| December 27, 2007 |
Mark Shreve Interviewed in HealthDay Discussing PF Research in Terriers
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| December 10, 2007 |
CPF Publishes Fourth Quarter, 2007 Action Alert Newsletter
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| November 30, 2007 |
Evel Knieval Lost to Pulmonary Fibrosis
Urgent Need for Increased Awareness of Disease, Funding for Research |
| November 28, 2007 |
Study: NEJM Study Indicates CT Scans Could Raise Cancer Risk
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| November 06, 2007 |
Gilead and LG Life Science Announce Agreement to Advance Novel Drug Candidates for Treatment of Fibrotic Diseases
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| October 29, 2007 |
Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis Fundraising Events Raise $280,000 for IPF
Events held in Chicago and Los Angeles provide foundation for new education and research efforts to fight IPF |
| October 17, 2007 |
Resolution Recognizing Pulmonary Fibrosis Challenges Overwhelmingly Passes House
Legislation formally calls for research into treatment, cure for devastating lung disease |
| October 17, 2007 |
CPF Urges Congress to Increase Funding for IPF Research in 2009 Federal Budget
Success of 2007 National IPF Awareness Week on Capitol Hill Drives Efforts to Increase Research, Awareness for Deadly Lung Disease |
| October 17, 2007 |
CPF To Co-Host Living with IPF Patient Seminar in Partnership with Emory University
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| October 16, 2007 |
Rep. Mike Castle (R-DE) Publishes Letter to the Editor in Support of Work of CPF
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| September 27, 2007 |
Man's Best Friend May Open Door to Understanding Fibrotic Lung Disease in Human and Animal Populations
Human and Canine Respiratory Specialists Meet for First Time to Discuss Joint Research Efforts into Pulmonary Fibrosis and Other Fibrotic Lung Diseases |
| August 30, 2007 |
Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis Launches Aggressive Ad Campaign Directed at United States Congress
Organization Urges Congress to Increase Federal Funding for Deadly, Incurable Disease |
| August 16, 2007 |
First Clinical Genetic Test for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Launched by Ambry Genetics
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| August 14, 2007 |
CPF Profiled in Everything Respiratory Summer Newsletter
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| August 08, 2007 |
Pulmonary Fibrosis Mortality Rates Continue to Increase, Especially in Women
Demand for PF Research Funding Greater Than Ever |
| July 28, 2007 |
CPF's Teresa Geiger Appears on TMJ-4 Milwaukee (2nd Interview)
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| July 26, 2007 |
Resolution Recognizing IPF and CPF’s National IPF Awareness Week Passes Senate
Legislation formally calls for research into treatment, cure for devastating lung disease |
| July 25, 2007 |
CPF's Teresa Geiger Appears on TMJ-4 Milwaukee
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| July 18, 2007 |
Resolution Recognizing IPF Challenges Introduced in 110th Congress
Legislation formally calls for research into treatment, cure for devastating lung disease |
| July 13, 2007 |
Congressman Baird Works to Raise Awareness of Pulmonary Fibrosis
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| June 11, 2007 |
NEOPHARM, Inc. Signs Exclusive License Agreement with NIH for the Use of CINTREDEKIN BESUDOTOX for the Treatment of Pulmonary Fibrosis
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| June 08, 2007 |
Joe Nichols Fan Club Partners with CPF to Create Memorial Gift in Nichols' Father's Name
Mike Nichols Fund of Hope” to Raise Research Funding for
Disease that Claimed Country Stars’ Father’s Life |
| June 05, 2007 |
UPMC Researchers Find Gene Expression Patterns Predict Rapid Decline In IPF Patients
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| June 05, 2007 |
Pipex Pharmaceuticals Announces Presentation of Phase I/II Clinical Trial Results of COPREXA for the Treatment of IPF
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| June 04, 2007 |
John's Hopkins University to Host Patient Education Day June 16, 2007
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| May 16, 2007 |
InterMune Completes Patient Enrollment in Phase 3 'Capacity' Program Evaluating Pirfenidone in Patients With IPF
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| May 08, 2007 |
CPF Publishes Second Quarter, 2007 Action Alert Newsletter
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| April 18, 2007 |
CPF Signs On to Medicare Rights Center Letter to Congress Asking for Elimination Medicare 24-Wait Period Act
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| April 16, 2007 |
Respiratory Care Leadership and CPF Express Patient Access Concerns Over CMS Final Rule on Competitive Bidding for Home Oxygen Therapy
CQRC Underscores that Competitive Bidding Could Have Dramatic Impact on Beneficiary Services and Quality of Care for Thousands of Patients; Could Cost More to Administer Than it Will Save |
| April 06, 2007 |
CPF to Host Living with IPF Patient Symposium May 12, 2007
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| April 05, 2007 |
VIDA Diagnostics Inc. receives $200,000 medical imaging grant from NIH
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| March 29, 2007 |
Families Respond to Discovery of Genetic Link in Pulmonary Fibrosis Published in NEJM
Findings May Lead to New Approaches to Treat or Cure IPF |
| March 28, 2007 |
Gene Mutations Linked to IPF by Hopkins, Vanderbilt Researchers
James Loyd, M.D., CPF scientific advisory board member, serves as investigator and author of manuscript |
| March 22, 2007 |
Medical Journal Publishes First Large-Scale Survey Revealing Experiences of IPF Patients
CPF-Funded Research Manuscript Appears in Peer-Review Journal Respiratory Medicine |
| March 20, 2007 |
InterMune Provides Update on Phase III Pirfenidone Clinical Trials
Company Says Enrollment Ahead of Schedule; Reinforces Statistical Power of Study |
| March 17, 2007 |
Respironics' I-neb(R) Device to be Utilized in Clinical Evaluation of Interferon Gamma in IPF Patients
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| March 13, 2007 |
UCLA Study Reports Viagra May Help Improve Exercise Capacity in Pulmonary Fibrosis Patients
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| March 12, 2007 |
Stem Cell Finding Could Help Reduce Transplant Rejection
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| March 05, 2007 |
InterMune Discontinues Phase III Clinical Trial of Actimmune for IPF
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| February 13, 2007 |
CPF Publishes First Quarter, 2007 Action Alert Newsletter
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| February 05, 2007 |
CPF & Home Respiratory Therapy Leaders Express Concern Over Administration’s Proposed Cuts to Medicare Home Oxygen Benefit
Patients, Physicians Warn That Further Reductions Will Have Negative Impact on |
| January 22, 2007 |
Coalition For Pulmonary Fibrosis and American Thoratic Society Awards $100,000 Pulmonary Fibrosis Grant to Johns Hopkins Researcher
CPF and ATS Jointly Fund Two-Year Study for Pulmonary Fibrosis |
