If we take the right approach to this major challenge, we could improve our economy along with the health of our nation we have all of the pieces we need at our disposal, but we need concerted action to get them to work together.
The "catastrophic" threat posed by antibiotic resistance should be ranked alongside terrorism on a list of threats to the nation, the Government's Chi...
The goal? To tackle a group of 17 infectious diseases that between them, affect over 1.4 billion of the poorest and most vulnerable people in the world.
Biopharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has revealed its new chief executive Pascal Soriot will receive a base salary of £1.1 million a year after jumpin...
The commercial backdrop for any pharmaceutical company bringing a product to market is the changing market landscape they face. This is largely one of fragmentation, both in terms of the types of patient who are appropriate for targeting and in terms of the disease.
If distrust of the pharmaceutical industry is not high enough, then fact sheets issued by the World Health Organisation warning of massive corruption throughout the pharmaceutical supply chain is certainly not going to inspire much confidence.
At 13, the only dream Ganesh has, is to live. His parents and brother - all died of AIDS. Of the family of four, he is now the only survivor and HIV positive. Ganesh got HIV from his mother and is among more than 100,000 children below the age of 15 who are living with HIV/AIDS in India.
What's your favourite home remedy? I know some people swear by chicken soup, others a hot water bottle, when I'm ill I prefer copious amounts of tea and a DVD.
I was carving a loaf of bread this weekend, with my new bread knife. For some reason, I didn't look at the knife and think to myself, 'Wow, that's some knife skills you have, maybe you could be a surgeon'.
Almost one week after Scotland announced plans to supplement the population with Vitamin D, a study in England has shown that population supplementation can do more harm than good, particularly when dosing individuals with the commonly used pain relief, aspirin.
A "drug-free therapy" helps slow the expected decline of people diagnosed with dementia, a study has found.
The therapy enabled sufferers to maintai...
It is well known that sunlight is a reputable source of Vitamin D and that a mere 15 minutes of sun exposure can provide enough of the essential nutri...
It's that time of year again where HQ demand to know the strategy and forecast for next year. It's always a time of trepidation, what's the level of r...
The pharma industry must look beyond the label of patient and see the person behind the disease. If you took a sample of your friends or acquaintances and asked them to describe you, what would they say?