Therapy Analysis
- Pharma R&D Annual Review
May 2008
Pharmaprojects' 2008 annual review of trends in pharmaceutical R&D appears to show the largest expansion in pipeline size ever recorded, despite disappointingly few new active substances (NASs) reaching the market... more - Sickle cell anaemia: breaking the sickle cycle
Mar 2008
In 1904, dental student Walter Noel was hospitalized with severe respiratory distress. Over the next 2 and a half years, Noel was readmitted several times for muscular rheumatism and bilious attacks. In routine blood analysis, his physician Dr Ernest Irons discovered some of his red blood cells (RBCs) to be "peculiarly elongated and sickle cell shaped". Baffled by this strange observation... more - Anticancer drugs - where are we now?
Jan 2008
In 1971, in response to pressure from the American people, President Nixon announced a 'War on Cancer'. He requested an additional US$100m budget for cancer research and converted the Army's Fort Detrick biological warfare facility into the Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center, now internationally recognised for its cancer and AIDS research... more - Vision for the future: upcoming therapies for the treatment of AMD
Nov 2007
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) accounts for nearly 50% of all visual impairment in the developed world. It is associated with adults over the age of 50, and is characterized by thinning and atrophy of the macula... more - Malaria - An ongoing Challenge
Sept 2007
Malaria is one of the largest health crises facing the world today, with 400-900 million people becoming infected with the disease each year, resulting in over a million deaths annually... more - Drug addiction: kicking the habit
July 2007
Drug addiction is the compulsive dependence on a substance, either legal or illegal, characterized by compulsive drug consumption with associated loss of control in limiting intake, craving and surfacing of an emotional state in the absence of the drug... more - Pharma R&D Annual Review
May 2007
Pharmaprojects' 2007 annual review of trends in pharmaceutical R&D appears to indicate a renewed expansion in pipeline size over the past twelve months, despite a continuing dearth of new active substances (NASs) reaching the market... more - Hearing loss & tinnitus
Apr 2007
Since the invention of the first electric guitar in the 1920s, the technological revolution has changed the face of music. With the ability to amplify music to high volumes whilst maintaining incredible sound quality... more - Anorexia & bulimia: dying to be slim
Mar 2007
It appears to be all the rage; Nicole Richie has one, Calista Flockhart had one, as did Geri Halliwell, Mary-Kate Olsen and even our own dear Princess Diana... more - Chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis: the battle against bacterial STIs
Feb 2007
Bacterial sexually-transmitted infections (STIs) now exist in epidemic proportions, causing a clear and significant health and economic impact worldwide.... more - The impact of skin disorders: Psoriasis and skin cancer
Jan 2007
Human skin, the largest organ, is an important visual communication tool, serving also to display how healthy we are. A recent study proposed that the evolution of colour vision in primates... more - Leishmaniasis: an old plague for a new world
Dec 2006
An estimated 2 million people become infected with the Leishmania parasite every year. The resulting disease lacks notoriety, particularly as it occurs most frequently in developing countries, but it is nevertheless well documented... more - Harder to breathe: living with asthma
Nov 2006
For the millions of people who are unfortunate enough to suffer from the chronic lung disease asthma, struggling to breathe is something of a regular - even daily - experience... more
