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PHA News Archive - July 30, 2004

vol 5, Number 16

PHA News July 30, 2004
PHA News is an e-mail newsletter from the Pulmonary Hypertension Association covering PH related topics.

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Topics For This Issue
Man beats odds, then takes up painting
Actelion announces half-year results 2004

Myogen to Announce 2004 Second Quarter Results on August 5, 2004

Man beats odds, then takes up painting

When Gary Farmer was 45, his doctors told him he had a terminal illness and would live only another two to five years....That was 1996. Farmer has, so far, beaten those odds and along the way has discovered artistic talents that he never knew existed.

Read Article
(www.palmbeachpost.com/boynton_beach/
content/auto/epaper/editions/wednesday/
boynton_beach_1460c54f159290f7009d.html)

Check out his work
(www.floribeanart.com)

Learn about PH

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The premiere information resource for people dealing with PH -- THIRD edition to be available in August!

The author, a PH patient herself, knows what it is like to live with the disease. She talked to many other patients, doctors, and researchers while writing the Survival Guide. Dr. Bruce Brundage, a physician with a deep knowledge of PH, edited the book for accuracy.

New edition contains a chart of 15 drugs used to treat PH; results of recent clinical trials; in-depth discussion of PH secondary to other diseases or conditions; a new chapter on what to eat if you have PH; and much, much more!

Actelion announces half-year results 2004

ALLSCHWIL/BASEL, Switzerland, July 27, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Actelion Ltd (SWX:ATLN) today announced its financial results for the first six months of 2004. With total net revenues for H1 2004 of CHF 215.0 million (H1 2003: CHF 131.6 m) and operating expenses of CHF 179.9 million (H1 2003: 117.4 m), the company reported an operating profit of CHF 35.1 million (H1 2003: CHF 14.2 m). The net profit for H1 2004 was CHF 39.0 million (H1 2003: CHF 11.0 m).

Andrew J. Oakley, Chief Financial Officer commented: "The results of the first half of 2004 are very encouraging, as the company advances in all areas. Tracleer(r) sales continue to grow. We continue to invest substantially in the future of Actelion with multiple late-stage clinical trials and in new innovative compounds. Actelion does all that whilst delivering on the bottom line."

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(http://www.primezone.com/newsroom/news_releases.mhtml?d=61401)

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Myogen to Announce 2004 Second Quarter Results on August 5, 2004

DENVER, July 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Myogen, Inc. (Nasdaq: MYOG - News), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of small molecule therapeutics for the treatment of cardiovascular disease, today announced that it will report 2004 second quarter results on Thursday, August 5, 2004, before the U.S. financial markets open.

Myogen is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of small molecule therapeutics for the treatment of cardiovascular disorders. Myogen currently markets one product in Europe for the treatment of acute decompensated heart failure and has three product candidates in late-stage clinical development: enoximone capsules for the treatment of chronic heart failure, ambrisentan for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension and darusentan for the treatment of resistant hypertension.

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(http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040727/latu125_1.html)


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