| August 12, 2008 |
CPF Publishes 3rd Quarter, 2008 Action Alert Newsletter
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| August 11, 2008 |
Gilead to Initiate Phase III Clinical Trial of Letairis in IPF
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| July 31, 2008 |
Exploratory Study of Enbrel (etanercept) in IPF Shows Possible Reduction in Progression of Disease
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| July 22, 2008 |
Pulmonary Fibrosis Research Enhancement Act of 2008 Introduced in U.S. Congress
Landmark Bill Would Create National Patient Registry, Increase Public Awareness of Deadly Lung Disease
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| July 16, 2008 |
Senate Passes Key Medicare Bill that Includes Pulmonary Rehabilitation Coverage Provision and Repeals Key Home Oxygen Statute
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| July 14, 2008 |
Study Finds Sleep Quality Impacts Quality of Life for IPF Patients
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| June 27, 2008 |
ALA Report Finds Lung Disease Mortality Rates Increasing
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| June 23, 2008 |
CPF Chairman Marvin Schwarz, MD Discusses IPF Research with BioWorld Today Reporter
Rare Pulmonary Fibrosis may Have Blockbuster Potential
By Catherine Hollingsworth, BioWorld Today |
| June 14, 2008 |
Rep. Brian Baird (D- WA) Discusses PF Research Enhancement Act of 2008 with KPOJ radio (Portland, OR)
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| June 11, 2008 |
CPF Publishes 2nd Quarter, 2008 Action Alert Newsletter
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| June 03, 2008 |
2008 National IPF Awareness Week to Be Held September 7-13
Meet with Congressional Members in Your District, Write Letters, Hold a Local Event to Celebrate IPF Week and Spread the Word about IPF |
| May 21, 2008 |
Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis and American Thoracic Society Continue Research Partnership Through 2010
CPF and ATS to Jointly Award $200,000 in research funding |
| May 19, 2008 |
InterMune Initiates Roll-Over Study of Pirfenidone in IPF
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| May 19, 2008 |
Pirfenidone Gets Fast-Track Designation From FDA
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| May 18, 2008 |
CPF Chairman Marvin Schwarz, MD Receives Top Honor from American Thoracic Society
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| May 12, 2008 |
Pipex Pharmaceuticals Receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation for Oral TTM for IPF
One-Year Phase I/II Clinical Trial in Refractory IPF Patients Already Completed by Leading IPF Clinical Research Group |
| April 25, 2008 |
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) Passes Congress
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| March 15, 2008 |
CPF Joins ATS on Capitol Hill to Advocate for Lung Disease Issues
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| February 27, 2008 |
University of Minnesota Researchers Find Lung Transplant Survival, Major Complications Not Affected by Use of New Lung Allocation Scoring (LAS) System
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| February 20, 2008 |
CPF Publishes 1st Quarter, 2008 Action Alert Newsletter
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| February 19, 2008 |
Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis and National Jewish Medical and Research Center Collaborate to Provide Genetic Counseling for Familial Pulmonary Fibrosis Patients
Genetic Counseling, Medical Information, and Support Program First of its Kind in U.S. |
| January 28, 2008 |
Pulmonary Fibrosis Patients/9/11 Responders Represented at State of the Union Address for Second Year in a Row
Deadly Lung Disease Claims as Many Lives Each Year as Breast Cancer, Yet Largely Unknown |
| January 22, 2008 |
Coalition For Pulmonary Fibrosis and American Thoracic Society Awards $100,000 Pulmonary Fibrosis Grant to Massachusetts General Hospital Researcher
CPF and ATS Jointly Fund Two-Year Study Investigating Key Trigger of Lung Injury |
| January 21, 2008 |
CPF Appoints Mishka Michon Chief Executive Officer
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| January 18, 2008 |
Hollywood Takes Notice of Little Known Deadly Lung Disease
Recent Deaths of Well-Known Celebrities, Hit TV Shows Help Spread the Word About Pulmonary Fibrosis |
| January 18, 2008 |
Rare Lung Disease Cells Indicate Higher Mortality Risk
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