2004 IPF News and Announcements

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11/02/04 - Mayo Clinic says anticancer drug effective against IPF

10/27/04 - FibroGen Announces FG-3019 Found Safe and Well Tolerated in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

10/07/04 - 2004 IPF Awareness Week Raises More than $110,000 for IPF; CPF Works to Build Partnerships on Capitol Hill

09/17/04 - Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis Announces Publication of New Educational Tools for Patients

09/02/04 - David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA to Host Living With IPF Seminar October 2, 2004

08/28/04 - CPF Member Newsletter, Fall 2004

08/11/04 - Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis Announces 2004 National IPF Awareness Week

08/10/04 - CPF Supports Efforts to Advocate for Federal Funding of Research on New Stem Cell Lines; Encourages Support of Sen. Feinstein's Embryonic Stem Cell Research Petition

08/09/04 - Mayo Clinic Study Shows Heart Drugs Don't Slow Lung Disease

08/03/04 - Yale Researchers Find Treatment for Pulmonary Fibrosis May be Achieved by Blocking Cell Death in the Lung

08/02/04 - New Study Finds Adult Stem Cells Migrate to Lung, Contribute to Pulmonary Fibrosis

06/28/04 - Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis Supports Bill to End Medicare’s 24-Month Waiting Period

05/25/04 - CPF Member Newsletter, April-June 2004

05/18/04 - New Research on Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Suggests That 55 Percent of IPF Patients May Be Initially Misdiagnosed

04/07/04 - Pulmonary fibrosis patients at risk of coronary artery disease: New Study highlights inflammation's role in heart disease

04/01/04 - CPF Member Newsletter, January-March 2004

03/31/04 - Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis Announces Partnership with National Coalition of Autoimmune Patient Groups to Advance National Advocacy Programs

03/30/04 - InterMune Announces Publication of Study Analyzing the Biological Effects of Actimmune in IPF

03/24/04 - InterMune's Pirfenidone Granted U.S. Orphan Drug Designation for the Treatment Of Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

02/20/04 - CPF Launches Online Version of Basic Research Questionnaire

02/14/04 - IPF Patient Sandra Rock Fox-40 Sacramento | Windows Media File |

02/04/04 - InterMune Initiates Limited Early Access Program for Pirfenidone for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

01/16/04 - CPF Partners with HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital and University of Miami School of Medicine to Host IPF Educational Seminar in Sarasota, FL on March 6, 2004

01/14/04 - Some Cases of Lung Disease May Be Linked With Tricyclic Antidepressant, Study Suggests