Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-2011

Comments

This article has been peer reviewed. It is the authors' final version prior to publication in Clinical and Translational Science Volume 4, Issue 1, February 2011, Pages 69-71. The published version is available at DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-8062.2011.00261.x. Copyright © John Wiley Sons, Inc.

Abstract

Vaccines, analgesia, and antibiotics embody some of the most

enduring therapeutic breakthroughs that have transformed

medicine. Building on such fine paradigms of biomedical

innovation, the evolution of technologies has increasingly

sparked spectacular advances across the continuum of wellness

and disease-spanning medical and surgical specialties. Discovery

science—fueled by government and private sector resources—has

systematically instituted the principles of modern healthcare

delivery ensuring that medical practice is based on up-to-date

scientifi c evidence. Th e harmony between science, technology,

and resources has culminated in a golden age of discovery and

translation, eradicating infections, curing cancers, and palliating

endocrine and metabolic diseases. Indeed, proven therapeutic and

preventive approaches have progressively moved into everyday

practice.

Share

COinS
 
 

To view the content in your browser, please download Adobe Reader or, alternately,
you may Download the file to your hard drive.

NOTE: The latest versions of Adobe Reader do not support viewing PDF files within Firefox on Mac OS and if you are using a modern (Intel) Mac, there is no official plugin for viewing PDF files within the browser window.