Analysis of “Organ Sales Will Save Lives” English 112 11:30-12:45 9/19/2012 Analysis of “Organ Sales Will Save Lives” Thousands of people die every year from a tragic disease known as end-stage renal failure. However, these deaths could be easily prevented with the legalization of kidney sales for transplant. Countless people around the world are either desperate to sell or buy a kidney, yet restrictions on such transactions have caused the black market organ trade to thrive. Restraints on kidney sales not only promotes risky conditions in which to purchase one, but cheats the seller out of due compensation if it were legal. In her essay “Organ Sales Will Save Lives”, Joanna Mackay explains how legalizing kidney sales would be beneficial in more ways than one; saving the lives of patients willing to buy kidneys, and with legal compensation, helping to end poverty in the countries of those willing to sell.
The patient would continue to lose weight and almost waste away to nothing until they died. TB is usually found in the lungs, but the disease can affect other parts of the body, such as the spine, kidneys and brain. (“WHO | World Health Organization,” n.d.) Hipprocates, “The father of Western Medicine,” called phthisis (tuberculosis) as the most widespread disease of his age. (“Why Tuberculosis was called “Consumptionn”, “ n.d.). The mode of transmission that made the disease so widespread during the early Greek age is very similar to the mode of transmission in the age that we live in today.
Why did it take so long for penicillin to be produced in Britain on a large scale? It took a long time for penicillin to be produced on a large scale in Britain because of many reasons. First of all, the discovery of penicillin was a chance discovery which meant that Fleming wasn’t prepared to put it forward as much as Florey and Chain did. After the discovery had been made, Fleming had to spend a long time researching why and how it killed the bacteria, which took time. Other than the chance discovery, another factor that held back Fleming was government funding.
To increase the supply of deceased donors is quite difficult; donors have to die under the right circumstances. Still if we harvested all of the eligible cadavers, the gap would still not get filled. However things like laws and cultural beliefs discourage healthy people from donating their organs. Paying more for any scarce commodity is one way to increase the surplus.
Because of the failed IPO TRX’s president and CEO Trip Davis found strategic investors to raise $20 million in a note convertible into equity at $11 per share. Davis had hoped to reach certain synergies with these business partners but they just never worked out. The IPO was done in order to raise capital and to allow some of its investors a way out of the firm. It is currently difficult to gauge investor’s interest in technology IPOs. TRX’s road show produces some bad news for the IPO.
Suzanna Hanafy Country: Colombia Issue: Lack of access to essential drugs September 22, 2012 Policy Statement Countries that are affected with this particular issue are mostly the developing countries. They are affected as they are poor countries and since these drugs are highly expensive they can not afford to purchase these drugs. A few of these countries are Afghanistan, Egypt, Algeria, Albania, Bulgaria and Libya. This affects developed (international countries) because they are expected to increase the amount of medicines to contribute in the solution of this particular problem. However, it is not asked only of the developed countries, it’s also asked of the developing countries to work towards better infrastructure, and a better
Fueling research for these medicines required extensive finances and to secure these finances pharmaceutical companies, collectively known as Big Pharma, turned to television for direct to consumer advertising (DTCA). However, they didn’t always enjoy the lucrative benefits DTCA provides and with the
I know that anytime there is change taking place whether it is in our daily lives, our jobs or in the government it is hard to adjust. Not having all the details explained makes it hard to understand and then we all worry about the unknown’s of a new system. Having 32 million Americans uninsured means a lot of change for a lot of people and I am sure they are scared because if they can’t afford health insurance now then how does the President expect them to do it now. I am fortunate to have a good job with health insurance and I am thankful for this, but I also wonder if my corporation will be able to continue to offer this to its employees. In conclusion, there are many unanswered questions about healthcare reform we just have to trust that God he has the right person in charge of the decisions that are being put into place!
Due to this, a portion of the population with diabetes became resistant to insulin. Ely Lilly partnered with Genentech, a biotechnology company, to genetically engineer bacteria that could synthesize and secrete human insulin; this was termed “Humulin.” The market’s response was poor, however to the large-scale biotechnology plant, where $700 million was invested. Consumers resisted its high price. Also, Ely Lilly failed to recognize the different flow patterns of diabetic patients, who wanted to control their blood glucose levels carefully. Trajectory of customer need is the path over time of increase in performance improvement in an industrial segment which consumers demand or want.
Having human trials for the vaccine would take too long for any defects (An example would be Thalidomide, which caused birth defects in the 1960s because of incomplete animal testing by today’s standards. US regulations have expanded on what conditions a drug must be tested under due to the incident [Gauvra, 2011]) to show and not having trials is not an option when it comes to the flu. Should the vaccine be unavailable, a significant portion of the population would fall ill every year, and the number of deaths from just the flu would skyrocket. As well, there would be a sharp decline in the quality of life for humans. Many companies use animal trials to test out the safety of new drugs, pesticides, medication, food additives, packing materials, and anything else with chemical ingredients.