Academic administration

The United States Food and Drug Administration is the government agency responsible for regulating food, dietary supplements, drugs, cosmetics, medical devices, biologics and blood products in the United States. The agency is authorized by the government to inspect, test, approve, and set safety standards for foods, chemicals, medical devices, cosmetics, and household devices (britanica.org). Made up of 2,100 scientist including chemists, pharmacologists, physicians, microbiologists,…

America, a land founded with opportunity and wealth in mind and while I believe our founding fathers wanted to see growth and innovation I doubt it was to be at the expense of its people. Today the typical view of crime and how it affects our economy is focused on street crimes, however what many don 't realize is the number of corporate crimes occurring today play a more detrimental role in our economy and creates more victims than street crime. The types of corporate violations are vast and…

The Dangers of Herbal Supplements Herbal supplement are known as dietary supplements, which is a plant or a part of a plant that that is used for the scent, flavor, conditions, illnesses, or therapeutic purposes. Many people have taken Herbal Supplements for the past years, whether it was used to make you strong, lose weight, or stay healthy. There are more than 55,000 supplements available in the United States. “According to American Cancer Society, more than half of our American population…

As word spreads about the so-called “zombie apocalypse” we have set up an emergency shelter at the Federal Correctional Institute at 1101 John A Denie Rd, to provide a refuge for citizens. We have relocated all of the prisoners that were housed here to other locations and cleared out the entire prison to make room for as many refugees as possible. Seeking shelter here is recommended if you do not have a safe place to go as its heavily fortified, food and medical supplies are available, and it…

Less than one percent of all the water on Earth is drinkable to humans. Considering, then, that the Earth itself is about seventy percent water, even less than one percent is still quite a bit of water to work with; however, it does mean that humans are working with a very limited amount of drinkable water. It is very understandable, then, that contamination of that water should be a cause for concern. It has been found that pharmaceuticals are entering the water as pollutant, and there has been…

Pharmaceutical drugs are defined as drugs prescribed by a doctor or bought over-the-counter (OTC) for medicinal purposes. In relation to pregnancies, prescription and OTC drugs can affect pregnant women and their child in positive and negative ways. These pharmaceutical drugs have helped women maintain health conditions and aid in overcoming the discomforts a pregnancy brings, yet have the potential to cause harm to the fetus. Studies have been rather limited in both their research and results,…

family incomes. Programs like the National Youth Administration (NYA) gave young people a chance to work for pay to help their families (Doc. 1) . These jobs often helped students afford to continue going to school. Without programs like the NYA, many parents would not have been able to support their families, and their children would not be able to get the education they need. The New Deal also brought about programs such as the Works Progress Administration (WPA) that helped provide poor…

In the article "Drug diversion," author Danielle Wood addresses the unlawful distribution of prescription drugs, their negative impact, and the methods to lower these occurrences with certain prevention strategies. Although these medical drugs are usually beneficial, people have found detrimental uses for them, particularly as abused narcotics. This article presents the ever-growing problem of drug diversion in an attempt to enlighten people on the hazardous impact it has and how to disrupt it.…

When a person goes into a Walmart or Walgreens or CVS they probably do not realize how long it took to actually get the drug on the shelf or drug become available to be picked up at a local pharmacy. There is four phase to the FDA’s Approval Process: Pre-Clinical, Clinical, NDA Review, and Post Marketing. There are steps within all the phase that need to be completed before going to the next phase until a drug is made available to the public. During the Pre-Clinical phase there are three steps…

heavily on business reform programs; such as, The National Industrial Recovery Act, The National Recovery Administration, and The Fair Labor Standards Act. Also the New Deal was meant to fix the banking system through the Emergency Banking Act, The Glass-Steagall Act, and the Securities Exchange Commission. The New Deal also had a ton of work programs; such as, the Works Progress Administration and the Civilian Conservation Corps. The New Deal was a standout historical event because it helped…