European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 24, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday november 24, 1992 . The stars and stripes b Page 7 panel assails Fra for drug policies Collagen silicone retin a targeted in limbo during recess fourth graders Kelly Lappin and Joe Gernigin appear Bent out of shape As they do the limbo at St. Mary a school in Alton Iii. Classmate Audrey Hinrichs keeps the line taut. The limbo which originated in the West indies requires dancers to Bend As far Back As possible to pass beneath a bar or in this Case a rope. Washington a the food and drug administration has been slow and weak in protecting people from products they think will give them pouty is or make wrinkles vanish a congressional report says. The House government operations committee said these treatments arc not Only ineffective but also possibly harmful. At Issue Are injections of Collagen or silicone for cover girl lips or use of Retina to rub out wrinkles. A in the three examples discussed in this report it is Clear that physicians were not concerned that they were prescribing drugs or devices for uses that were not approved by the Fra a said the report which was to be released monday. A in fact expert testimony indicated that at least among dermatologists prescribing drugs for off Label uses is so common that it causes virtually no  the Fra approves a drug for a specific use or set of uses which arc listed on the drugs Label. It is against the Law to promote the drug or prescribe it for other than its labelled purposes. It is also against the Law to prescribe or promote non approved drugs. Collagen a protein derived from the skin of cows has government approval for treatment of acne scars or wrinkles. It is injected under the skin and women have used these injections to make their lips bigger and seem pouty. Some consider pouty lips a sign of Beauty but the effects of the drug done to last More than a few months and studies indicate that used it such a manner the drug could cause muscle damage. Injections of liquid silicone Are not approved for anything in the United states Lum Crous medical studies have found that silicone can Migrate to other parts of the body with harmful and possibly fatal effects. Controversy also has surrounded silicone breast implants which some critics say Are linked to diseases of the immune system. Retin a is a Vitamin a derivative Cream approved for treatment of acne. However it appears to have at least a temporary Al fact of making facial wrinkles go away. It poses a risk to pregnant women and its Long term effects on people Are undetermined. The committee found a history of endorsements by seemingly Independent experts who failed to mention that they were being paid by manufacturers of these drugs. It also found that companies and physicians were willing to do As they pleased because they believed that the Fra lacked the authority or the will to Stop them. The committee recommended that Congress give the Fra greater authority to get documents from drug manufacturers or court files. The panel also found that the Agency May impose far higher fines than it does and should be More aggressive in seeking criminal action. Kevorkian present at suicide in Michigan Southfield Mich. A suicide machine inventor Jack Kevorkian was present monday when a cancer patient committed suicide in Oakland county the office of Kevorkian a lawyer said. The retired pathologist has been involved in the suicides of five women since june 1990. Lethal drugs or Carbon monoxide Gas were used in the suicides. Catherine Andreyes 46, of Coraopolis pa., turned on a device that allowed her to inhale Carbon monoxide Gas through a face mask Waterford township police officer William Himmelspach said. Andreyes was suffering from cancer that had spread throughout her body Himmelspach said. A woman from the Law office confirmed the latest suicide but she declined to give details. There was no answer at Kevorkian a Home in Royal Oak a Detroit suburb. Oakland county brought murder charges against Kevorkian in the first three deaths in which he assisted but All were thrown out by judges who ruled that Michigan has no Law against assisted suicide. Kevorkian a Michigan medical License has been suspended but he remains licensed in California. Last month Kevorkian disclosed that he was counselling five people who want to kill themselves because of illness. He said he also was in Contact with death Row inmates who want to donate their organs. The first five suicides he assisted involved people with terminal or painful illnesses who killed themselves with devices or materials the 63-Ycar-old retired pathologist supplied. Higher standards urged for teachers of the future Washington a a committee of College and University presidents monday called for tougher admission standards and a stronger Liberal education for teachers who will enter classrooms in the 21st Century. A Many characteristics of learners who report to school in the year 2000 will be very different from students for whom today a schools were originally developed a said the presidents commission on teacher education of the american association of state colleges and universities. A there have been Many Calls for Reform in teacher education. Little Reform has actually  spelling out the changes it thinks Are needed the commission said a professional schools of education will review student admission standards and procedures to ensure that Only students with outstanding personal qualities and High academic qualifications will be  in addition it said a a Strong Liberal arts Core will be required for both elementary and secondary teachers with rigorous requirements in language arts Fine arts mathematics science social sciences and  the commission said Many of the expected changes in school student bodies already Are beginning to take place. It said one California school for example has students representing 76 nationalities. A a diversity of cultural backgrounds will be the Norm and not the exception a said the presidents. A for Many students English May be a second language if it is spoken at  to Deal with such changes the report said schools a will Likely be Community service centers serving the entire  a governments and other funding sources will be required to ensure the preparation of the very Best teachers who will have Access to the most current resources a the commission said. 2 teens deported to Mexico while parents remain in . Omaha neb. Apr Federal immigration agents yanked two High school students out of class and deported them to Mexico while their parents stayed behind in the United states. Immigration and naturalization service officials said that 17-year-old Ambrosio Lopez and 15-year-old Augustin Antunez were in the United states illegally and that the agents operated within the Law. But some school officials decried the arrests this month As irresponsible and demeaning to the boys. A they had no regard for their safety a said Jim Ramirez a Community relations specialist with the Omaha school District. A they left them at the Border like two stray pups they wanted to get rid  immigration officials arrested Lopez and Antunez at Omaha South High school on nov. 6, the Omaha world Herald reported sunday. Lopez was summoned from an English class held at a detention Center Over the weekend and then flown to Southern Arizona where he was escorted across the mexican Border. He had Little Money and no change of clothes. Lopez has been staying at a hotel in Juarez Mexico with an 18-year-old brother who left Omaha voluntarily last month after a deportation order was issued. Antunez was deported with his 21-year-old brother Francisco who was arrested the same Day at his restaurant Job. They Are staying with their Grandfather in Mexico. Antunez had been in the United states since 1988. His parents Are permanent . Residents under the 1986 Federal amnesty Law. Lopez had been in the United states since 1984. Maria Lopez a single Mother said she is trying to change her temporary residency status to permanent residency under the amnesty Law