Iran unveils new medicine for cancer treatment

Iran unveiled new medicine, Gamma Immunex, for cancer treatment.

Minister of Health and Medical Science Education Kamran Lankarani said
at the ceremony that Gamma Immunex is also prescribed for treating
victims of chemical weapons.

The medicine produced by Exir pharmaceutical company will undergo mass
production by mid-May.

Managing director of Exir pharmaceutical company Gholamhossein
Farzandi said the medicine can treat serious infections such as
Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CCD) and malignant osteopetrosis.

He added that victims of chemical weapons suffering from pulmonary
diseases can also benefit from the medicine.

After the United States and Germany, Iran is the third country that
succeeded in producing the medicine.

Iranian experts have taken major strides in medical research in recent
years.

Meanwhile, Iran Daily said on Monday that researchers at Amir Kabir
Industrial University have developed a new type of cardiac pacemaker
with long-life batteries.

The pacemaker uses electrical impulses delivered by electrodes
containing the heart muscles to regulate the heartbeat.

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