More inspectors and a comprehensive computer database are needed to help the U.S. Food and Drug Administration improve its monitoring of foreign-made drugs and drug ingredients entering the United States, an agency official told U.S. lawmakers Wednesday. Due to limited resources, the FDA each year inspects only about 10 percent (300) of foreign facilities that ship drugs and drug ingredients…

Orla Buckley was less than a week into her study abroad program in Spain when things went sour. Days after arriving in Seville in May 2003, Buckley, then 19, was walking home from a class during a Scotland vs. Portugal soccer match being played in the city. When Scotland scored, an exuberant fan outside the stadium picked Buckley up by…

A couple of weeks ago, the Government Accountability Office delivered an alarming message to a congressional panel — the Food and Drug Administration lacks the resources to ensure the safety of the nation's food, drugs and medical devices. Congress has vowed to fix the FDA. It plans to boost its funding, which is a good start. But those efforts will…