Below is a press release from Intermune, the company that makes Pirfenidone. They have essentially reviewed the various clinical trials going on, and decided that Pirfenidone is safe and well tolerated. That would pretty much go along with what we've observed in the HPS community as well. We have a few folks that have been on the drug since the late 90s and continue to do well. Of course, as a journalist, I do have to say consider the source - but at the same time, as someone in a Pirfenidone trial, it's good to know. Results of Comprehensive Safety Analysis of pirfenidone In IPF Patients Presented At European Respiratory Meeting - Analysis shows safety and tolerability of pirfenidone across four clinical trials - VIENNA, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- InterMune, Inc. (Nasdaq: ITMN ) today announced that the results of a comprehensive review of safety data from four clinical studies were presented at the 2009 European Respiratory Society Annual Congress in Vienna, Austria...
On another floor of the Mason Temple in Washington there's a room that has what looks like Egyptian paintings on the walls depicting stories of the Old Testament as well as this little area meant to depict the Holy of Holies in the Temple in Jerusalem. Pictured here are a Menorah as well as what the Arch of the Covenant was supposed to look like. The Masons told us on the tour over and over that they weren't a religious organization and that they were open to people of all faiths. But, at the same time, there seemed to be "sects" within their organization that do have a spiritual bent to them.
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