Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) patients received two pieces of good news just recently when the US Food and Drug Administration announced that it has granted approval for two IPF treatments: Esbriet® (pirfenidone) from InterMune, Inc., and Ofev…
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Earlier this month, a second province in Canada finally approved novel pulmonary fibrosis drug Esbriet (pirfenidone) for public funding, which is a giant leap towards improving the lives of thousands of individuals living with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis…
New Brunswick, Canada residents currently in the fight against a rare and mysterious disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), have received new hope after it was announced that the provincial government has added Esbriet (pirfenidone) to the list of treatments publicly funded under the New Brunswick Prescription Drug…
Asbestos exposure has traditionally been linked to Mesothelioma. Now, however, IPF is also being associated with exposure to asbestos in some cases as well. Mesothelioma, a rare type of cancer that affects the protective lining of internal organs, is a common consequence of asbestos exposure. It can…
Seo Hyo-seok, a specialist in Korean traditional medicine, is visiting the United States for a week to promote his unique technique for the treatment of chronic lung conditions like asthma, atopic dermatitis, pulmonary fibrosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The doctor is the head of the Pyunkang Korean…
Specialty pharmaceutical company Pacific Therapeutics Ltd., known for their strategy on reformulating and improving pre existing FDA-approved drugs, has several leading pipeline products and ongoing research programs targeted at $1 billion dollar markets for erectile dysfunction and pulmonary fibrosis. Recently,…
Emerging product development and commercialization company Allied Minds has just launched a divisional biopharmaceutical company that will specialize in the utilization of a protein called, RHAMM or Receptor for Hyaluronan Mediated Motility, for the creation of products indicated to enhance the body’s natural reparative mechanisms. The company, Novare Pharmaceuticals, is aiming…
Although multi walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are all the rage in product development, finding applications in sporting goods, electronic devices, and many other products, they pose a potential health hazard similar to asbestos. However, Dr. James Bonner, a professor at North Carolina State University, found a way to reduce…
A case study of pulmonary fibrosis (PF) in association with autoimmune diseases, entitled “A case of pulmonary fibrosis associated with rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma sine scleroderma and ANCA associated vasculitis” was published in SpringerPlus by Dr. Amritpal Singh Anand from Lakeland Rheumatology and colleagues in Michigan describing a rare…
A new study offering insights into pulmonary fibrosis, entitled “Secreted frizzled related proteins inhibit fibrosis in vitro but appear redundant in vivo” was published in Fibrogenesis &Tissue Repair by Dr. Rik JU Lories’ research group at University Hospitals Leuven in Belgium. In this new research, the authors investigated…
