Pulmonary Fibrosis Links and Resources
The Suszette McKay Memorial Foundation recognizes the value of multiple resources in the latest information related to pulmonary fibrosis. We have put together of websites that can provide more information about pulmonary fibrosis and recent news from around the world.
RECENT NEWS AND DEVELOPMENTS
PULMONARY FIBROSIS RESEARCH ENHANCEMENT ACT – INTRODUCED 2/13/09
NHLBI First Grants Supported by American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Will Study Lung Diseases
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health today announced that it will award 22 grants totaling $3.3 million in funds provided from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to focus additional research on two common, yet complex and difficult-to-treat lung diseases. Recovery Act funds will allow a substantial expansion of the institute's lung tissue research program, enabling support for nine more grants than would have been possible with existing funds.
American Thoracic Society Conference, 2009 – Pirfenidone Slows IPF Lung Declines
HELPFUL LINKS FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES
Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis
