Placebo Controlled Trials are incredibly important to the validity of research done in clinical settings. To answer your question of why they are necessary, many subjects in a study would be greatly i...

Informed consent is crucial in clinical trials and medical research. Like stated in the question, this could end up being a disservice to the larger scientific field in the instance that a person such...

For most cases, single blind studies suffice for removing bias from the study. As the main reason for skewed data would stem from if subjects knew whether or not they had been given a placebo. However...

Marketing is absolutely all about manipulation. Product development works tirelessly to create something that is new, useful, innovative, etc, but if there is no marketing plan to get the target audie...

Marketing in today's digital age seems to have become more effective than ever. A large percentage of the population has a smartphone at our immediate disposal in which we look at somewhere around 40 ...

So much thought goes into marketing surrounding the psychology of colors and the effects it has on consumers. A common example, as used in the post of this question is McDonald's. They heavily utilize...

Which kind of company I would want to own directly depends upon what exactly the company is/does. But for most cases, I think the most beneficial company would be a LLC. This is due to the fact that i...

Like many of you said before me, it is not seen as a horrible things or a sign to be worried when a large company suffers from a bad quarter or a bad year. This is because due to the overall wealth of...

One of the biggest differences between private and public companies is that while private companies are owned by only a few individuals are do not have stocks that are traded publicly, public companie...

The job of the FDA is "protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy, and security of drugs, products, etc." Noticeably, this mission statement does not mention "quality." The term qua...

This question goes back to the first and maybe most important thing we learned about in this class. Communication is key. Proper communication between R&D and QA/QC can allow both sides to underst...

We learned last week about the negative consequences that can face a company when they are forced to recall a product. Many times the blame is put on the FDA for allowing this product to reach commerc...

I have watched that documentary "The Bleeding Edge." It was very informative and also made me question some of the things you are asking as well. The FDA is seen as such a strict overseer in the medic...

Precision and Accuracy are similar in context, but very different in definition, and equally important in the medical device field. Having one without the other is essentially useless, and will either...

Many medical devices and medical products get recalled every year. This could be due to a variety of different issues with the item, mostly revolving around a possible harm to the consumer. For exampl...