The importance, danger and costs of tuberculosis in the 21st century cannot be understated or underestimated. Though nearly extinct in the 20th century, over 1.6 billion people worldwide suffer from tuberculosis, and it is now presenting a major crisis in public health circles. As illustrated by Kenneth G. Krul, Phd., in Kalorama Information’s Global Tuberculosis […]

Toxicity is a crucial parameter that is measured throughout the drug development process. Toxic side-effects are one of the most common reasons drug candidates fail. Toxicity can be a factor of dose, the form in which the drug is administered, and the time of exposure before elimination. Patient responses also differ widely, depending on their […]

Cancer is the second most common cause of death in the industrialized world. At this time, treatment for cancer focuses on some combination of surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. But over the next five years, treatment is going to dramatically change. as detailed in the report Monoclonal Antibodies, Vaccines and Other Immunologic Cancer Treatments: World Market […]

This study The U.S. Market for Home Care Products, 5th Edition represents the fifth time Kalorama Information has investigated this growing market over the past 12 years. The U.S. market for home care products and equipment continues to post steady gains, primarily as a result of the aging population and increasing shifts of chronic care […]

Companies seeking increased revenue for their products cannot ignore the Asian Medical Device Market. Although Asia Pacific as a region was the smallest healthcare market out of the three major geographic regions (US, Europe, and Asia Pacific), rising income and with it, continued growth in healthcare spending makes Asia an important market for makers of […]

This third volume of Kalorama Information’s World Market for Anti-Infectives series, the 2nd. Edition focuses on three general product segments of antiviral treatment: Nucleoside Analogs Protease Inhibitors Other Misc. Antivirals The report covers both currently marketed and late stage development antiviral products in detail. For each segment, the report provides: Revenue Data by Infection Type […]

Many in the clinical and manufacturing community have their eyes on the Physician Office Laboratory (POL) as an outlet both to improve patient compliance and outcomes and to open new market opportunities. Studies are emerging on the clinical outcomes and cost-benefit of nearer-the-patient testing, but little certain is known about POLs as a distribution channel […]

Molecular imaging maps the locations of specific molecules and biomaterials within living tissue. As such, it has the potential to diagnose a disease, to monitor the course of that disease, and possibly facilitate treatment. Molecular imaging has developed into a promising new strategy for the diagnosis, evaluation and treatment of disease. The final volume in […]

Novel pharmacological and biological approaches to disease are calling for novel systems of delivering therapies. This has focused attention on the market for drug delivery systems and the pharmaceuticals that are sold along with those technologies. Kalorama’s Drug Delivery Systems focuses on these technologies. This offer is for the entire 4 volumes of Kalorama’s 2nd […]

SMOKING CESSATION IS AN increasingly important area of focus for pharmaceutical companies, healthcare entities and governments. There are 1.4 billion smokers in the world, and smoking is a known cause of heart disease, lung cancer, respiratory infections and many other diseases. This has created a large market for smoking cessation aids. The market, which Zyban […]