Their sole purpose is conducting medical and science research. These include providing funding as well as facilities to: individual scientists, universities and in some cases private corporations. If Abbott Labs can form some kind of partnership with them, this could help to address the issues that they are facing as far as the reduction in funding that they are receiving from their projects. ("Howard Hughes Medical Institute," 2011) (Drefius,

Abbott must expand its pharmaceutical research endeavors to ensure that it is consistently generating new drugs that are superior in quality to its competitors. Good research requires constant infusions of new talent and knowledge into the company. Problem 3: Too much emphasis on high-cost product lines Some of Abbott's product lines target a higher-end clientele, such as its animal wellness and vision care products, for which there may not be sufficient demand

Pag). Some business will continue as usual, of course: Abbott's nutrition division, based in Columbus, Ohio and employing approximately 2,000 people, announced that the nutrition unit will "fall under the umbrella of a new medical products company that will retain the Abbott name in a split announced Wednesday" (Rouan n.pag). In addition, the announcement has apparently met with international investor approval: "At the news, Abbott's shares went up 7.3% in

It must also begin to develop a test population of genetically suitable subjects. However, Abbott also faces a potential weakness within the organization in terms of its distribution of medications. Through exclusive sourcing agreements Abbott has attempted to control the introduction of unsafe product in the U.S. But Abbott's lack of control of overseas manufacturing facilities production has allowed far too many opportunities for illegal distribution, causing the brand to

A favorite target for conspiracists today as well as in the past, a group of European intellectuals created the Order of the Illuminati in May 1776, in Bavaria, Germany, under the leadership of Adam Weishaupt (Atkins, 2002). In this regard, Stewart (2002) reports that, "The 'great' conspiracy organized in the last half of the eighteenth century through the efforts of a number of secret societies that were striving for

Jesus' Teachings, Prayer, & Christian Life "He (Jesus) Took the Bread. Giving Thanks Broke it. And gave it to his Disciples, saying, 'This is my Body, which is given to you.'" At Elevation time, during Catholic Mass, the priest establishes a mandate for Christian Living. Historically, at the Last Supper, Christ used bread and wine as a supreme metaphor for the rest of our lives. Jesus was in turmoil. He was