Virtually every large drug company is testing experimental compounds they hope will alleviate its symptoms.

Experiments in Africa Already, marking an important landmark in the search for a vaccine, French and Zairian researchers working in Africa have begun to test experimental compounds in humans.

The experimental compound, known as gantenerumab, is being developed by Roche, the Swiss pharmaceutical company.

He could have been ordering experimental compounds, couldn't he?

Ms. Roche, a 24-year-old technician at the university's asthma and allergy center, had been ill since May 5, one day after she inhaled an experimental compound as part of a study to understand the cause of asthma.

The dispute involves an experimental compound that Dr. Robert Gallo, one of the world's leading AIDS researchers, believes holds promise for treating Kaposi's sarcoma.

It was revealed that his mutation was a result of an experimental compound being stored near the hospital where he was born.

She said Dr. Hoofnagle should have used the term "experimental anti-viral compound" on the form "and underlined it."

The following drugs are experimental compounds that are not commercially available, but may be obtained from the manufacturer as part of a clinical trial or on a compassionate basis.

Epimerox is an experimental broad-spectrum antibiotic compound being developed by scientists at the Rockefeller University and Astex Pharmaceuticals.