrica may cause suicidal " thoughts or actions in a very small numbr of people. some of the most common side efects of lyrica are dizziness, sleepiness, weight gain and swelling of hands, legs, and feet. do not drink alcohol while taking lyrica. you should not drive or opete machinery until you know how lyrica affects you. could your pain be caused " by fibromyalgia? ask your doctor about lyrica today. is to train for a marathon. be victorious. take the special k challenge. declare your victory at specialk.com. that's right. ( laughs ) without my makeup. now, it's no problem. (announcer) eutrogena tone corrcting night serum with high " performance soy to even skin tone and active retinol to spee cell turn over. clinicall

the fda took another dilapidated 19th century facilitate and turned it into a new school. these are not just obstructions. they are also hope for the lives of our kids. these are part of another -- a larger new jersey story. new jersey students outperform the rest of the nation in reading, writing, and moutath. [applause] they graduate and attend colleges at rates that exceed nearly every other state in the nation, and while others have lower standards, are lowering graduation -- while other states are lowering standards, we are raising them and consider education to be a cornerstone of my legacy as governor. it is also yours, and you should be proud of it as well. [applause] as a father and grandfather, i believe the first priority of gov. it is providing domestic safety for the welfare of our children. that means all of our children -- not just those fortunate enough to have warm and loving families. if one child goes without health care, if one child slips between the cracks and broken welfare system, we're all diminished by that. [applause] for me, failed outcomes for

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it is something that the fda is getting on top of.est: when a patient comes to see me with a particular treatment they want, they want to surgery potentially or a drug. if it is completely unindicated, that is an easy call. the hard part is that when people are responding to an advertisement or just when a patient comes in and has a fever for one day, and the temptation is to prescribe an antibiotic when in certain circumstances, a cold is much more likely. over-prescription has led to massive resistance to the antibiotics that we are using. we want to be able to push back and say that in this circumstance, we should not use an antibiotic. but under the temperatures and the production model of the medical world, it is often easier for physicians just not to battle writing a prescription or an mri scan or sometimes during an operation. understanding how we can make systems that recognize -- we don't even measure how much overtreatment there is, identifying the places where we can work on it, and working with communities towards making

it is something that the fda is getting on top of.est: when a patient comes to see me with a particular treatment they want, they want to surgery potentially or a drug. if it is completely unindicated, that is an easy call. the hard part is that when people are responding to an advertisement or just when a patient comes in and has a fever for one day, and the temptation is to prescribe an antibiotic when in certain circumstances, a cold is much more likely. over-prescription has led to massive resistance to the antibiotics that we are using. we want to be able to push back and say that in this circumstance, we should not use an antibiotic. but under the temperatures and the production model of the medical world, it is often easier for physicians just not to battle writing a prescription or an mri scan or sometimes during an operation. understanding how we can make systems that recognize -- we don't even measure how much overtreatment there is, identifying the places where we can work on it, and working with communities towards making

it is something that the fda is getting on top of.guest: when a patient comes to see me with a particular treatment they want, they want to surgery potentially or a drug. if it is completely unindicated, that is an easy call. the hard part is that when people are responding to an advertisement or just when a patient comes in and has a fever for one day, and the temptation is to prescribe an antibiotic when in certain circumstances, a cold is much more likely. over-prescription has led to massive resistance to the antibiotics that we are using. we want to be able to push back and say that in this circumstance, we should not use an antibiotic. but under the temperatures and the production model of the medical world, it is often easier for physicians just not to battle writing a prescription or an mri scan or sometimes during an operation. understanding how we can make systems that recognize -- we don't even measure how much overtreatment there is, identifying the places where we can work on it, and working with communities towards makin

