Re: NAC or n-acetylcysteine But what did article say?

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Was it the same University of Virginia study referenced by someone

else or was it other information? If other, what did it say? Who was

saying it?

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> I saw it in the recent issue of Coalition for Pulm. Fib.

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> NAC or n-acetylcysteine

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>

> I have been following this forum by way of the daily digest since

I

> was diagnosed with IPF (lung biopsy) this spring. Earlier

> this month someone on the forum made a comment about NAC not

being

> safe. I believe Bruce, among others, questioned this and were

> interested in the source of the claim. I have not seen any

response

> posted since. I have been on NAC for over 6 months now and have

> noticed a significant reduction in my coughing. I have done

research

> before I started taking it as well as over the time since and

> everything has pointed to NAC being benign. It is important to

many

> of us who use it to know if there is some information that

contradicts

> that. Will the person who made the initial claim please respond

so we

> may know one way or the other?

>

> Mike

>

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Bruce and all, It was the University of Virginia study and the claim was the NAC could cause pulmonary hypertension. When I get to work I'll see if I can find the article and post it on line. Leanne uip 1/03 Illinois listed for single lung transplant 10-12-07Bruce Moreland wrote: Was it the same University of Virginia study referenced by someone else or was it other information? If other, what did it say? Who was saying

it?>> I saw it in the recent issue of Coalition for Pulm. Fib.> > > NAC or n-acetylcysteine> > > I have been following this forum by way of the daily digest since I > was diagnosed with IPF (lung biopsy) this spring. Earlier > this month someone on the forum made a comment about NAC not being > safe. I believe Bruce, among others, questioned this and were > interested in the source of the claim. I have not seen any response > posted since. I have been on NAC

for over 6 months now and have > noticed a significant reduction in my coughing. I have done research > before I started taking it as well as over the time since and > everything has pointed to NAC being benign. It is important to many > of us who use it to know if there is some information that contradicts > that. Will the person who made the initial claim please respond so we > may know one way or the other?> > Mike>

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Bruce and all, It was the University of Virginia study and the claim was the NAC could cause pulmonary hypertension. When I get to work I'll see if I can find the article and post it on line. Leanne uip 1/03 Illinois listed for single lung transplant 10-12-07Bruce Moreland wrote: Was it the same University of Virginia study referenced by someone else or was it other information? If other, what did it say? Who was saying

it?>> I saw it in the recent issue of Coalition for Pulm. Fib.> > > NAC or n-acetylcysteine> > > I have been following this forum by way of the daily digest since I > was diagnosed with IPF (lung biopsy) this spring. Earlier > this month someone on the forum made a comment about NAC not being > safe. I believe Bruce, among others, questioned this and were > interested in the source of the claim. I have not seen any response > posted since. I have been on NAC

for over 6 months now and have > noticed a significant reduction in my coughing. I have done research > before I started taking it as well as over the time since and > everything has pointed to NAC being benign. It is important to many > of us who use it to know if there is some information that contradicts > that. Will the person who made the initial claim please respond so we > may know one way or the other?> > Mike>

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