Browsing HLS Student Papers by Title
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Scientology and the FDA: A Look Back, A Modern Analysis, And A New Approach
(2004)Clashes between the government’s power to regulate activity and religious adherents’ free exercise right to practice their religion are frequent. However, for some federal agencies, ... -
The Scope of Medicare Reimbursement for New Medical Devices: Impact on Device Availability and the Standard of Care
(1995)Evolving standards of care motivated by advances in medical technology alter the characteristics and costs of delivered health care. Faced with shifting reimbursement demands, the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) ... -
Scurvy and Vitamin C
(2004)This paper outlines the history of scurvy and vitamin C. The first section of the paper outlines the science of vitamin C. The second discusses outlines the medical progression of vitamin C deficiency and scurvy. The third ... -
Searching for a Cure: The FDA's Regulatory Approach to Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine
(1997)I will begin this discussion by describing traditional Chinese medicine and how it compares to the Western medical tradition. Second, I will then examine why regulation is necessary given the impact of Chinese herbal ... -
THE SECLUSION AND RESTRAINT OF THE MENTALLY ILL CHILD
(1994)The Food and Drug Administration's purpose is to serve the public and protect the public health. There's a general standard of safety and effectiveness for drugs and devices set by the Food and Drug Administration. In ... -
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: A Critical Look at the Antidepressants and an Assessment of Potential Liability Faced by their Manufacturers
(2003)Mental health is a growing and lucrative aspect of health-care. Among the ways of treating mental illness is through use of antidepressant medications, including selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). This paper ... -
Self-Regulation in the Cosmetic Industry: A Necessary Reality or a Cosmetic Illusion?
(2006)The 1938 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act brought the cosmetic industry under the regulatory jurisdiction of the FDA. However, the confluence of federal administrative budgetary constraints, historical conditions of the cosmetic ... -
SELLING ORGANS: THE ANSWER TO THE BURGEONING ORGAN DEFICIT
(2002)Despite the outwardly strong controversy of compensating donors for their organs, it is apparent that, at the very least, the federal government, the primary entity that can effect change and ameliorate the lack of supply ... -
Sentry at the Gate: A History of the CDC’s Regulation of Biological Agents
(2004)This paper charts the history of the CDC’s role in the regulation of biological agents, from its origins in the early 1970s as a monitor of physical package security to its current position as a barrier ... -
The Shadow Takings Doctrine
(2015)The Fifth Amendment Takings Clause provides “nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.” Historically, the Clause protected landowners against appropriation by the state and against ... -
Shaping a Just World: Reinterpreting Rawls’s Approach to Global Justice
(2015)This paper discusses the question of global justice through the lens of the theories of justice expounded by John Rawls in "A Theory of Justice, Political Liberalism, and The Law of Peoples". In any theory of justice, some ... -
Shehitah: Jewish Ritual Slaughter
(2005)The laws pertaining to shehitah, Jewish ritual slaughter, are explored. The laws derive from the oral law, stemming from the prohibition to eat the flesh of live animals, in combination with the general Biblical obligation ... -
Shemittah: The Jewish Sabbatical Year
(2003)The laws pertaining to the Jewish Sabbatical year are explored. The laws derive from a Biblical commandment to let the land (of Israel) lay fallow every seventh year. The first part of this paper is an exposition of the ... -
Shocking the Conscience of the World: International Norms and the Access to AIDS Treatment in South Africa
(2003)This paper examines the emergence and institutionalization of a new international norm supporting greater access to lifesaving drugs in developing countries, particularly for HIV/AIDS drugs in South Africa. In order to ... -
SHOOT, DON'T SMOKE: A Political and Legal Explanation For Why the Tobacco Industry Settled the Public Entity Lawsuits And the Gun Industry Has Not
(2005)In the 1990s, a series of lawsuits filed by states against the tobacco industry sought reimbursement for Medicaid expenses paid for health care provided to citizens who suffered health effects from smoking, relying upon ... -
Should Tanning Salons Be Banned?
(1995)Tanning salons are a one billion dollar business each year in the United States. Over one million people a day visit the 21,000 tanning establishments in this country in search of the perfect tan, paying four to twelve ... -
Should TrimSpa X32 Remain on the Market? An analysis of TrimSpa X32’s compliance with FDA and FTC guidelines
(2005)TrimSpa X32 has launched onto the dietary supplement and weight loss markets with a deluge of promotion, from a celebrity endorser to a million dollar contest, from sponsorship of award shows to a website filled with ... -
The Sick Man and his Medicine: Public Health Reform in the Ottoman Empire and Egypt
(2003)This paper examines the transformation of public health institutions in the Ottoman Empire and Egypt in the nineteenth century. I argue that the region’s political, financial, and military vulnerability ... -
The Silicone Gel-Filled Breast Implant Controversy: Testing the Bounds of Regulatory Intervention
(2004)Silicone gel-filled breast implants were first introduced in the United States in the 1960s and immediately gained popularity among women seeking to augment or reconstruct their breasts. However, although the Food and Drug ...