In 1900 only a handful of drugs (morphine, quinine, aspirin etc) had genuine efficacy and recovery from infections was haphazard. Now there are literally thousands of drugs and life-threatening infections have been either overcome or much diminished. Life-saving Drugs: the Elusive Magic Bullet describes the discovery and development of antibacterial, anti-viral and
anti-cancer drugs. The book highlights the colourful characters behind the
inventions and the huge improvements in quality of life and life-expectancy that these drugs have produced. Emphasis is given to the new drugs that have emerged as a result of knowledge of the human genome, and the ways in which the newer drugs are being…
