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Today J&J faces scrutiny from the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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A House panel wants to know how the tests are analyzed in a lab, how accurate they are and how the information is handled.

Excerpt from:  Pathway, 23andMe, Navigenics Gene Tests to Face House Scrutiny

Is antibacterial soap better to cleanse your hands of germs than regular soap and water?

That’s one question weighing on the FDA as it conducts a safety review of triclosan, an ingredient designed to fight bacteria that’s in a variety of consumer products, including liquid hand soap, kitchenware and even some toys and clothing.

The agency disclosed the “scientific and regulatory review of the safety of triclosan in FDA-regulated products,” in a statement posted to its Web site.

It took 14 months of birthing — and there’s still a ittle ground to go before it’s all official — but the health-care overall is effective here. The opinions about what it all means remained mixed, but whether they were for or against the legislation, many health-care groups say they are focused now on trying to improve what they see as flaws. Here are some of extracts from of statements:

In what could be his last public appeal for health-care legislation before a critical House vote, President Barack Obama says Congress is in position to end a century-long struggle over health care by passing his sweeping overhaul. Plus, the Dow finishes lower for the first time in nine sessions; and WSJ’s Amy Chozick joins the News Hub to tell us why a crop of shows with dysfunctional leading women has given Showtime a burst of momentum.

This post by WSJ’s Laura Meckler also appears on the Washington Wire blog

The complex legislative maneuvering to pass health-care overhaul legislation has produced many questions and among them this: When can the White House declare victory?

This post by WSJ’s Naftali Bendavid also appears on the Washington Wire blog.

We’re not doing anything wrong. And besides, the Republicans did it more.

That was much of House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer’s message today as he struck back at critics of the legislative tactics Democrats are using to push through their health overhaul bill. Dismissing the criticism as an inside-the-Beltway fixation, Hoyer said the American public cares about what’s in a bill, not the process by which it passes.

A key week for health-care reform places moderate House Democrats firmly in the spotlight. WSJ’s Gerald F. Seib explains the arguments that could pursuade them to vote yes.

More here:  Moderate Dems Hold Key for House Health Vote/a>

To hear some Democrats tell it over the weekend, the health-care overhaul has already passed Congress, leaving just some procedural matters to wrap up before the changes begin.

“Health-care reform has already passed both the House and the Senate with not only a majority in the Senate but a supermajority. And we’re not talking about changing any rules here,” White House adviser Nancy-Ann DeParle says in the Washington Post this morning.

Some obese children as young as 3 years old have elevated levels of a marker that is linked to heart disease in later life, a new study says.