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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The scientists in the cutting-edge laboratories
3 of America's pharmaceutical research companies create most of
4 the world's new medicines, which benefit tens of millions of
5 patients; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Due to their efforts, more than 2,500 medicines
7 are in development today to give patients more and better
8 therapeutic options; and
 
9     WHEREAS, These potential new treatments include
10 pharmaceuticals for cancer, Alzheimer's disease, infectious
11 diseases, heart disease, arthritis, stroke, diabetes, obesity,
12 hypertension, HIV/AIDS, and many other life-threatening
13 diseases and medical conditions; and
 
14     WHEREAS, The men and women who discover and create these
15 medicines deserve recognition for their life-saving and
16 life-enhancing accomplishments; and
 
17     WHEREAS, Recipients of the Pharmaceutical Research and
18 Manufacturers of America's Discoverers Award over the
19 program's 20 years have included the creators of vital new
20 medicines for life-threatening infections, chronic myeloid
21 leukemia, rheumatoid arthritis, AIDS, preventing rejections of

 

 

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1 life-saving transplants, and lowering cholesterol; therefore,
2 be it
 
3     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
5 applaud the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of
6 America (PhRMA) on the 20th anniversary of its Discoverers
7 Award program, which each year honors scientists whose tireless
8 research and development of new pharmaceuticals have greatly
9 benefited patients all over the world.