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Cardiac Catheter Reuse in An Era of Reform: Cost-Efficiency and Regulatory Policy in the Face of Scientific Uncertainty
(1994)Cardiac catheters have become an essential element of current cardiovascular practice with several hundred thousand used each year in both diagnostic and angioplasty procedures. Uke many other disposable devices they are ... -
A Case at a Crossroad: United States ex rel. Franklin v. Parke-Davis and the Intersection of Regulating Promotion of Off-Label Uses and Medicaid Fraud and Abuse
(2004)In United States ex rel. Franklin v. Parke-Davis, a former employee of a pharmaceutical manufacturing company alleged violations of the federal False Claims Act stemming from the company’s promotion of ... -
CATTLE, DOLPHINS, AND THE WTO: The Potential Impact of the World Trade Organization Agreements on United States Food Regulation
(1998)This paper focuses specifically on the relationship between World Trade Organization (WTO) agreements and American regulation of food products and additives. Section I provides background information on how the United ... -
CDC Surveillance of FDA-Regulated Products
(2003)This paper discusses the various surveillance networks established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to monitor illness that results from the use of FDA-regulated products. More specifically, this paper ... -
Ciprofloxacin and Compulsory Licensing of Pharmaceutical Patents
(2002)The recent threat of biological terrorism involving the Anthrax virus incited a debate about whether the United States government should use its powers under 28 USC §1498 to take a compulsory license on the ... -
Clash of the Titans: Conflicts in the Regulation of Medical Devices by the FDA and PTO
(2005)This paper discusses two of the conflicts created by the fact that both the Food and Drug Administration and the Patent and Trademark Office regulate medical devices and drugs. A brief description of the two agencies is ... -
CLEOPATRA'S NEEDLE: THE HISTORY AND LEGACY OF SILICONE INJECTIONS
(1997)The history of experimentation with silicone injections shows the importance of regulation in curtailing irresponsible practices. The medical use of silicone fluid demonstrates that the informal moral and social controls ... -
Combating Child Obesity in America
(2006)This paper examines the child obesity epidemic that is gripping our nation, and explores various causes and treatments that may help to defeat child obesity. First there is a description of the obesity epidemic, its causal ... -
Combating Depression: A History and Analysis of FDA Regulation of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
(2004)This paper explores historical and current regulation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the most widely-used class of antidepressant drugs, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). To begin, I discuss ... -
The Coming Collision of Ethics and the FDA: The Looming Problem of Cognitive Enhancement
(2014-03-18)The current FDA process is not well suited for the introduction of enhancement drugs that are intended to improve certain aspects of cognition or behavior to a degree beyond what is normal. Even though there are no statutory ... -
COMMERCIAL DRUG CLAIMS, THE FDA, AND THE FIRST AMENDMENT
(2001)In two strands of what can only be described as extremely protracted litigation, the courts have begun to articulate a framework by which to evaluate these competing claims. Although the doctrine is hardly settled, in two ... -
Commercial Speech & Prescription Drug Promotion: Where Have We Been & Are We Going Anywhere?
(2005)Recent decisions have caused the FDA to question whether its regulations of prescription drug promotion comply with the First Amendment. This paper argues that those recent decisions do not compel the FDA to change its ... -
A Comprehensive Look at the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act of 1966 and the FDA Regulation of Deceptive Labeling and Packaging Practices: 1906 to Today
(2002)This paper discusses the regulation of packaging and labeling of foods throughout the 20th century, with a focus on the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act of 1966. The paper is divided into three sections: first, an overview ... -
Consumerism, Conformity, and Uncritical Thinking in America
(2000)America is on a perilous course. The outlines of a pending crisis are slowly starting to emerge. But the present crisis is different from those that have come before it. Its imminence is not foretold by riots, protests, ... -
Contact Lens (Mis)Labeling as Misbranding and Overwarning
(1996)One of the most important functions of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is the administration of labeling requirements promulgated pursuant to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA). This function is especially ... -
A Contextual Introduction to Islamic Food Restrictions
(1998)This paper seeks to explain the dietary regulations that govern Muslims, introduce various theories that may explain the development of these restrictions, and finally, to introduce various food issues concerning the ... -
A Continuing Controversy: Labeling Requirements on Irradiated Foods
(1994)For the average American. the words "radiation" and "irradiation" are apt to conjure up images of nuclear weapons. radioactive waste, x-rays. and other unpleasant materials associated with health dangers. Yet these words ... -
A COOKBOOK FOR A CONSISTENT FOOD SAFETY STANDARD FOR CARCINOGENIC FOODS: LOOKING TO THE INGREDIENTS OF A FOOD RATHER THAN ITS RECIPE
(1995)The current food safety standards are based on the implicit assumption that the food that people traditionally have eaten is fundamentally risk-free. This may be an accurate assumption in the context of risks from acute ... -
Cosmeceuticals or CosmePSEUDOcals: Examining the FDA's Under-sight of Celebrity Dermatologists in the Cosmeceuticals Industry
(2005)This paper will examine the Food and Drug Administration's regulation of the cosmeceuticals industry by exploring the legal (and ethical) implications of the industry's employment of physicians and dermatologists who sell ...