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Firms abandoning antibiotics research

Drugs that make more money sought

By Christopher Rowland
Globe Staff / March 13, 2004

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America's drug industry, including anti-infection pioneers Eli Lilly & Co. and Wyeth, is abandoning research into antibiotics in favor of more lucrative drugs at a time when patients need new versions to fight drug-resistant bacteria. (Full Article: 911 Words)

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