Re: Money for sarcoidosis research

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Thanks so much for sharing, I guess the funding is back; so the light is back on at the end of the tunnel . (couldn't resist) connie

I asked my pulmonologist about the test that Bethesda is doing in relation to Lipitor and using it to reduce sarcoidosis patients prednisone need from 90% down to possibly none. I don't know what it is supposed to do, but my pulmonologist said he would look into it. He had not heard of it before. I found it by accident, trying to find an anti-inflammatory that didn't have sulfa in it for my joints and sarc flares.

www.nhlbi.gov This is the website and there is some information on the study on the FSR site. It's some kind of double study addressing lung sarc. The problem with that is I don't believe any of us have just one kind. I don't how it all works, I haven't felt like researching anything lately but how to breathe (excuse the gripe). connie

Subject: Money for sarcoidosis researchTo: Neurosarcoidosis Date: Saturday, September 5, 2009, 7:38 PM

U.S. Sen. Harkin: Announces nearly $4.5 million for biomedical research in Iowa8/27/2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 27, 2009 Contact: Kate Cyrul / Bergen Kenny WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today announced a total of $4,488,539 in National Institute of Health (NIH) funding for the University of Iowa and Iowa State University to conduct biomedical research. The funding was secured through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the economic recovery package. Harkin chairs the Appropriations subcommittee that funds National Institutes of Health (NIH) research and was able to secure $10.4 billion for medical research across the United States in the ARRA. "The cutting-edge research that will continue as a result of the funding announced today will lead to the cures of tomorrow," said Harkin. "Americans suffer from myriad diseases and countless everyday ailments, but

in Iowa, we are leading the way with research that will make our country happier and healthier. This funding advances those causes and keeps people in good jobs." These grants were awarded through the NIH, which funds biomedical research and research training at more than 3,000 institutions in the 50 states and territories. Details of the grants are below. · University of Iowa - $21,600 to provide administrative support to the International Collaborative Trauma and Injury Research Training (ICTIRT) program. · University of Iowa - $41,872 for international training and research in environmental and occupational health. · University of Iowa - $295,886 for web-based training at the Clinical and Translational Science Program. · University of Iowa - $997,575 for the study of sarcoidosis patients through the Clinical and Translational Science Program. · University of Iowa - $599,757 to enrich

educational activities at the Clinical and Translational Science Program. · University of Iowa - $400,000 for a pilot grant support to obtain data that will enable further scientific advancements at the Clinical and Translational Science Program. · University of Iowa - $667,195 to provide administration support for an interdisciplinary approach to retinal disease gene identification. · University of Iowa - $100,001 to support gallstone pancreatitis treatment. · University of Iowa - $328,156 to support research that helps prevent and treat eye diseases and other disorders of vision. · University of Iowa - $54,082 to support research that helps prevent and treat eye diseases and other disorders of vision. · University of Iowa - $531,982 to support research into the causes of common allergies. · Iowa State University - $450,433 to support basic biomedical research that is not targeted to

specific diseases. ###