Cystic Fibrosis

Cystic Fibrosis - Bone marrow cells can become functional gut lining cells

Bone marrow cells can become functional gut lining cells
innovations report, Germany - 23 hours ago that the cells were functional by showing that they express functional chloride channels (known as CFTR, or cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator

Cystic fibrosis benefit hunt starts today
Texarkana Gazette, TX - Feb 24, 2006 ATLANTA, Texas The 20th Annual Cystic Fibrosis Raccoon Hunt starts at 3 pm today and will continue Saturday, starting at about 11 am at the Atlanta Expo

Family seeks sponsors for cystic-fibrosis event
Petaluma Argus-Courier, CA - Feb 22, 2006 The family of a Wilson Elementary School girl with cystic fibrosis is looking for sponsors of an upcoming event in Santa Rosa that will provide funds for

Cystic Fibrosis - New oral vaccine against Pseudomonas aeruginosa

New oral vaccine against Pseudomonas aeruginosa 
News-Medical-Net - Feb 23 1:58 AM
A new oral vaccine against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a bacterium commonly known for afflicting patients with lung dysfunction, has shown to protect healthy human volunteers from infection say researchers from England and Australia.Save to My Web

Cystic Fibrosis - Cystic Fibrosis Foundation takes charge

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation takes charge
United Press International - Feb 13, 2006 BALTIMORE, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Researchers say they are finding new ways to improve the lives of cystic fibrosis patients. "This is

An Unlikely Role For The Cystic Fibrosis Gene In The Kidney
Medical News Today (press release), UK - Feb 9, 2006 Mutations in the CFTR (cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator) gene are known to cause cystic fibrosis (CF) due to impaired fluid and ion

Students 'climb' for Cystic Fibrosis
Simpson College The Simpsonian, Iowa - Feb 8, 2006 Their workout will benefit those suffering from Cystic Fibrosis. A group of Simpson students are climbing for a good cause on Saturday in Minneapolis, Minn.

Maze of cystic fibrosis is getting a little clearer
USA Today - Feb 12, 2006 By Liz Szabo, USA TODAY. When Chip Hawkins was born, the prognosis for patients with cystic fibrosis was bleak. Most died as children.

Cystic Fibrosis - When illness strikes, aunt leans on h

When illness strikes, aunt leans on h
Frederick News-Post - NEW MARKET When Sarah Field's family members learned her nephew had been diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, they were stunned."It was devastating news for our family,"Ms. Field said."But now it is easier to look past the diagnosis and see

Student quartet hits romantic high note
Chicago Tribune - GLEN ELLYN -- It started as a simple idea: A quartet of Glen Ellyn high school vocalists would spend Valentine's Day delivering personal serenades in the spirit of the holiday. The teens, known as"The Quad,"figured maybe a dozen Glenbard South High

Cystic Fibrosis - Dinner benefits girl with Cystic Fibrosis

Dinner benefits girl with Cystic Fibrosis
News 10 Now, NY - Oct 15, 2005 It was a meal in her honor. Morgan's mother Paula McCall said, "To help raise money for my daughter who has Cystic Fibrosis. She's

Inspire Provides Update on Cystic Fibrosis Program; Moving Forward
Genetic Engineering News, NY - Oct 13, 2005 Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISPH) today announced that three studies in its cystic fibrosis (CF) program, including two six-month animal toxicology

Inspire Provides Update on Cystic Fibrosis Program; Moving Forward
Business Wire (press release), CA - Oct 13, 2005 DURHAM, NC--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 13, 2005--Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISPH) today announced that three studies in its cystic fibrosis (CF) program

Cystic fibrosis, subtle genetic variations influence severity
Xagena.it, Italy - Oct 11, 2005 A study found that subtle differences in other genes, besides the defective gene known to cause the illness cystic fibrosis, can significantly modify the

Cystic Fibrosis - Lauren, who has cystic fibrosis, shows students her daily

Lauren, who has cystic fibrosis, shows students her daily
Salt Lake Tribune, United States - Oct 14, 2005 Thursday morning in the Springville High auditorium to announce the school would be sending his 8-year-old daughter Lauren, who has cystic fibrosis, to Disney

Cystic fibrosis, subtle genetic variations influence severity
Xagena.it, Italy - Oct 11, 2005 A study found that subtle differences in other genes, besides the defective gene known to cause the illness cystic fibrosis, can significantly modify the

Breath test offers hope for early detection of lung-bacteria
EurekAlert (press release), DC - Oct 17, 2005 Breath-analysis testing may prove to be an effective, non-invasive method for detecting the damaging lung-bacteria growth seen in cystic fibrosis, which would

Daniel Vance column: Father-son Esiason team tackles cystic
Green Bay Press Gazette, WI - Oct 18, 2005 The Boomer Esiason Foundation Web site defines cystic fibrosis as a fatal genetic disorder affecting about 30,000 Americans.

