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Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that develops and commercializes drugs for the treatment of orphan diseases and conditions with ineffective current treatments, announced a new license agreement with a leading Japanese pharmaceutical company, Nippon Kayaku. Eiger BioPharmaceuticals aims to develop Nippon Kayaku’s therapeutic drug Bestatin™ (ubenimex) for the…

Read the articles here:  1. Therapy Options Exist for PAH Patients Unresponsive to Medications 2. CTEPH Found To Be Underdiagnosed; Survey Reveals Need for Greater Physician Awareness 3. Technique Found To Stabilize Pulmonary Artery Pressure in PH Animal Model…

  The American Heart Association (AHA) and American Thoracic Society (ATS) have issued new guidelines pertaining to Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension. The revisions come as a result of collaboration between the agencies and were developed in a joint effort by an interdisciplinary team of 27 experienced clinicians and…

Lips Painted Blue is a series of animated videos about Jeremy, a little boy that found out he had Pulmonary Hypertension.     Learn more about PH: http://bit.ly/1K4oewk…

The Burbank, California-based non-profit organization phaware is a global association dedicated to creating awareness about pulmonary hypertension through engagement and technological innovation to discover and chart the course to a cure. Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a rare, chronic lung disease that affects the functioning of the heart and…

  Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a rare lung disorder that causes constricting and clogging of the pulmonary arteries that are used to conduct blood from the heart to the lungs. Since the disease causes difficulties for the heart to properly pump the blood, the organ needs to work…

According to a Bucks Herald article, Santa Claus will parade through Aylesbury (England) on Sunday, November 29 before ending up at the Friars Square Christmas grotto. The grotto will charge £3 entry for one child and a £5 charge for two or more, with all proceeds will be going…

1.  Distinguishing PAH and PH May Have Gotten Easier 2. PAH Detected in Patients Through 3-D Imaging Technique 3. Congenital Heart Disease with Severe PH Can Be Treated Surgically…

“Learn about the University of Iowa’s innovative Pulmonary Hypertension Program, the only center in Iowa and one of only 26 comprehensive care centers in the United States for treating this rare and complex disease.”   Read more about Pulmonary Hypertension: http://bit.ly/1K4oewk…

Eliana Alderete is a 12-year old little girl from Los Lunas, Mexico that has been battling Pulmonary Hypertension since she was born. Eliana is like any other little girl; she likes to play, dance, run — even though all those simple tasks turn out to be very difficult for her.

Evan Gayken is a 2-year old toddler who suffers from a life-threatning disease; he has been diagnosed with Pedriatic Pulmonary Hypertension – a lung and heart disease that makes his blood vessels in his lungs constrict. Because of this, his heart has to work extra hard. He is on an aggressive…

Read the most recent news on Pulmonary Hypertension. Click here: http://bit.ly/1LnNBdE…