The committee's members are international experts who will meet July 9 and July 11.
The Joint Commission will expand capacity to investigate health IT-related events, the agency also announced.
The Centre for Health Protection's latest update, issued July 3, said 50 suspected human cases have been received since March 31.
A CDC study found they rose 400 percent among women from 1999 to 2010 compared with 265 percent among men.
It emphasizes balancing appropriate pain management and prevention of prescription drug abuse and diversion.
The group's letter to House Appropriations leaders asks for "at least the Fiscal 2012 level."
It will aid "very ill patients who have exhausted or cannot take other available treatments," said Dr. Edward Cox, M.D., MPH, director of the Office of Antimicrobial Products in FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.
The U.S. Conference of Mayors' four-day meeting in Las Vegas focused on a wide range of issues, from pipeline safety to urban violence, water policy, energy, and vacant and abandoned properties.
The awards honored Quest Diagnostics, Walmart, and three others for promoting healthy lifestyles and reducing cancer risks among their employees.
Most of the 5,442 cases reported from Jan. 1 to May 1, 2013, are unvaccinated adult males.
Regina M. Benjamin, MD, MBA, has served in the post since late 2009 and is the 18th surgeon general in U.S. history.
"This pilot program is a perfect example of how we in New Orleans can lead in resiliency, in an area that is particularly important during an emergency -- the identification of some of the most high-risk individuals in our community," Mayor Mitch Landrieu said.
Keynote speakers include Hillary Clinton and CNN journalist Fareed Zakaria as more than 15,000 attendees meet at McCormick Place to discuss hot-button issues ranging from immigration reform to implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
The late senator from New Jersey worked with another member of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, conservative Republican David Vitter, on the Chemical Safety Improvement Act, introduced just two weeks ago.
This age group is at a higher fire risk than the rest of the population, and high-frequency smoke alarms in many existing homes are a problem, it says.
Dr. Bentley J. Bobrow discusses the lessons for employers in a study that involved resuscitation training and AEDs that provide real-time CPR feedback.
Ornge, which provides air medical service in Ontario, confirmed there were no survivors when the helicopter crashed May 31.
The iTrace for Blood Centers device is the first to use Radio Frequency Identification technology, according to the agency.
The regulations implement a European Directive and build on already existing Health and Safety Executive rules.
These notices must be given out prior to Oct. 1, 2013.