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PHA News Archive - April 22, 2005

 vol 6, Number 8

PHA News April 22, 2005 
PHA News is an e-mail newsletter from the Pulmonary Hypertension Association covering PH related topics.

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Topics For This Issue
Swinging for a cure
Young models pumped up at Little Hearts benefit
The Fourth Biennial California PH Forum
New Thelin Data to be Presented at ATS' International Conference: STRIDE-2 Pivotal Trial Results to be Highlighted in Oral Presentation
Medtronic Announces Expanded Labeling for Its Model 407C General Medication Pump

Swinging for a cure

Cure PH logoThe Seventh Annual Cure PH Golf Tournament will be Friday at the Cypresswood Golf Club

There also will be a "Race for a Cure" derby party dinner and auction Saturday in a pavilion area at Sam Houston Race Park. The golf tournament and gala will help raise funds for research to help find a cure for pulmonary hypertension.
 

Kipp Palmer Memorial Golf Tournament

On July 4, 1999 our good friend Kipp Palmer passed away from complications due to Primary Pulmonary Hypertension. Not only was Kipp a great golfer, but he was a fighter who, in the end, couldn't prevail over PPH. Help us remember Kipp on June 24th while contributing to the good cause of PPH cure research
 

Young models pumped up at Little Hearts benefit

A record-setting crowd of nearly 350 patrons came to the Ridgeline Restaurant at the Pepsi Center for the annual Little Hearts Luncheon benefiting the Children's Hospital Heart Institute, one of the top 10 pediatric cardiac programs in the United States according to Child magazine.

Learn about PH

Survival GuidePulmonary 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!

The Fourth Biennial California PH Forum
California PH Forum 2005

The California PH Forum offers support and medical updates for patients, their families, friends, and medical professionals interested in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. It is presented in the years in between the Pulmonary Hypertension Association's biennial international conferences.

The PH Forum sessions will feature Physicians, Nurses, and other Medical Professionals specializing in PAH, and assisted by knowledgeable patients who will share their experiences and hope with you.

New Thelin Data to be Presented at American Thoracic Society's International Conference: STRIDE-2 Pivotal Trial Results to be Highlighted in Oral Presentation
Encysive Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ENCY) today announced that new data on Thelin(tm) (sitaxsentan) from the Company's pivotal Phase III STRIDE-2 clinical trial in pulmonary arterial hypertension will be presented at the annual International Conference of the American Thoracic Society (ATS), May 20-25 in San Diego.
 

Medtronic Announces Expanded Labeling for Its Model 407C General Medication Pump

Expanded Labeling Increases Therapy Applications; Allows Medication Delivery Using Subcutaneous, Intravenous and Intrathecal (spinal) Infusion


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