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...Administration moved swiftly to name Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach as interim FDA chief after the September departure of Commissioner Lester Crawford just two months after his confirmation. (The Senate is investigating a possible failure to disclose financial interests.) Von Eschenbach, a Texas urologist with close ties to the Bush family, has no regulatory experience. Plus, he's already fully engaged. He has headed the National Cancer Institute (NCI) since 2002. The plan: have him do both jobs...
...where the new chief sees synergy, others see conflict of interest. NCI supports research on treatments reviewed by the FDA. "How can you wear both hats and be true to the missions of both organizations?" asks Merrill Goozner of the Center for Science in the Public Interest. Von Eschenbach also sits on the board of a nonprofit cancer advocacy group called C-Change--along with execs from major drug firms...
Such concerns led to the Administration's own Plan B. While remaining at NCI, von Eschenbach will turn over day-to-day management to deputy Dr. John Niederhuber. The acting FDA chief also reassured his staff that he "will not participate in certain FDA matters in which NCI is a party"--unless requested. --By Claudia Wallis and Eric Roston
Cronenberg, a born-and-bred Canadian, looks at these questions without the didacticism and detachment of Lars Von Trier’s “Dogville,” Warner Herzog’s “Grizzly Man,” or Wim Wender’s upcoming “Don’t Come Knocking”—all recent examinations of America’s culture of violence and masculinity from foreign-born directors...
...autumn night in 1786, the legendary German author Johann Wolfgang von Goethe quietly steals out of Karlsbad on horseback...