Sentences with phrase «uncommon diseases longer»

And much of the reason its creators felt confident enough to invest all that time, money, and effort — given the small number of patients who might eventually use the medicine — can be traced to the Orphan Drug Act, a 1983 federal law that gave those who develop meds for uncommon diseases longer periods of marketing exclusivity and other financial incentives.

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Celiac disease was thought to be uncommon in the United States until not long ago when it was discovered that approximately 1 % or 1 in 133 people have the disease, also known as gluten intolerance.

Intervertebral disk disease is not uncommon, especially in Poodles with short legs and a long back, which is a deformity called chondrodysplasia.