3 articles on "orphan"

"Orphan Drugs": Hope Where There Is Little or No Hope

"Orphan Drugs": Hope Where There Is Little or No Hope by: Alex Michelini NEW YORK, N.Y., February 18, 2004 – On a visit to his doctor, Gary Jacob received distressing news – not about himself, but a friend of the doctor's. While playing...

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"Orphan Drugs": Hope Where There Is Little or No Hope

Orphan drugs are medications developed to treat rare medical conditions that are often overlooked by pharmaceutical companies due to their small patient populations. These diseases typically affect fewer than 200,000 people in the United States, maki...

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Elephants and Teenagers

Elephants and Teenagers by: Rachel Lower Something eerily familiar happened in KwaZulu-Natal's Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Park in Africa recently. The adult elephants were taken away and the orphaned youngsters were left to fend for themselves. The ...

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