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Pulmonary Fibrosis Efforts Grow in 2010 CULVER CITY, Calif., Dec. 20, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis (CPF) achieved milestones in 2010 in advocacy, research support and awareness of Pulmonary Fibrosis (PF). PF is a fatal disease that has no known cause, no FDA-approved treatment, and no cure. The CPF increased national awareness efforts in 2010, via non-traditional as well as mainstream media. Stories of PF, through the personal accounts of patients...

Pulmonary Fibrosis Claims as Many Lives Each Year as Breast Cancer, Yet Virtually Unknown PEORIA, Ariz., Dec. 8, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Elliot Walsey is on a mission to save others who suffer from the disease that will likely kill him. He was diagnosed September 2006 with pulmonary fibrosis (PF), a deadly lung disease that has no FDA approved treatment and no cure. The disease, characterized by uncontrolled and lethal scarring, is virtually unknown to the general population, even...

CULVER CITY, Calif., Oct. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis (CPF) has announced its annual awards honoring three critical areas of leadership that impact the work of the Pulmonary Fibrosis (PF) community. The recipients, Bob and Sandy O'Rourke, Congressman Brian Baird, and Dr. Naftali Kaminski, are champions for the always-fatal disease by trying to create change, offering support, and giving hope. "The Coalition is proud to honor individuals who have made...

Volunteers, Families Unite in IL, IN, NY, and PA to Raise Money and Awareness of Pulmonary Fibrosis in Their Communities CHICAGO, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (PFF) today announced its October schedule of fundraising events as part of its ongoing national campaign to raise funds for pulmonary fibrosis (PF) research, while supporting the PFF's patient education and advocacy efforts throughout the country. The PFF has seen continued expansion of its...

CULVER CITY, Calif., Sept. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- During the 8th annual National Pulmonary Fibrosis (PF) Awareness Week, Sept. 11 to 18, the Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis (CPF) met with over 45 legislators, both Representatives and Senators, and as of this date there are 139 House co-sponsors for the Pulmonary Fibrosis Research Enhancement Act (PFREA) to fund research on this deadly disease. Pulmonary Fibrosis patients, their families and supporters targeted this year's visits to...

CULVER CITY, Calif., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis (CPF) kicks off the 8th annual National Pulmonary Fibrosis (PF) Awareness Week Sept. 11 to 18. The primary goals of this year's activity are to ensure passage of the Pulmonary Fibrosis Research Enhancement Act (PFREA), in the Senate and the House, and to raise awareness of Pulmonary Fibrosis issues in communities nationwide. Specifically, the CPF is asking its national membership and others affected...

Four Investigators Each Awarded $100,000, Two year grants CHICAGO, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation today announced that, in partnership with the American Thoracic Society (ATS) and Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis (CPF), $400,000 in new pulmonary fibrosis research grants as part of the 2010 ATS Partner Award Program for Pulmonary Fibrosis Research. The ATS/PFF/CPF Partner Awards for Pulmonary Fibrosis are jointly funded by the PFF and CPF, and awards are...

PFF Call on Patients, Families, and Supporters to Contact Congress and Urge Support for S. 3703 and H.R. 1079 CHICAGO, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (PFF) today expressed its support for the 2010 National Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Week activities, to be held from September 11-18, 2010 in Washington D.C. National PF Week has been held annually since 2003, and seeks to raises awareness of pulmonary fibrosis with Members of Congress and their staffs,...

Celebrities and Public Figures Lend Help to Pulmonary Fibrosis to Raise Awareness of Deadly Lung Disease CULVER CITY Calif., Aug. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis (CPF) today announced a new Honorary Board of Directors for the Foundation. The Honorary Board members are noted public figures who are committed to the goal of finding treatments and a cure for Pulmonary Fibrosis (PF), a fatal lung disease with no FDA-approved treatments and no cure. The CPF...

Deadly Lung Disease has no FDA Approved Therapies, Desperately Needs Treatment Options SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis (CPF) is urging the more than 128,000 people known to suffer from the deadly lung disease, pulmonary fibrosis (PF), to consider clinical trials, including two new ones funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Clinical trials of potential drug therapies are critical to the discovery of treatments for any...