Paikea = important mythic Maori ancestor of the East Coast tribes, especially the Ngati Porou tribe, of New Zealand's North Island. Various legends say he came from Hawaiki to Aotearoa [New Zealand], riding on the back of a taniwha [whale].
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive disease isolated to the lung. It is a type of interstitial lung disease, which is a group of 200 diseases with similar symptoms but different causes. In IPF, lung tissue becomes scarred.
Scientists Spot New Clues to a Deadly Lung Disease. WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists believe they've found a key biological player in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a uniformly fatal lung disease that kills thousands of Americans each year. The finding may be another step forward for patients who have typically had a bleak prognosis.