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Co-Sponsorship of Pulmonary Fibrosis Research Enhancement Act Increases to 27 Members

Published in Food and Drug Law Weekly, November 28th, 2008

The CPF announced that the Pulmonary Fibrosis Research Enhancement Act (PFREA) (H.R. 6567) - which would authorize $16 million in new federal funding for pulmonary fibrosis (PF) research - has now gained the support of 27 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives.

PFREA is first of its kind legislation to improve research and awareness of pulmonary fibrosis, a terminal lung disease with no known cause, no FDA approved treatment and no cure. (For more information on PF, visit www.coalitionforpf.org). The PFREA is expected to be re-introduced in the 111th Congress in early 2009. However, additional Members of Congress could be added on as co-sponsors in the current...

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