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Gilead
[ gil-ee-uhd ]
noun
- a district of ancient Palestine, E of the Jordan River, in present N Jordan.
- Mount, a mountain in NW Jordan. 3,596 feet (1,096 meters).
Gilead
1/ ˈɡɪlɪˌæd /
noun
- Old Testament a grandson of Manasseh; ancestor of the Coileadites (Numbers 26: 29–30)
Gilead
2/ ˈɡɪlɪˌæd /
noun
- a historic mountainous region east of the River Jordan, rising over 1200 m (4000 ft)
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Gilead has already found in laboratory tests that remdesivir maintains its effectiveness against 2,000 coronavirus strains, chief executive Daniel O’Day said.
Gilead has questioned the results of WHO’s trial and said the agency still has not released key data to allow the company or others to evaluate the reliability of the interim results.
The approval of remdesivir, sold under the brand name Veklury, will allow Gilead to market the drug and talk about its benefits to doctors, nurses, and patients.
Gilead’s drug is meant for the sickest patients and those who have been hospitalized.
Gilead didn’t respond to questions from Science News about licensing GS-441524.
Molina says Gilead is entitled to a return, but questions whether taxpayers should be paying so much of its acquisition costs.
Behind the shop is another mighty fellow, known all over this countryside as the 'Great Balm of Gilead.'
And what is true of the land of Gilead is true of all lands bordering the Desert.
Thy guilt is great, thy wound is deep, but there is virtue in the balm of Gilead when applied by the great Physician.
The man crossed the room, and sought to pour in the balm of Gilead to the wounded conscience.
That of certain poplars, like the Balm of Gilead, is the most noticeable and fragrant,—no spring incense more agreeable.
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