A new study suggests that metformin, a drug widely used to treat diabetes, can benefit people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) by working to diminish lung fibrosis. The study, “Metformin Attenuates Lung Fibrosis Development Via NOX4 Suppression,” was published in the journal Respiratory Research by Nahoko Sato, MD, and…
Common Diabetes Medication Shows Promise In Treating Lung Fibrosis
Pulmonary fibrosis is a disease that affects the respiratory system by the thickening and stiffening of lung tissue, which ends up as scar tissue and makes it difficult for a person to breathe. Learn more about the simple facts of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis here. StoryBots made this fun and quirky children’s…
Prof. Daniel Chambers from the Queensland Lung Transplant Service, at The Prince Charles Hospital in Brisbane, Australia, debunks ten myths about lung transplants for pulmonary fibrosis patients and other patients with lung problems. Read about five of the myths here: Myth 1. “Lung Transplantation is an experimental treatment.” Lung transplant was considered “revolutionary” when…
Esbriet (pirfenidone) is as safe a treatment for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) in the long-term as it is already known to be from shorter term studies, data presented at the recent European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress 2016 showed. In addition, two other studies presented research highlights of the drug’s importance…
1. Bill Bright William R. Bright, best known as Bill Bright, is the co-founder of the largest Christian ministry in the world, the Campus Crusade for Christ. He died from complications related to pulmonary fibrosis in 2003. Did you know that pulmonary fibrosis can be difficult to diagnose and…
Treatment with Ofev (nintedanib) is associated with stabilization of lung function in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) according to a study published in the scientific journal Respiration.
Joe Nichols Quote About Pulmonary Fibrosis Joe Nichols is a country music star best known for the songs “Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off,” a No. 1 hit single in 2005, and “Gimme That Girl” in 2010. That song hit No. 1 on the charts eight years after the death of…
Pulmonary fibrosis is a disease that affects the respiratory system by the thickening and stiffening of lung tissue, which ends up as scar tissue.  In cases when physicians are unable to identify the root cause of the disease, it is called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. There is no single test capable of correctly diagnosing pulmonary fibrosis, which…
News Commentary In the absence of conclusive scientific data about the outcomes of stem cell therapy in people with serious and chronic diseases — from multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer’s to pulmonary fibrosis — the hundreds of clinics offering these therapies across the U.S., and the thousands worldwide, rely mainly on…
Musicians who play wind instruments are being warned of a potential hazard doctors have dubbed “bagpipe lung” — after a case study was published of a man who died of a lung condition known as hypersensitivity pneumonitis, thought to have been caused by the mold and fungi that thrived in the moist interior of a…
