Three-drug combo harmful for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis 
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A combination of three drugs used worldwide as the standard of care for a serious lung disease puts patients in danger of death or hospitalization, and should not be used together to treat the disease, called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, according to ...
First, do no harm: Study finds danger in standard treatment for a serious lung ... Sacramento Bee

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Stopping cell migration may help block fibrosis and the spread of cancer 
Bizcommunity.com
The researchers have both uncovered a signaling pathway that promotes cell migration in certain forms of pulmonary fibrosis, a deadly lung disease, and developed a drug treatment that may block the cancer cell migration.

 

Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Launches Partnership With Inspire Online Support ... 
MarketWatch (press release)
With no FDA-approved treatment or cure for pulmonary fibrosis (PF), support groups are an important aspect to providing patients and families with a forum to improve their lives while living with the disease. Providing accessibility and improving ...

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Golf: Dick King still swinging despite lung disease 
Worcester Telegram
Dick King of Worcester, who has pulmonary fibrosis, follows a drive during a round Monday on Cyprian Keyes' par-3 course. (T&G Staff/RICK CINCLAIR) For Dick King, golf has become a breath of fresh air, and for him, that's saying a lot.

 

CBS4 - WHBF Quad Cities, IL-IA News Weather SportsSchool proposes renaming ... 
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Entertainment News from AP By Clay LePard Merv Habenicht passed away last Wednesday after a battle with pulmonary fibrosis and the school is proposing renaming its football field after the former coach. "The man's legacy will continue and naming the ...

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Hypertonic saline does not reduce rate of pulmonary exacerbations in young ... 
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Margaret Rosenfeld, MD, MPH, of Seattle Children's Hospital, and colleagues conducted a study to examine if hypertonic saline would reduce the rate of pulmonary exacerbations in children younger than 6 years of age with cystic fibrosis (CF).

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Rose Bowl Walk to Benefit Pulmonary Fibrosis Organization 
Patch.com
By Kelly Hartog Chatsworth residents Chantal Chelin and her daughter Sarah Jane Chelin will host a walk at Pasadena's Rose Bowl on May 12 to raise funds and awareness for Pulmonary Fibrosis, an incurable lung disease that took their husband and father ...
June 3 Memorial Golf Tournament Benefits Pulmonary Fibrosis Research University of Rochester Newsroom

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FibroGen Expands Clinical Study Based on Preliminary Data Indicating ... 
MarketWatch (press release)
HRCT assessments are made by pulmonary radiology experts who are using advanced digital imaging methods to quantify extent of and changes in lung fibrosis. Combined 6-month preliminary pulmonary function and HRCT data are available for over half of the ...

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Promedior Appoints Suzanne L. Bruhn, Ph.D., as President and Chief Executive ... 
MarketWatch (press release)
Dr. Bruhn takes on the role of CEO at a time when Promedior is rapidly advancing its product candidates in human clinical trials for diseases involving fibrosis, including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), myelofibrosis, and retinal diseases.

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Pulmonary fibrosis hasn't stopped cyclist's pedals 
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Pulmonary fibrosis hasn't stopped cyclist's pedals. Indoor cycling instructor Robyn Rourke pedals beside her student and friend Rob Alexander-Carew, who last July was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis, a degenerative lung disease.