Wth a full-time Insurance Advocate
on staff now, we have updated the insurance resources available
to you.
Please visist www.phassociation.org/
insurance to learn more about Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security,
options for parents of children with PH, and much more!
Did
you miss Women's Heart Health Day last Friday, February 4?
Don't worry -- as the month that is home to Valentine's Day, February
is also Heart Month, so take
the opportunity to raise some awareness!
New drug treats pulmonary hypertension
A clinical trials shows that an oral
drug, bosentan, can improve survival in
patients who have pulmonary arterial hypertension.
It is only recently that there has been
any treatment for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a condition where
the blood pressure in the lungs goes up causing breathlessness, fatigue
and increasing disability. Half of all patients die within two years if
they go untreated.
Pulmonary
Hypertension - A Patient's Survival Guide The premiere information resource
for people dealing with PH -- they have ARRIVED and are ready to
ship!!!
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. Ronald J. Oudiz and a team of physicians 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!
A medication for people with advanced
forms of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PH) has been granted approval
by the Food and Drug Administration. Iloprost, to be marketed as VentavisR,
is designed as an inhaled solution for people classified as having stage
III or IV pulmonary hypertension. The announcement was made by CoTherix,
a pharmaceutical firm based in northern California that will be heading
up marketing efforts for the drug.
Viagra is already being
used by some doctors to treat another cardiac problem, pulmonary hypertension,
in which blood pressure in the lungs rises dangerously, straining the
heart.
Risk
Diary: It all started about a year and a half ago when I began doing
fund raising for the Pulmonary Hypertension Association. At the time my
nephew had pulmonary hypertension. It's a life threatening illness affecting
the heart and lungs. My family was pretty devastated, and I tried to think
of something I could do. So I did a fund-raising cabaret show at North
Allegheny High, and it was a huge success. And that's where my CD, "Matters
of the Heart," got started.
The
information provided on the PHA website is provided for general information
only. It is not intended as legal, medical or other professional
advice, and should not be relied upon as a substitute for consultations
with qualified professionals who are familiar with your individual
needs.
Did
you miss Women's Heart Health Day last Friday, February 4?
Don't worry -- as the month that is home to Valentine's Day, February
is also Heart Month, so take
the opportunity to raise some awareness! 
Risk
Diary: It all started about a year and a half ago when I began doing
fund raising for the Pulmonary Hypertension Association. At the time my
nephew had pulmonary hypertension. It's a life threatening illness affecting
the heart and lungs. My family was pretty devastated, and I tried to think
of something I could do. So I did a fund-raising cabaret show at North
Allegheny High, and it was a huge success. And that's where my CD, "Matters
of the Heart," got started. 
