Browsing HLS Student Papers by Keyword "2091-1-W"
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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 ... -
Drug Shortages: The Problem Of Inadequate Profits
(2014-03-18)Drug shortages are a growing problem in the United States. The scope and severity of drug shortages has caught the public eye and prodded the FDA into action. Among the potential causes of drug shortages are Medicare Part ... -
Establishing a No-Fault Compensation System to Replace Failure-to-Warn Product Liability Claims Against Prescription Drug Manufacturers
(2014-03-18)In 1986, Congress passed the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, which established a no-fault compensation system to provide money to people who are injured by vaccines. The major impetus behind this Act was the soaring ... -
Food Addiction: Current Understanding and Implications for Regulation and Research
(2014-03-18)The idea that some processed foods can be addictive has gained support in recent years. Animal and human studies show extensive overlap between the neuronal signaling involved in palatable food consumption and drug ... -
Greening the Blue Revolution: How History Can Inform a Sustainable Aquaculture Movement
(2014-03-18)This Paper traces the history of aquaculture from ancient China until the present, highlighting the various degrees of, and reasons for, aquaculture’s popularity at different points throughout history. The history of ... -
Infant formula: A comparison of legislation in the United States and Taiwan
(2014-03-18)This paper examines and contrasts the legal framework in the United States and comparable legislation in Taiwan. Prompted by the Syntex incident, the U.S. Congress passed the Infant Formula Act of 1980, and delegated the ... -
Medical Device Innovation In America: The Tensions Between Food and Drug Law and Patent Law
(2014-03-18)Medical devices are an extraordinarily large and important component of the delivery of healthcare services. This Paper examines the manner in which they are introduced into commerce and the ways in which legal privileges ... -
Reducing Obesity and Fostering Economic Development Through Farm to School: Analysis and Recommended Actions
(2014-03-18)Using Mississippi as a case study, this paper describes the potential for expanding farm to school and provides recommendations for state and local actions to encourage its growth. Part I provides a brief background of ... -
The Rise of Obesity and Diabetes with the Adoption of A Western Diet: A Case Study of Native American Communities
(2014-03-18)Since the mid-1900s, rates of obesity and diabetes among Native American populations have been much higher than the rates of those disorders for Americans as a whole—and yet, before 1950 or so, diabetes was extremely rare ...