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Meaningful Life

Dear readers, We have a wealth of information on the internet on how to live a meaningful life and mantras to obtain desired results. Meaning of living a purposeful life is different for each individual. Each one's stake is different in life. In other words, we can say the purpose and intention of living a meaningful life are dependent on one's inner built and measure of happiness. For some it is about building purposeful connections; for some, it is about having wealth in life whereas for some it could be entirely different. For me, the definition of living a meaningful life does not come without putting myself first on top of my priority list. I have to be able to carve time for myself, be able to take care of my needs, priorities and extend this definition next to my close family members and friends. With that said, a good, healthy lifestyle has lately become a big focus of my agenda on a daily basis. Paying attention to what I eat, how much I eat, what I do to keep

Risk Based Clinical Monitoring

BayBiotech.NET FDA's recommendation of Risk Based Monitoring of Clinical Trials , as published in their Draft Guidance in August 2011. For the first time, FDA provided guidance on monitoring of clinical investigations in 1988 which was recently withdrawn, stated that the “most effective way” to monitor an investigation was to “maintain personal contact between the monitor and the investigator throughout the clinical investigation.” At the time the guidance was issued, sponsors had only limited ways to effect meaningful communication with investigators other than through on-site visits.   This guidance recommends an assessment by the sponsor for the need of 100% on-site monitoring. Such an assessment may be based on the complexity of the study protocol and not be generally applicable to all trial types. It explains the importance of remote monitoring facilitated by the use of electronic data capture system (EDC) and also emphasizes the need of the identifying critical