pharmaceuticals

(University of California - Los Angeles) UCLA scientists have succeeded in making unique nanoscale droplets that are much smaller than a human cell and can potentially be used to deliver pharmaceuticals.

A Bush Administration official says the Environmental Protection Agency is “committed to taking action” on reports of pharmaceuticals in much of the nation’s drinking water supply.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- With trace amounts of pharmaceuticals showing up in the drinking water of major cities, authorities are encouraging consumers around the Great Lakes to drop off leftover and expired medicine at collection centers....