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Most of the $48 billion the chemistry industry spends every year in research and development goes toward developing new pharmaceuticals. An analysis by the Columbia Business School shows that every $15 billion invested in pharmaceutical research and development saves 1.6 million lives annually. That’s equivalent to saving a city the size of Philadelphia every single year.
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The American chemistry industry is the world leader in producing liquid helium, the chemical which makes MRI machines possible by cooling the superconductive magnets.
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Chlorine Chemistry helps manage asthma symptoms
Modern medicinal chemistry provides many of the essential tools prescribed by doctors to control patients’ asthma symptoms. Chlorine chemistry, in particular, plays a role in helping to provide a popular, asthma prevention medication. It also helps produce the propellants that guide inhaled medicines into the lungs to relieve sudden symptoms. » learn more
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New Medicinal Patches Enable Effective Drug Delivery
Most people are well aware of the benefits of modern medicine and the important role prescription drugs play in reducing pain, eliminating infection and curing disease. But they are often unaware that the most common methods for delivering drugs—oral and intravenous—are not the only options. » learn more
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Blood Made From Plastic Could Save Lives
Researchers in England have developed a synthetic form of blood made from plastic molecules that could help save lives when natural blood is unavailable or in short supply, such as on battlefields and during natural catastrophes. » learn more
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New Medical Advances Improve Lives
Chemistry can be linked to many new and exciting advances in the healthcare field. Read on for several examples of how chemistry contributes to the development of medical products and programs that improve the health—and even save the lives—of thousands of people worldwide. » learn more
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Chlorine Chemistry: Providing Pharmaceuticals That Are essential2health
While chemistry is essential to manufacturing modern pharmaceuticals, chlorine chemistry, in particular, plays a significant role in producing the medicines we use the most. » learn more
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Chemistry sponsors independent research designed to protect children by applying new scientific methods that guard against potential risks » learn more
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