had ruptured Almost seven out of ten silicone-gel breast implants scanned by researchers had developed a leak. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) study could reawaken the debate over the safety of breast implants. Many women claim that leaking silicone-gel has sparked serious illness‚ including chronic autoimmune disease. The FDA team used MRI scans too look at 344 women with implants. They found that 69% had a least one ruptured implant. And in 21%‚ the silicone gel contained
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Does Beauty Have a Cost? the Ecological Footprint of the Cosmetics Industry Does Beauty Have a Cost? The Ecological Footprint of the Cosmetics Industry Alexandra Noelle Penny Brown University 2008 Environmental Studies Senior Thesis May 8‚ 2008 1 Acknowledgements To Caroline Karp‚ my thesis advisor and primary reader‚ for her boundless suggestions‚ ideas‚ encouragement‚ and support as I attempted to creatively apply a structured environmental
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PuertaReal #100-505 Mission Viejo. California 92691 Public Health Service Food and Drug Administration College Park‚ Maryland 20740 Ref. No. CL-06-HFS-810-239 Deai Mr. Manville: This is to advise you fliat the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) lias reviewed your web sites at the Internet addresses http://www.noni-iuice-plus.com and http://www.barlev-green-premium.com and has determined that the products “Noni Juice” and "BarleyGreen Premium” are promoted for conditions that cause the products
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Running head: CASE STUDY: MERCK & COMPANY: THE VIOXX RECALL Merck & Company: The Vioxx Recall Albert Balogun California Baptist University BUS 520A: Managerial Ethics Jim Bishop‚ PhD June 30‚ 2010 Merck & Company: The Vioxx Recall The issues involved in Merck‚ a pharmaceutical manufacturing company’s recall of one its products‚ Vioxx‚ is the effect of direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising of prescription drug on the society public
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list of references‚ related reading or external links‚ but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. (October 2012) Adulterated food is impure‚ unsafe‚ or unwholesome food. In the United States‚ the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)‚ regulates and enforces laws on food safety and has technical definitions of adulterated food in various United States laws. Contents [hide] 1 History 2 Definition 3 1938 - Federal Food‚ Drug‚ and Cosmetic Act 4 Federal Meat Inspection Act and
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* No prescription-drug option for the overweight segment (BMI 25-30) * Many OTC drugs available for patients with BMI 30+ including FDA-approved ‘Alli’ but various negative side effects reported‚ e.g.‚ 30 liver damage cases in Alli & Xenical during ‘99-‘08 * Other solutions categorized as herbal or dietary supplements were not regulated by the FDA i.e.‚ safety not warranted‚ e.g.‚ dietary supplement “ephedra” was linked to sudden cardiac death * Deceptive Marketing Claims; hurting
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counterfeit drugs”. So‚ although this technology has been around and has been used for many different things‚ the question is‚ should someone insert this RFID VeriChip into their skin and allow another to read their data? According to msnbc.com’s article FDA approves computer chip for humans: Devices could help doctors with stored medical information‚ “The VeriChip itself contains no medical records‚ just codes that can be scanned‚ and revealed‚ in a doctor’s office or hospital. With that code‚ the health
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Case Summary The Cambridge Sciences Pharmaceuticals (“CSP”) is an international healthcare company that had completed successful clinical trials for its newest weight loss prescription drug‚ Metabical. With the final FDA approval expected‚ Metabical’s launch was set for January 2009 and a clear marketing communications strategy needed to be in place before the launch. With 10 years and $400 million spent on research and development‚ it was imperative that CSP positions Metabical correctly in the
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Pepcid expires in six years there will inevitably be fierce competition. Since the FDA usually takes so long to process an approval for a prescription-to-OTC switch‚ JJM can go through the process while they still have patent protection for Pepcid and get a stronghold on the market. Also‚ Pepcid is a treatment for a common chronic problem that is relatively easy to self-diagnose and treat. An OTC Pepcid would
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Legal and Ethical Considerations in Marketing‚ Product Safety‚ and Intellectual Property Sam Cook Dr. William Stone LEG 500 August 28‚ 2013 1. Research three to five (3-5) ethical issues relating to marketing and advertising‚ intellectual property‚ and regulation of product safety. When looking at PharmaCARE’s relationship with the Colberians‚ you see that the company’s treatment of the indigenous population is unethical. In terms of intellectual property‚ the scenario
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