Both the Romanow Commission and the Kirby committee on health care—to say nothing of reports from other experts—recommended the creation of a national drug agency.
The International Olympic Committee is urging veteran cyclist Lance Armstrong to give anti-doping authorities all the evidence he has of the drug he used to help him win the Tour DE France titles.
A committee of outside experts convened by the FDA is scheduled to gather Wednesday to hash out the risks and benefits of the drug, which has been approved in Europe.