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...programs is Coartem. Developed in 1994, the pill combines artemisinin, a compound derived from a wormwood plant, with lumefantrine, designed by Chinese scientists, which does not kill parasites as quickly but lingers in the blood longer to help prevent resistance. That Coartem was even discovered is remarkable, says Chris Hentschel, CEO of one of Novartis' partners, the Geneva-based nonprofit Medicines for Malaria Venture. "Historically, all the malaria drugs developed were for prevention - that is, drugs for wealthy people going on vacation," Hentschel says. "A cure is for the common good...
...hear gunshots, and in case I need to return fire," announces Officer Kamal Ahmad, 26, a Spanish-speaking, California-born Pakistani American in his sixth year with the L.A. County sheriff's department. During five hours with Ahmad and an L.A.P.D. officer on another ride, Irwin Hentschel will be in on a stolen-car pursuit, see drug dealers scatter like pigeons, hear the story of a transvestite hooker, get an education on drugs and guns and how they rule all manner of life, and be pasted to the backrest when shots ring out and Officer Ahmad rockets through the streets...
...telling moment is when Ahmad stops 37-year-old Tammy, who's out for a bike ride at 1 a.m., trying to score some crack. Irwin Hentschel gently coaxes Tammy's story out of her. Drug rehab failed twice, and the latest of her 13 children is a crack baby. Tammy's boyfriend shows up, and the two lead Irwin Hentschel back to their home, a makeshift tent next to an abandoned house. "It's Calcutta," Irwin Hentschel says, looking in. "On the one hand, I want to say, 'Pull yourself together.' And on the other side...
...Irwin Hentschel ran unsuccessfully for California Lieutenant Governor in 1998. A friend on the Bush transition team asked her to send along a resume, but she hasn't heard anything. She salutes the mantra of smaller government and more individual responsibility, but she believes "more hands-on involvement from Republicans" would help them better understand the complexities of life beyond the Beltway and the boardroom...
...Irwin Hentschel called a fellow street soldier, and it looks like Tammy will get another try at rehab. An old joke about the elder Bush's social policy went like this: A thousand points of light, batteries not included. Noel Irwin Hentschel comes with batteries. Are there 999 more...