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Researchers from Johns Hopkins University report that they have “broken” the “mucus barrier”. Encapsulation of drugs in mucus-penetrating particles may allow controlled delivery of nanomedicine and other pharmaceuticals.

We had a busy weekend but for once had time together to enjoy. This was made all the more poignant by Himself going to have a lung checkup this morning for his condition called Pulmonary Fibrosis. He dropped me in Truro as I had several meetings there, and he went on to Treliske, not knowing how long it would take – last time he was there all morning.

Complete Information on Erdheim chester syndrome with pyloric atresia with Treatment and Prevention Posted on June 11, 2008  Exophthalmos occurs in some patients and is usually bilateral, symmetric and painless. In most cases it occurs several years before the final diagnosis.

ATS: Pirfenidone Slows IPF Lung Declines MedPage Today Allergy & Immunology Tue, 05/20/2008 - 15:05 TORONTO -- An investigational anti-fibrotic agent is showing promise in the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a researcher said here.

I recently made reference to The Flying Trilobite’s posting about asthma, in a post of my own on the same topic. Now local paleoartist Zach at When Pigs Fly Returns has put up a post on living with cystic fibrosis. It is worth checking out; I knew relatively little about it until reading his account.

For nearly 20 years, the second Sunday in May has arrived, bringing with it mixed emotions. As I ponder the significance of tomorrow, and honoring mothers, somehow I feel the need to be less than Hallmark-esque and write about some of the difficulties that surface during this time each year.

A while ago, I posted a series of stories from an interview with Rear Adm. Phil Coady (ret.) the Chairman of the Board of the Lung Cancer Alliance. In the interview, he talked about pulmonary fibrosis. Since that time, I’ve had several people wondering if pulmonary fibrosis is connected to asbestos or mesothelioma.

Biomarkers identified for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis April 30th, 2008 The first evidence of a distinctive protein signature that could help to transform the diagnosis and improve the monitoring of the devastating lung disease idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is being reported by University

Systemic sclerosis (SSc), also known as scleroderma, is characterized by the formation of fibrosis, or scar tissue, on internal organs as well as the skin. Beyond its disfiguring symptoms, SSc is associated with a high rate of deadly lung disease.

Real life is like a Kurt Vonnegut novel. You know, you are going along living your life, and suddenly you get popped over into another life. I’m out in California, spending the week with my mother, who in February found herself invalid, on oxygen and very weak, needing a walker to get around the house.