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  • adjective Countering leprosy.

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anti- +‎ leprosy

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  • Phnom Penh, the capital, recently got a new fleet of metered taxis, and it soon will have its first skyscrapers, including a 42-story luxury condominium tower rising up next to an office for a national antileprosy campaign.

    Cambodia's Premier in Strong Position Ahead of Vote 2008

  • Jan 30, 2009 | not rated yet | no comments yet A century-old drug that failed in its original intent to treat tuberculosis but has worked well as an antileprosy medicine now holds new promise as a potential therapy for multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009

  • A century-old drug that failed in its original intent to treat tuberculosis but has worked well as an antileprosy medicine now holds new promise as a potential therapy for multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases.

    Health News from Medical News Today 2009

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