Imagine the sound of my open hand smacking my forehead.

F.D.A. Still Unsettled in Wake of New Questions

When Dr. Andrew C. von Eschenbach took over the Food and Drug Administration in 2005, the agency had a crisis over drug approvals that had missed or ignored dangerous side effects in Vioxx, antidepressants and other prominent medications.
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But this month, The New England Journal of Medicine published a study suggesting that a major diabetes pill, Avandia, might increase the risk of heart attacks.
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Dr. von Eschenbach said in a briefing on Wednesday that his agency needed to collaborate more closely with drug companies.

Obviously! Might I suggest tea and cookies for your little sit-downs? That is, after you are done with the oral gratification of the pharma execs. First things first.