Judge: Company must give experimental drug to teen

Wednesday, August 20, 2008 - 16:56 in Psychology & Sociology

(AP) -- A federal judge on Wednesday ordered a research company to supply an experimental drug to a 16-year-old Minnesota boy who is terminally ill with a rare form of muscular dystrophy. The decision offers no immediate relief to Jacob Gunvalson. Due to federal regulations, the teen cannot begin taking the drug immediately.

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