In a recent study titled “UK asbestos imports and mortality due to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis,” researchers highlighted the need for more accurate and specific methods of diagnosing and separating asbestosis from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. The study was published in the journal Occupational Medicine. The World Health Organization considers…
Rising Pulmonary Fibrosis Deaths in UK May Be Result of Asbestos Exposure, Study Says
Galectin Therapeutics, Inc., announced that it has received a Notice of Allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for its patent application “Method for Treatment of Pulmonary Fibrosis” — number 13/999,389 — on its lead compound GR-MD-02. Galectin Therapeutics is currently developing carbohydrate-based therapies to treat…
In this video from khanacademymedicine, learn more about why air goes in and out of the lungs. “Rishi is a pediatric infectious disease physician and works at Khan Academy.” Read the latest news on pulmonary fibrosis: https://bit.ly/1lfMsiZ…
In this video from Boehringer Ingelheim Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Professor Vincent Cottin discusses the impact of coughing in daily life for someone who lives with IPF. Learn more about IPF here: https://bit.ly/1QiRmr3…
In this drawing video, Armando Hasudungan explains in a really simple and very understandable way what the respiratory system is, how it works, and all the important elements that work together to keep us breathing everyday. Learn more about pulmonary fibrosis: https://bit.ly/1lfMsiZ…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-t66uYKqkE In this video from BoehringerUS watch how diagnosing IPF can be difficult. It can actually take years to be correctly diagnosed because of its symptoms, that can include breathlessness, a dry and persistent cough, among others. These symptoms are similar to other common respiratory diseases like…
A recent study showed that worsening symptoms of lung fibrosis in systemic sclerosis patients is linked to high levels of antibodies against the chemokine receptors Cxcr3 and Cxcr4. The results were revealed at the 4th Systemic Sclerosis World Congress held in Lisbon, Portugal, Feb. 18-20 in the presentation “Antibodies against chemokine…
Last week’s hot topic on pulmonary fibrosis was OFEV’s Effectiveness as IPF Treatment Confirmed in Analysis of Pooled Clinical Trial Data written by Margarida Azevedo. This article is about combined evidence from the TOMORROW and INPULSIS clinical trials that confirm the safety and efficacy of OFEV (…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leilg9bdGbI Country music artist Joe Nichols partners with Boehringer Ingelheim to raise awareness about idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Nichols’ father, Michael Nichols, suffered with IPF symptoms for three years before receiving the diagnosis and he died from the condition at age 46. Learn more about idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis here: https://bit.ly/1QiRmr3…
Meet Larry Rawdon. He’s a two-time Mayo Clinic lung transplant recipient and in this video you can see him sharing the power of music in his harmonica class. Rawdon shares his passion for the harmonica and shows everyone how music can help mentally and physically and the impact it can…
