Life expectancy in the UK has increased by about 50% over the last 100 years, partly due to modern medicines.
An interactive game to help pupils to find the right balanced diet for healthy living.
This online resource explores pathogens - the microorganisms that cause disease.
The heart and circulation system are explained with detailed diagrams and animated graphics.
This online interactive resource explores some of the scientists that have changed the way we understand and treat disease.
An animated graphic resource about the physiology of breathing and asthma.
This resource explores preventable infectious disease, which is estimated to cause two thirds of child deaths.
A detailed resource covering the dietary and digestive biochemistry and physiology. Human beings need to eat a balanced diet to stay healthy.
Enzymes - biological catalysts that control the reactions of life. Inside every cell hundreds of chemical reactions take place.
<p>Information and resources from the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI), trade body of the UK pharmaceutical industry.&l
This online resource explores the ongoing battle between people and both communicable and non-communicable diseases.
Take a virtual tour of the chemistry laboratories and the pilot plant making pharmaceutical products on a large scale.