thousands of mistreated animals. Since animals do not have a voice of their own, they cannot defend themselves. Animal cruelty is immorally disturbing which is why these poor, innocent creatures deserve more rights. Providing care and protection should an ethical and moral obligation, because as you should see not enough is being done. Animal cruelty is often broken down into two main categories, either active or passive. Passive cruelty, or acts of omission, is animal neglect. Examples are starvation
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PM587 – Advanced Program Management March 23, 2012 BEFGS – Week 4 Background and Proposal Industry Background Over the last century, the life expectancy of an individual has increased from 47 in 1900 to 76 in 1997. (Moody, 1997) This increase in life expectancy is due to better living conditions, better care for the sick or disabled, and breakthroughs in the pharmaceutical industry. Pharmaceutical companies have been able to aid the pursuit of longevity and health through understanding the
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itching that victims sometimes commit suicide. Eventually, the microfilaria invade the eyes and gradually blind the victim. Spraying pesticides to eradicate the black fly faltered when it developed an immunity to the pesticides. Moreover, the only drugs available to treat the parasite in humans have been so expensive, have such severe side effects, and require such lenghty hospital stays that the treatments are impractical for the destitute victims who live in isolated villages. In many countries
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that animals respond the same way that humans do when exposed to certain products, animals are continually used to test safety and/or effectiveness of human and veterinary drugs, household and personal care products, chemicals, medical devices, radiation-emitting products (e.g., microwaves, cell phones, etc.), among others. We must remember, however, that animals are not 'little people,' and their bodies often respond differently than ours do. As a result, the animal-based research and testing methods
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and pharmaceutical organizations. By Thierry Marchal, Director Healthcare Industry Marketing, ANSYS F ollowing early engineering simulation adopters such as the aeronautic, automotive and nuclear industries, biomedical and pharmaceutical companies have started to widely embrace computer modeling and simulation (CM&S) to accelerate their product development processes and reduce the huge cost of bringing a new drug to market. (That cost could be up to $2 billion U.S.) Yet, some healthcare
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Trials and Drug Development) The Food and Drug Administration was created by Congress in 1906. What two subsequent Acts or Amendments are responsible for the rigorous drug development policy that is in place today? Kefauver-Harris Drug Administration of 1962 and required that firms prove a drug's effectiveness before being marketed. Firms were also required to send adverse effects to the FDA. Durham-Humprey Amendment changed how drugs were labeled This amendment required that drugs be labeled
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Biotechnology is the practice of using plants, animals and micro-organisms such as bacteria, as well as biological processes - such as the ripening of fruit or the bacteria that break down compost - to some benefit. For example, biotechnology is used in industry, medicine and agriculture to produce foods, medicines, and test for diseases and remove waste. Examples of industry, medicine, agricultural? Industry: Some examples that are used in biotechnology industries is most laundry detergents produced in
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Then, animal biotechnology is that animals can be used as "bioreactors" to produce important medical proteins such as antibodies (Thieman & Palladino, 2013). It also utilizes as model organisms for the basic research as gene "knockout" experiment which disrupt a gene to observe
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[pic] FOOD SAFETY / FOOD DEFENSE RESPONSE PLAN September 2006 This document was prepared by Kenadine Johnson and staff Montana Office of Public Instruction Helena, Montana FOOD SAFETY/FOOD DEFENSE RESPONSE PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS ACRONYMS----------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-3 RESOURCES----------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 A listing of links and papers we used to help compile this document.
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