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Project Bioshield, More Than Meets The Eye: A Critique Of The U.S.’S Proposed Silver Bullet For Responding To Bio-Terrorism, Jodi A. Phillipo Sep 2005

Project Bioshield, More Than Meets The Eye: A Critique Of The U.S.’S Proposed Silver Bullet For Responding To Bio-Terrorism, Jodi A. Phillipo

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Breaking The Bank: Revisiting Central Bank Of Denver After Enron And Sarbanes-Oxley, Celia Taylor Sep 2005

Breaking The Bank: Revisiting Central Bank Of Denver After Enron And Sarbanes-Oxley, Celia Taylor

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"Racially-Tailored" Medicine Unraveled, Sharona Hoffman Jan 2005

"Racially-Tailored" Medicine Unraveled, Sharona Hoffman

American University Law Review

In June 2005, the FDA approved BiDil, a heart failure medication that is labeled for use only by African-Americans and thus is the first treatment of its kind. The drug likely portends a future of growing interest in "race-based" medicine. This phenomenon is emerging at the same time that scientists, in light of the Human Genome Project, are reaching an understanding that "race" has no biological meaning, and consequently, "racially-tailored" medicine is both puzzling and troubling. This Article explores the reasons for the new focus on "racial-profiling" in medicine. It analyzes the risks and dangers of this approach, including medical …