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Dick Durbin: “A year or two ago I read that two major pharmaceutical companies were trying to develop something to slow down…”

On the recordMarch 7, 2017
A year or two ago I read that two major pharmaceutical companies were trying to develop something to slow down, intervene.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Senator Durbin refers to past efforts by pharmaceutical companies in Alzheimer's treatment.

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