Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), which was a new and unidentified disease when it first affected people, ripped through Asia and Toronto from late 2002 into the summer of 2003, before being contained for the season. Taiwan with just 346 reported cases performed 10,000 diagnostic tests. Three years after West Nile Virus (WNV) first appeared […]
December 1, 2003
Over the past three years, Kalorama Information’s analysts have studied drug delivery markets from several angles. In 2001 and 2002, we published a 5-volume series on drug delivery technology, each volume devoted to a route of administration: Volume I: Oral Drug Delivery Volume II: Injectable and Implantable Drug Delivery Volume III: Pulmonary Drug Delivery Volume […]
November 7, 2003
Rheumatoid arthritis is a progressive disease of the joint structure that may be localized or systemic. It varies significantly in severity, producing symptoms that range from minor aches to severe disability and joint deformity. While rheumatoid arthritis can be diagnosed at any age, for childhood to the later years, it most commonly presents with significant […]
November 1, 2003
The process of creating a new drug is lengthy and complex. From discovery to development to market, there are numerous pitfalls. In this report, Kalorama focuses on one of the trickiest yet also most promising areas: the interface between discovery and development known as lead optimization. The pressure is on: get better lead compounds faster […]
November 1, 2003
Diagnostic testing for prion diseases has become more important as countries increase the number of tests to battle the potential public health problem. Academic, government, and industry organizations continue to develop diagnostic testing technologies and policies as preventative measures. The number of prion diagnostic technologies being used and developed for prion diseases primarily reflects the […]
October 1, 2003
Growth factors are gene products that play important roles in the regulation of cell division and tissue proliferation. Generally, the binding of a growth factor to its receptor initiates or, in some cases, blocks the ability of cells to divide and multiply. The nature and mode of action of these substances have made them of […]
October 1, 2003
Wound care has come into its own in the last five years and is now recognized as a specialty. The field has become so diverse and dynamic that studying “the wound care market” as a whole is no longer instructive. As technologies begin to be commercialized and products hit the market, segmentation by application is […]
September 1, 2003
Wound care has come into its own in the last five years and is now recognized as a specialty. The field has become so diverse and dynamic that studying “the wound care market” as a whole is no longer instructive. As technologies begin to be commercialized and products hit the market, segmentation by application is […]
September 1, 2003
The OTC women’s health market encompasses a wide variety of products that have been determined safe and effective as over-the-counter products. The market is driven by several factors including increasing number of baby boomers entering old age, increasing incidences of diseases; product demand; and several others. In response to many inquiries from readers of Kalorama […]
August 1, 2003