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FDA finds bits of steel, rubber in Genzyme drugs

Headlines from the Associated Press  Fri, 11/13/2009 - 15:23

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal health regulators have found tiny particles of trash in drugs made by Genzyme, the second time this year the biotechnology company has been cited for contamination issues....

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Discovery offers potential new pancreatic cancer treatment

EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health  Sun, 11/01/2009 - 23:00

(American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists) Tiny particles that can carry drugs and target cancer cells may offer treatment hope for those suffering with pancreatic cancer.

New research to be presented in November at the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists Annual Meeting in Los Angeles reveals that tumor-penetrating microparticles (TPM) have been specifically designed to break through hard-to-infiltrate barriers and deliver drugs more effectively and efficiently than the standard form of chemotherapy such as those injected through a vein.

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