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More than 900 new medicines are in development to treat the diseases of ageing. This is good news. Today Europe is facing a dramatic new reality, that of an ageing population. Birth rates are falling...
View ArticleMedicines in Development for Neurological Conditions
Pharmaceutical research companies are developing 547 new medicines to treat debilitating neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, brain injury, Parkinson's and stroke....
View ArticleMedicines in Development for Heart Disease and Stroke
Pharmaceutical researchers are working on 312 medicines for two of the leading causes of death in Ireland-heart disease and stroke-keeping up the momentum of drug discovery that has helped cut deaths...
View ArticleNew Medicines in Development to Treat Leading Causes of Cancer
Few things cause patients more fear and uncertainty than a cancer diagnosis. But today—because of a steady stream of new and improved medicines and treatments—cancer increasingly can be managed and...
View ArticleNew Medicines in Development for HIV/Aids
The 1st December 2009 marked the 21st anniversary of 'World AIDS Day' - a global awareness campaign that originated at the 1988 World Summit of Ministers of Health on Programmes for AIDS Prevention....
View ArticleNew Medicines in Development for Women
Pharmaceutical research and biotechnology companies are developing 969 medicines for diseases that disproportionately affect women. Pharmaceutical research and biotechnology companies continue making...
View ArticleNew Medicines in Development for Children
Pharmaceutical researchers are testing 234 medicines to meet the special health needs of children. These medicines offer hope that the significant improvements achieved in children’s health over the...
View ArticleNew Medicines in Development for Diabetes
Diabetes is increasing at an alarming rate in Ireland. Each year approximately 500 Irish people are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. However a new study from the international research-based...
View ArticleMedicines in Development for Mental Illness
There are a record 313 new medicines to treat patients suffering from mental health disorders being developed by the international research-based pharmaceutical industry according to a new report. An...
View ArticleMedicines in Development for Infectious Diseases
Critical challenges remain in the centuries-old battles against infectious diseases, particularly as bacteria and viruses mutate and as the threat of bioterrorism grows. Responding to this need,...
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