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Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx
New data from Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx detailed
June 23rd, 2006
New control strategies are needed for the soil-transmitted helminth infections, ascariasis, trichuriasis, and hookworm. Scientists writing in the journal Lancet report, "The three main soil-transmitted helminth infections, ascariasis, trichuriasis, and hookworm, are common clinical disorders in man. The gastrointestinal tract of a child living in poverty in a less developed country is likely to be parasitized with at least one, and in many cases all three soil-transmitted helminths, with resultant impairments in physical, intellectual, and cognitive development. The benzimidazole anthelmintics, mebendazole, and albendazole, are commonly used to remove these...
Source: Biotech Law Weekly (2006-06-23)
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