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The following article appeared on the Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis Web site. I thought it was a very nice summary of some of the major developments in pulmonary fibrosis research in the last year as well as what's on the horizon in the next year or two. Sometimes it amazes me how far we've...

I ran across this article by Dr. Gahl that is sort of an update to the journal article I have in my own files that's an overview of HPS. I'm only including the link because it is so long, but it gives a great overview, as of 2007, of all the HPS gene mutations, complications etc. http://www.ncbi...

Here's another peice of exciting news about Pirfenidone just out. It means that if the trials show that the drug is working, the FDA will work to get the approval process underway quickly. InterMune Announces Receipt of Fast Track Designation for Pirfenidone From FDA - Conference call scheduled to...

This is a report on one of the sessions that took place at the American Thoracic Society meeting. The Japanese trial is actually somewhat ahead of the trials in the United States - both the IPF trial and the HPS trial. It's so great to hear that the drug appears to be having some effect. While at...