You probably know what Vitamin D is, where and how you can find it. For example, in food vitamin D is easily found in cheese, butter, fatty fish, healthy cereals, among others; you can also buy some supplements which will provide you with the vitamin D you need.
Pulmonary Fibrosis and Vitamin D: Deficiency Symptoms
In 2014, Mark, a 44-year-old father of two young children, saw his life slowly declining after being diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Pulmonary Fibrosis is his youtube channel, which he uses to share some of his experiences while living with IPF, at the same time he…
The Lung Institute is a specialized institute that focuses on offering therapies which help patients suffering from lung problems like COPD and pulmonary fibrosis. They are now celebrating their 3rd anniversary of treating and changing the lives of over 2,000 patients with their stem cell therapy…
Patara Pharma has announced the appointment of John Schmid to its Board of Directors. The company’s lead product, PA101B, is a potential  treatment for pulmonary fibrosis and moving through clinical trials. “John joins Patara’s board at a pivotal time as we advance our flagship program, PA101B, through multiple Phase 2 studies to improve…
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a degenerative lung disease affecting the lives of thousands of people. It causes the scarring of the lungs, making it difficult to breathe, among other symptoms. The cause of it is still unknown and there isn’t much information about the disease. Usually, patients suffering from…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgAId_2G85w In this video from NewsKAYadams, let’s remember John Palmer, a veteran NBC News reporter who passed away due to complications from pulmonary fibrosis.  The 77-year-old former White House correspondent and Today show host died at George Washington Hospital after a brief illness. Palmer was a…
Scientists are constantly looking for new ways to make medicine more personalized. One way they are doing this is by researching stem cells. These researched cells are undifferentiated, which means they don’t have a specific job or function, so because of this they have the potential to become other kinds…
More effective treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is needed for reasons as solidly grounded in economics as they are in basic healthcare, a study published in the Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy points out — showing that acute exacerbations and disease-related hospitalizations in lung fibrosis patients are associated with high…
Having a lung transplant may be an overwhelming experience. Your pulmonary fibrosis care team is there to help you every step of the way, but it is your body that will undergo the actual procedure. It’s of the utmost importance to have an…
Joe Nichols is a country singer and songwriting superstar, who lost his father to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis — a rare and fatal lung disease that causes the scaring of the lungs. His father was misdiagnosed for years, a factor which led to his death. NewsWatch Television shares…
