Anthony Harrelson: Medicinal Advancements

Anthony Harrelson is the CEO of his own Biopharmaceutical Company that

is determined to find better ways to combat and cure disease. He pursues this
goal with fervency because he has seen in the past what medical
advancements have done for humanity as a whole. One particularly good
example of the impact pharmaceuticals had on human history can be seen
when you examine the aftereffects of World War 2. It was during this time
that the world experienced a kind of medicinal revolution, where many new
discoveries of several classes of antibacterial drugs would combat diseases
and infections that were once fatal.
Many of these advancements were initially looked into as ways to more
effectively combat battle wounds, but led to exciting advancements in the
cure for all diseases. Streptomycin for example, was discovered during the
Merck-funded research program, which would become the first effective way
to deal with tuberculosis, a very deadly disease of the time period. At the time
of this discovery, there were places called sanatoriums, which would house
and isolate those infected with tuberculosis found in every city. Most would
die within 5 years of entering the house.
The Federal Trade Commission used a report in order to see just how much
of an impact the antibiotic movement had on public health as a whole. What
they found was that there was a 42% drop in the contraction of diseases that
could be combatted by antibiotics. Even the diseases that couldnt be directly
combated by antibiotics experienced a 22% drop in rates of contraction. The
study would further reveal that the mortality rates of once devastating
diseases would drop at a remarkable rate. Antibiotic therapy would lead to a
56% decrease in mortality rates for diseases like whooping cough,
pneumonia, scarlet fever and dysentery. Tuberculosis would also experience a
decline of mortality rates of 75%. This study demonstrated just how effective
antibiotics were for combating disease.
Death rates for disease would quickly decline once antibiotics were being
used regularly in the treatment of diseases. This dramatic decline of disease
related death was also due to the new treatments for disease as well as the

vaccines coming out at the time. It was truly a time of medical triumph for
man. Thanks to all of these developments, it is estimated that the measles
vaccination alone prevented 52 million cases in 20 years.
Anthony Harrelson is the CEO of a Biopharmaceutical company that is on
the cutting edge of developing new cures.