This volume of Kalorama Information’s World Market for Anti-Infectives series 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 an An overview Description of products on the market […]

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 patients from hospitals to home. In 2004, an estimated 16 million people received home health care in the United States, and most of these individuals also used […]

With the promise of improved outcomes and shorter recovery times and costs, endoscopic surgery has evolved into an accepted surgical discipline in most therapeutic areas. However, spine surgeons in particular have been slow to embrace this new technology over the past decade or so. Challenges specific to the spinal column have made the adoption of […]

Interest in and use of the technology has exploded in recent years, thanks to advances in cell biology, biochemical agents, and computer analysis. Research groups around the world are joining the effort to use magnetic, nuclear, and optical imaging techniques to study the molecular interactions that underlie biological processes. This market briefing presents an overview […]

In addition to being one of the most important tissues in the body, blood has emerged as a key vector in the transmission of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases. With the rising demand for transfusions in a variety of conditions such as anemias, trauma, and high-blood-loss surgeries, supplies have been stretched and the dangers of […]

In the last decade the importance of reaching the Hispanic market has become increasingly apparent to marketing practitioners in all industries. Hispanics have not only increased in numbers to become the largest ethnic minority population in the United States, but also increased in purchasing power, representing an estimated $680 billion in 2004 and expected to […]

This study provides a comprehensive analysis of available and emerging reproductive products and technologies related to contraception and infertility treatments. The goal of this study is to provide a comprehensive range of information from detailed product analyses through industry trends, and to quantify and qualify the market for hormonal contraceptives, infertility pharmaceuticals, and for assisted […]

For the past 60 years, antibiotic drugs have changed bacterial infections from the life-threatening scourges they once were into eminently treatable conditions. However, the effectiveness of many antibiotics is waning dramatically, as more and more types of bacteria become resistant to traditional agents. As a result, pharmaceutical companies are taking a second look at the […]

The worldwide market for prescription cardiovascular drugs encompasses a wide variety of products that treat the many facets of cardiovascular disease. The field of cardiology is currently experiencing a busy and dynamic period. As a result, the range of therapeutic options available to physicians has expanded significantly in the past few years and the development […]

Within the world of life science research, informatics plays a key role. A few years ago, this market space was occupied primarily by a few niche players, but over the past five years, established companies have expanded their offerings and hundreds of new software companies have surfaced. In the rapidly changing field of informatics, it […]