Study Proves Genetic Variations Influence Cystic Fibrosis'
Science Daily (press release) - Oct 6, 2005 CHAPEL HILL -- Subtle differences in other genes -- besides the defective gene known to cause the illness cystic fibrosis -- can significantly modify the

Breath Holds Clues to Lung Disease
Science Now (subscription) - 3 hours ago A technique commonly used to measure atmospheric gasses may help doctors more easily detect which cystic fibrosis patients are harboring dangerous pulmonary

Cystic Fibrosis - Is your DNA safe? Insurance companies and businesses may like to have a peek

Is your DNA safe? Insurance companies and businesses may like to have a peek 
The MetroWest Daily News - Oct 15 9:24 PM
You've interviewed for months. Been tested and re-tested. Sat through hours of negotiations, meetings and discussions with executives, and it's finally starting to pay off.Save to My Web

Jefferson scientists uncover new clues to how crucial molecular gatekeepers work 
PhysOrg - Oct 11 8:05 AM
One of the biggest mysteries in molecular biology is exactly how ion channels - tiny protein pores through which molecules such as calcium and potassium flow in and out of cells - operate. Such channels can be extremely important; members of the voltage-gated ion channel family are crucial to generating electrical pulses in the brain and heart, carrying signals in nerves and muscles.Save to My Web

Gift: A trip to see Mickey 
Salt Lake Tribune - Oct 14 12:00 AM
Springville High students are used to playing Fairy Godmother. Working for the past three years through the Make-A-Wish Foundation, they have sent a boy to the Caribbean to scuba dive and another to Disneyland. This year, the wish they will grant goes to one of their own.Save to My Web

Vertex Pharma pins its profit hopes on hepatitis drug 
Investors.com - Oct 17 9:48 AM
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- It's one of the oldest biotechnology companies in the country, but Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. has yet to make much money on a consistent basis.Save to My Web

Some patients may find turmeric the spice of life 
American Psychological Association - Oct 16 8:19 AM
Turmeric, the Asian spice that makes curry yellow, not to mention French's mustard and Hindu priests' robes, has yet another life: It's a promising potential weapon against several cancers, Alzheimer's, cystic fibrosis, psoriasis and other diseases.Save to My Web

Cystic fibrosis severity influenced by genetic variations, study 
Medical News Today - Oct 06 8:15 PM
Subtle differences in other genes - besides the defective gene known to cause the illness cystic fibrosis - can significantly modify the inherited disease's severity, a large new multi-center national study has concluded.Save to My Web

Nektar Therapeutics Reports Exubera(R) Receives Positive Opinion From CHMP for the Treatment of Type 1 and Type 2  
RedNova - Oct 13 3:04 PM
Nektar Therapeutics (Nasdaq:NKTR) today reported that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Evaluation Agency (EMEA) has issued a positive opinion recommending approval of Exubera(R) (insulin human), an inhaleable form of insulin for the treatment of type 1 and type 2 diabetes.Save to My Web

Breath-analysis testing may prove to be an effective method for detecting the damaging lung-bacteria growth seen in  
News-Medical-Net - Oct 17 4:52 PM
By using a chemical analysis method developed for air-pollution testing, UCI chemists and pediatricians have found that people with cystic fibrosis exhale higher concentrations of sulfur compounds from their lungs than do people who don't have the disease.Save to My Web

Are you ready for some paper football? 
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Oct 16 9:04 PM
They're saying the inaugural Jimmy Krenn Paper Football Tournament kicks off on Saturday, but it'd be more correct to say it flicks off.Save to My Web

Stem cell drug saves Miami baby 
Miami Herald - Oct 16 11:56 AM
Last April Luis Fernando Rojo, 5 months old, lay near death in the intensive care unit at Jackson Holtz Children's Hospital in Miami. Oozing bloody diarrhea. His small body so covered with blisters he looked like a burn victim. It wasn't burns. It was a severe reaction to treatment for an often-fatal blood disease.Save to My Web

Cystic Fibrosis - Make-A-Wish

Make-A-Wish
Week.com - Since she can remember, she's had cystic fibrosis.'It's like an infection to the lungs

Culinary Calendar: Wednesday, October 12
Morning Call - www.crossingvineyards.com . Sunday - Harvest Wine Opener - Cystic Fibrosis Foundation benefit, 2-5 p.m Proceeds benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Info or tickets, call 610-820

Experts gain greater understanding of cystic fibrosis
Herald-Sun - She says she believes everyone with CF, or cystic fibrosis, should be involved in clinical research studies exploring

CHS graduate lives with cystic fibrosis
Columbus Telegram - until she was 16 that she was finally diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. About 30,000 people in the United States are

Cystic Fibrosis - Cystic fibrosis severity influenced by genetic variations, study

Cystic fibrosis severity influenced by genetic variations, study
Medical News Today (press release), UK - Oct 6, 2005 Subtle differences in other genes - besides the defective gene known to cause the illness cystic fibrosis - can significantly modify the inherited disease's

CHS graduate lives with cystic fibrosis
Columbus Telegram, NE - Oct 10, 2005 At first, doctors said she had sinus problems or allergies. But it wasn't until she was 16 that she was finally diagnosed with cystic fibrosis.

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