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Bringing a new drug or biological agent to market is extremely expensive, a fact many manufacturer’s cite in pricing. Now a new study points to the fact that new agents are also very expensive in terms of human capital. William …

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Clinical trial results are required by federal law to be posted within two years of a trial’s conclusion, with data available on a website called ClinicalTrials.gov. A recent study looked at how often researchers are complying. William Nelson, director of …

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Anchor lead: Measuring how particles move through mucus may help manage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Elizabeth Tracey reports Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD is a leading cause of death worldwide. Now a new study by Enid Neptune, a lung …

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