Eclectic Science and Regulatory Compliance: Stories for the Curious iii
Contents
Chapter 1 Bloodletting and Malariatherapy: Treatment Methods of the Past. .............1
Chapter 2 Pythons—A Model to Study Human Heart Disease?. ................................5
Chapter 3 Lister and Semmelweis—Two Misunderstood Geniuses............................. 9
Chapter 4 Tarantulas: Possible Lifesavers?................................................................. 15
Chapter 5 Bacillus Calmette-Guerin—Another Surprise!.......................................... 19
Chapter 6 Doctor Fish—Cure for Psoriasis?. ............................................................23
Chapter 7 The Sense of Smell—Dogs or Us?. ...........................................................27
Chapter 8 Bioinspiration: Cockleburs, Geckos and Porcupines................................. 31
Chapter 9 Sound—How Important It is to Hear!..................................................... 35
Chapter 10 Mindfulness Training: A Means to Reduce Human Error......................... 39
Chapter 11 Fecal Transplant—A Very Unusual Treatment Method............................. 43
Chapter 12 Anesthetics: Questions Still Abound. .......................................................47
Chapter 13 Ticks: Much More Dangerous Than We Thought. ...................................51
Chapter 14 Oxytocin: A Surprisingly Versatile Hormone. ..........................................55
Chapter 15 Mathematics: The Essentials for All Regulatory Professionals. ..................59
Chapter 16 Candida Albicans—An Opportunistic Organism..................................... 63
Chapter 17 Aging: An Amazing Continuous Process. .................................................67
Chapter 18 A Case for Quality from an Industry Perspective...................................... 71
Chapter 19 Sleep—Still a Mystery!............................................................................. 75
Chapter 20 Itching—a Diabolical, Peculiar and Often Unsolvable Problem. ..............79
Chapter 21 The Science Behind What You See........................................................... 83
Chapter 22 John Snow—The First Epidemiologist?.................................................... 87
Chapter 23 Leprosy—Not Yet Consigned to History................................................. 91
Chapter 24 Two Extraordinary Medical Writers: Lewis Thomas and Sherwin Nuland� 95
Chapter 25 Tumor Paint—A Novel Approach to Enhance Surgical Resection. ...........99
Chapter 26 Fruit Flies––Powerful Foot Soldiers in Genetic Research........................ 103
Chapter 27 Teaching: An Integral Responsibility for Regulatory Professionals.......... 107
Chapter 28 Epidemiologists—Heroes in the Search to Control Disease.................... 111
Chapter 29 Quality Characteristics From a Regulatory Perspective........................... 115
Chapter 30 The Surprising Octopus—One of Nature’s Marvels!............................... 121
Chapter 31 A Regulatory Affairs Lifetime Philosophy of Learning Revisited............. 125
Chapter 32 Ants—Should We Be More Like Them?................................................. 129
Chapter 33 Euler and Young—The Two Smartest Men Who Have Ever Lived!. .......133
Chapter 34 Frances Oldham Kelsey and Thalidomide—A Quick Review................. 137
Chapter 35 Touch—A New Science?........................................................................ 141
Chapter 36 The Giraffe—Magnificent, Odd and Endangered!.................................. 145
Contents
Chapter 1 Bloodletting and Malariatherapy: Treatment Methods of the Past. .............1
Chapter 2 Pythons—A Model to Study Human Heart Disease?. ................................5
Chapter 3 Lister and Semmelweis—Two Misunderstood Geniuses............................. 9
Chapter 4 Tarantulas: Possible Lifesavers?................................................................. 15
Chapter 5 Bacillus Calmette-Guerin—Another Surprise!.......................................... 19
Chapter 6 Doctor Fish—Cure for Psoriasis?. ............................................................23
Chapter 7 The Sense of Smell—Dogs or Us?. ...........................................................27
Chapter 8 Bioinspiration: Cockleburs, Geckos and Porcupines................................. 31
Chapter 9 Sound—How Important It is to Hear!..................................................... 35
Chapter 10 Mindfulness Training: A Means to Reduce Human Error......................... 39
Chapter 11 Fecal Transplant—A Very Unusual Treatment Method............................. 43
Chapter 12 Anesthetics: Questions Still Abound. .......................................................47
Chapter 13 Ticks: Much More Dangerous Than We Thought. ...................................51
Chapter 14 Oxytocin: A Surprisingly Versatile Hormone. ..........................................55
Chapter 15 Mathematics: The Essentials for All Regulatory Professionals. ..................59
Chapter 16 Candida Albicans—An Opportunistic Organism..................................... 63
Chapter 17 Aging: An Amazing Continuous Process. .................................................67
Chapter 18 A Case for Quality from an Industry Perspective...................................... 71
Chapter 19 Sleep—Still a Mystery!............................................................................. 75
Chapter 20 Itching—a Diabolical, Peculiar and Often Unsolvable Problem. ..............79
Chapter 21 The Science Behind What You See........................................................... 83
Chapter 22 John Snow—The First Epidemiologist?.................................................... 87
Chapter 23 Leprosy—Not Yet Consigned to History................................................. 91
Chapter 24 Two Extraordinary Medical Writers: Lewis Thomas and Sherwin Nuland� 95
Chapter 25 Tumor Paint—A Novel Approach to Enhance Surgical Resection. ...........99
Chapter 26 Fruit Flies––Powerful Foot Soldiers in Genetic Research........................ 103
Chapter 27 Teaching: An Integral Responsibility for Regulatory Professionals.......... 107
Chapter 28 Epidemiologists—Heroes in the Search to Control Disease.................... 111
Chapter 29 Quality Characteristics From a Regulatory Perspective........................... 115
Chapter 30 The Surprising Octopus—One of Nature’s Marvels!............................... 121
Chapter 31 A Regulatory Affairs Lifetime Philosophy of Learning Revisited............. 125
Chapter 32 Ants—Should We Be More Like Them?................................................. 129
Chapter 33 Euler and Young—The Two Smartest Men Who Have Ever Lived!. .......133
Chapter 34 Frances Oldham Kelsey and Thalidomide—A Quick Review................. 137
Chapter 35 Touch—A New Science?........................................................................ 141
Chapter 36 The Giraffe—Magnificent, Odd and Endangered!.................................. 145