Browsing HLS Student Papers by Title
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The Story of RU-486 in the United States
(2001)In this paper, I will navigate you through the fascinating odyssey of RU-486 from its initial development in France to its official entry into the U.S. pharmaceutical market to the post-approval strife in which it is now ... -
Strategies of Influence: How Corporate Power Directs and Constrains the FDA
(2001)This paper is about the Food and Drug Administration, and the tactics that regulated – and sometimes unregulated – industries use to influence that agency’s ... -
A Structure That Does Not Function: An Examination of the History and Current Regulatory Status of Dietary Supplements and Their Label Claims
(2001)After years of ad hoc regulation of dietary supplements, attempting to strictly curtail access to and claims attributed to these products, the DSHEA was a positive step. Both Congress and the FDA were hopeful that it would ... -
SUBTHERAPEUTIC USE OF ANTIBIOTICS IN ANIMAL FEED: IN LIGHT OF AN UNRESOLVED CLASH OF EXPERT PARADIGMS SHOULD WE PUNT TO THE CONSUMER IN DECADE FOUR?
(1998)In the early 1970s, the seemingly banal and nondescript matter of the subtherapeutic use of antibiotics in animal feed ignited a contentious debate in policy circles. For three decades now, this issue has periodically ... -
Sweetening the Bitter Pill: Rx to OTC Switches Via a Third Class of Drugs
(1995)The United States faces a health care crisis in the years ahead. Spiraling costs are quickly outpacing the rate of inflation. Many people do not feel the immediate pressure as the true cost of America's health care is borne ... -
Take a Label Claim, and Pay Me in the Morning: A Challenge to FDA's Argument that its Final Rule (Jan. 2000) on Structure/Function Claims for Dietary Supplements Does Not Constitute a Compensable Regulatory Taking Under the Fifth Amendment
(2000)On January 6, 2000, the Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") published its final rule prescribing the kinds of statements which can be made about the effect of a dietary supplement on the structure or function of the body ... -
Taming "Rogue" Pharmacy Websites: The Response to Illegal Prescription Drug Sales on the Internet
(2000)What has emerged from recent media coverage, White House statements, and congressional hearings is a fairly clear picture of the threat to public health posed by "rogue" online pharmacies and the obstacles facing state and ... -
A Taste of Jewish Law & The Laws of Blessings on Food
(2003)This paper is an in-depth treatment of the Jewish laws pertaining to blessings recited both before and after eating food. The rationale for the laws is discussed, and all the major topics relating to these blessings are ... -
TEMPERANCE, TAXATION, AND TURMOIL: FEDERAL REGULATION OF INTOXICATING BEVERAGES 1789-1918
(2002)This paper presents a history of the federal role in regulating the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages in the United States from the opening of the First Congress of 1789 to the enactment of the ... -
Testing Cosmetics on Animals: An Idea Who's Time Has Gone
(2005)Despite tremendous progress in reducing animal testing in the assessment the safety of cosmetic products, it persists and there is no definitive end in sight. The reasons for this are not entirely clear because the major ... -
THERAPEUTIC MDMA (ECSTASY): THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT: A CLOUDY PAST & A HOPEFUL FUTURE
(2000)This Paper will present a comprehensive review of the evolution of MDMA including the historical, legal and medical issues. Part I will present the history of ecstasy prior to its criminalization in 1986. Part II will ... -
Through the Correct Lens: Understanding Overprescription of Stimulant Drugs, Their Abuse, and Where the Remedies Lie
(2004)This paper argues that stimulant drugs, such as Ritalin and Adderall, are overprescribed for the treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Overprescription is viewed through a physician-centered lens. That is, ... -
TIGHTENING THE BELT ON THE WEIGHT-LOSS INDUSTRY
(1994)Americans dole out $33 billion dollars a year to cure their weight problems, as every year the market is flooded with food and drug products that promise a fast, easy way to a new, slimmer you. Unfortunately, while there ... -
Tightening Your Belt: Inequities and Inconsistencies Regarding the Treatment of Food, Prescription Drugs, and Cigarettes In the United States Bankruptcy Code
(2011)Debtors seeking to file bankruptcy may do so under either Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code. In either case, the bankruptcy system must determine what expenses will be allowed for the debtor in bankruptcy, ... -
A Toast to the Good Life: Exploring the Regulation of Champagne
(2003)France, in partnership with representatives of various Champagne Houses, crafted detailed rules pertaining to the production and sale of Champagne. These regulations aim to meet twin goals: protection of authentic Champagne ... -
TOBACCO ADVERTISING AND THE FIRST AMENDMENT: A "STRANGE CONSTITUTIONAL DOCTRINE" INDEED
(1995)The FDA's proposed advertising restrictions, described in greater detail infra part II, would ban outdoor advertising for tobacco products within a specified distance of schools and playgrounds; require print advertising ... -
Too Big to Fail Banks: Examining the 'How' of Breaking Up
(2013)The newfound understanding that systemic risk is the central problem of financial regulation, has informed both institutional and regulatory responses to the global financial crisis. At the forefront of the systemic risk ... -
Tort Liability and Vaccine Manufacturers
(1994)This paper has been written with future vaccines in mind. It is true, of course, that most vaccines currently available are extremely safe and not prohibitively expensive. For the few injuries caused by these vaccines, an ... -
Torture at Times: Waterboarding in the Media
(2010)The current debate over waterboarding has spawned hundreds of newspaper articles in the last two years alone. However, waterboarding has been the subject of press attention for over a century. Examining the four newspapers ... -
Total Force Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program: Controversy and Conflagration
(2001)Washington, D.C. has perceived the threat of anthrax from any of several hostile parties. The offer of protection comes in the form of the Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program (“AVIPâ€). On ...