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The article presents a speech by attorney Richard M. Cooper which was delivered at the Food and Drug Law Institute's 56th Annual Conference on April 23, 2013. Cooper addresses various issues including the U.S. Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the 1906 Pure Food and Drugs Law, as well as the nation's Food and Drug Administration (FDA). FDA approvals for drugs and devices are also mentioned, along with the FDA Alumni Association.

The article focuses on the agreements used by federal agencies in settling enforcement actions against public companies and other institutions in the U.S. These include the deferred and non-prosecution, the consent decrees, and the corporate integrity and institutional compliance agreements. Moreover, it provides examples of cases and policy issues raised during settlement agreements.

The article focuses on health claims on food in the U.S. According to the author, the view that a food label making a claim with respect to a particular disease renders the food a drug is overbroad. He says that any article meant to be used in the diagnosis, cure, treatment, or prevention of disease is a drug even if it is also a food.

Abstract: Study Objective: To determine the current trends in airway education in academic programs. Design: Survey instrument. Setting: American academic medical center. Subjects: 147 directors of American and Canadian anesthesiology residency programs. Measurements: An invitation to complete an online questionnaire was sent. Non-responding institutions were contacted repeatedly by email and telephone to ensure a reasonable response rate. Main Results: 88 of the 147 (60%) programs completed the survey. Forty-three respondents (49%) reported that they had formal airway rotations, and 39 respondents said that a designated titled faculty member was responsible for airway training. Didactic lecture and manikin instruction were used by more than two thirds of the programs. Documentation of supervised airway experience was recorded in 71 (82%) programs. The majority of the programs (81%) had videolaryngoscopes. A fiberoptic bronchoscope was nearly universally available, and approximately one third (34%) of graduating residents were estimated to have performed more than 25 awake fiberoptic intubations. For most techniques, the estimates of the required number of procedures to ensure competence varied widely. Conclusions: The number of programs with a formal airway management program continues to increase, and programs are incorporating newer intubation techniques. The criteria for competence have not been established. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]