http://www.gsk.com/infocus/ GlaxoSmithKline is a leading healthcare company that helps people to do more, feel better and live longer. These features give you news and views about healthcare and what we do to help people live healthier, happier lives. http://www.gsk.com/infocus/epilepsy.htm Social stigma and exclusion have affected people with epilepsy for centuries. It was once referred to as 'the sacred disease', but what is epilepsy, what causes it and how is it treated? Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:00:00 GMT http://www.gsk.com/infocus/epilepsy.htm http://www.gsk.com/infocus/cystic-fibrosis.htm Cystic fibrosis (CF) is caused by a mutation in a gene called the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator. That's the science. The reality for patients with this life-threatening disease can be hard. What is GSK doing to help them? Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:00:00 GMT http://www.gsk.com/infocus/cystic-fibrosis.htm http://www.gsk.com/infocus/gift.htm GlaxoSmithKline is a major donor of medical products to disaster relief efforts. But how does it get donated medicines to areas devastated by disaster? Thu, 15 May 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://www.gsk.com/infocus/gift.htm http://www.gsk.com/infocus/malaria.htm The humble mosquito may be tiny, but it carries some of the worst diseases in the world and kills more people than any other animal. One of those diseases is malaria. Mon, 21 Apr 11:00:00 GMT http://www.gsk.com/infocus/malaria.htm http://www.gsk.com/infocus/parkinsons.htm To mark World Parkinson's Disease Day on 11 April, we look at this common neuro-degenerative disease – its causes, prevalence and treatments. Wed, 9 Apr 15:00:00 GMT http://www.gsk.com/infocus/parkinsons.htm http://www.gsk.com/infocus/lssa-london-marathon.htm For Lucozade Sport, an official sponsor of the London Marathon, there's much more involved than trucking in supplies and handing out drinks on race day. Tue, 8 Apr 15:00:00 GMT http://www.gsk.com/infocus/lssa-london-marathon.htm http://www.gsk.com/infocus/cervical-cancer-personal.htm On International Women’s Day we can celebrate the fact that the outlook for preventing one of the world’s top female cancer killers is better than it has ever been. Cervical cancer kills one woman in the world every two minutes.1 The good news is that there is now a way to stop cervical cancer before it starts – with vaccination against the challenging virus which causes the cancer, the human papillomavirus. Tue, 4 Mar 14:00:00 GMT http://www.gsk.com/infocus/cervical-cancer-personal.htm http://www.gsk.com/infocus/diffcore-tablets.htm Creating tablets with holes may not sound a very sophisticated approach to innovative drug delivery, yet the 'hole' idea is at the heart of a new generation of controlled-release tablets being introduced by GSK using its DiffCORE technology. Tue, 4 Mar 14:00:00 GMT http://www.gsk.com/infocus/diffcore-tablets.htm http://www.gsk.com/infocus/lf.htm Ten years and 750 million tablets later, progress is being made in the fight against lymphatic filariasis. Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://www.gsk.com/infocus/lf.htm