[applause] the question is -- why can't you use the fda -- threaten to the automakers and banks -- why can't the government make small business loans directly to us? >> that is a good question. you should be aware that we have increased sba loans during the course of this year by 70% in some cases. some of the key programs for businesses like yours, we have massively increased their lending and, by the way, we have waived some of the fees and red tape that are associated with you getting a loan from the spla. ba. it is not enough. i know you were shaking your head it is not enough because you still want a loan. i want you to know that it is not like we have not thought of using the sba. we have. the challenge that we have is that even sba loans are generally run, not by the sba, de work with local banks, community banks, neighborhood banks to process the loan and essentially the sba under rights alone -- underwrite the loan. they do not have the infrastructure to go all across the country in every region and process loans to small businesses directly because they do not have enough peo

it is something that the fda is getting on top of. guest: when a patient comes to see me with a particular treatment they want, they want to surgery potentially or a drug. if it is completely unindicated, that is an easy call. the hard part is that when people are responding to an advertisement or just when a patient comes in and has a fever for one day, and the temptation is to prescribe an antibiotic when in certain circumstances, a cold is much more likely. over-prescription has led to massive resistance to the antibiotics that we are using. we want to be able to push back and say that in this circumstance, we should not use an antibiotic. but under the temperatures and the production model of the medical world, it is often easier for physicians just not to battle writing a prescription or an mri scan or sometimes during an operation. understanding how we can make systems that recognize -- we don't even measure how much overtreatment there is, identifying the places where we can work on it, and working with communities towards maki

correspondence you completely ignored four double blind, placebo-control -- controlled studies approved by the fdaon with the american medical association's recent change in medical marijuana -- marijuana. jalen pot smokers is idiocy and a really bad use of resources. -- jailing pot smokers is idiocy and a really bad use of resources. alcohol prohibition. >> the answer to your question is no. has not changed my viewpoint, not at all. there is not one study in the medical literature that shows smoking marijuana is beneficial for you more than the active ingredient in a pill. why do people want to smoke marijuana? why do they want to smoke marijuana? if we are going to legalize marijuana, let's legalize cocaine. let's legalize heroin. you can have all of the studies. the american medical association represents 10% of the dodgerdocs practicing in america and it is on the hard left. there is no study that i am aware of -- and i tried to read them all -- that shows a positive benefit of the active ingredient being inhaled vs taken through a pill. i would be happy to take the copies and look at them. [a

in the regulatory world of fda is called root cause analysis when a problem is occurred. when you do to find out true systemic of the problem was. in my opinion, when i look what i know, this truly wasn't a system failure. this was a system failure because humans who followed the system, didn't carry through on their responsibilities. now, one then i think that all of us have and learned over the years is that the intensity of your boss, for a certain task or a certain priority sets your priority. and, when i learned that eric holder, his law firm did probone work for the terrorists, to get them to tried in american courts, and when i see our president and homeland security agency call these overseas contingency operations, man-made whatever, it clearly filters down to the population of the intelligence agencies that these people aren't really that interested in it. >> guest: you know, again i don't see evidence of that so far. you know, i think root cause analysis is exactly right, that is what nasa does after the shuttle ex-most. i think that is underway. that kind of i

for example, a small business lending through the fda has gone up. we have been waiving fees and increasing guarantees. we are trying to streamline the process for sba loans, because right now there is just too much paperwork. it is typical government not having caught up with the drought 21st century. you cannot have a 50-pound application form. after a while, it just is not work in some cases. we are trying to do all those things could with respect to patents, i don't know the particular situation. it is important that we protect, internationally, intellectual property. it is also important to have a patent system that encourages innovation but does not just lock in big monopolies that prevent new people from bringing new products into the system. the worst offender of this problem was actually the drug companies. -- they are they will try to lock in their patents for as long as they can to prevent and generics -- prevent generics from coming into the market. sometimes the drug company will redesigned as a that is a cat instead of a bill -- redesig

[laughter] >> from your work with the cdc to the fda, the department of health and human services is clearly at the forefront of addressing some of our greatest health issues, and it's going to take their continued commitment. these grants that are coming out, we've been working with your department in getting them done. your staff has been tremendous and moving very quickly on getting that money out, and i'm anxious to see what all that hard work leads to. so we are grateful not just to you but all of the thousands of people in your agency who make us all look very good. and finally, i want to commend our new surgeon general, dr. benjamin, who i finally got to meet. [laughter] >> three months on the job and were already making crazy, right? [laughter] >> but you're doing a terrific job just jumping right in. the report is not only timely that is right on point. and your perspective, your new way of looking at this issue is refreshing, and again is right on point. it's presenting both the dangers of inaction, and a vision for health for this country. is an incredible step in a long j