Gilead slashes cost of $1,000-a-pill hepatitis drug for poor nations

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Gilead slashes cost of $1,000-a-pill hepatitis drug for poor nations

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gilead-expand-access-hepatitis-c-drugs-developing-world-130131499.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AthUvmOX9_f1S8ZCCchx3A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/7095881d6f0617d529c5422ae2399f6b2a1f0a70.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The World Health Organisation estimates there are 185 million people infected with Hepatitis C" align="left" title="The World Health Organisation estimates there are 185 million people infected with Hepatitis C" border="0" /></a>New Delhi (AFP) - US biotechnology giant Gilead Sciences announced on Monday licensing deals with seven Indian drug firms to produce cheaper copies of a $1,000-a-pill to treat Hepatitis C in over 90 developing countries.</p><br clear="all"/>

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