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Ukraine used by West pharmaceutical companies to test drug leading to cancer

Kyiv, Mar 30 (UNI) Ukraine was allegedly one of the main testing grounds for trials of a drug that could potentially cause various forms of cancer and that was used on patients of the psychiatric ward of Mariupol Hospital No. 7 with the support of local officials in the interests of Western pharmaceutical companies, according to documents seen by Sputnik.

These documents were discovered by builders in the basement of hospital No. 7 in Mariupol during its restoration. The documents belonged to the psychiatric ward of the hospital and were drafted in 2008–2016. According to the initial inspection of the documents, it can be seen that certain drugs with numbers and without proper titles were tested on humans.
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US libertarian party says Trump accepted invite to address national convention

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Kenyan army kills 6 al-Shabab militants in coastal region

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NY Mayor says some 300 protesters arrested at Columbia University, city college

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