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CF Week: Day 2 (aka 'Cystic Fibrosis Through the Eyes of a 7 Year Old) by Rebecca Posted Tue 18 May 2010 3:40am , and we are very grateful for your prayers, and I hope that through my writing, some of you (or all of you!) will be moved to make a donation to the CF Trust, or if you're in America, then to the CF Foundation. If you do, then feel free to let me know, because that would be great! And now, onto Day 2 of my CF Week posts ... Cystic Fibrosis Through Read on »

Treatments for Cystic Fibrosis by Be Well Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 4:41pm coughing These are just some of the treatments and procedures that are used to treat Cystic Fibrosis. You can connect with experts and other people who have Cystic Fibrosisin... Here is a list of treatments and procedures that are commonly used to treat Cystic Fibrosis: Chest Percussion Copper Diet changes Digestive treatments Double lung Read on »

Newborn Screening for Cystic Fibrosis Offers Hope by Lauren B. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 27 Aug 2008 8:33am to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, the nation’s largest provider of funding for CF research, “Early diagnosis allows for immediate intervention with specialized therapies” which “have...’s symptoms, but never can quite put your finger on anything that explains it. Then you find it. Cystic fibrosis. Cystic fibrosis is the most common genetic disease affecting Read on »

CYSTIC FIBROSIS by Stephanie S. Jewett Posted Wed 24 Mar 2010 12:00am Mar 24 Cystic fibrosis or CF is an inherited disease involving epithelial cells. Epithelial cells.... The future outlook for those with CF is optimistic. While cystic fibrosis is a life-shortening disease, the outlook is continually improving. Over the period from the 1950s and 1960s Read on »

Concentrated Saline Therapy Not Effective in Young Children with Cystic Fibrosis by Medline Plus Posted Mon 21 May 2012 10:30am Inhaling concentrated saline (salt water) mist does not reduce how often infants and young children with cystic fibrosis (CF) need antibiotics for respiratory symptoms, according to findings from a clinical trial sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLB ... Read on »

Signs & Symptoms of Cystic Fibrosis by Well Med Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 4:41pm Here is a list of some of the common signs and symptoms of Cystic Fibrosis: Abdominal bloating Abnormal exocrine glands Absence of sperm in ejaculate due to obstruction... Chronic cough with thick mucus Chronic hepatic disease Chronic metabolic alkalosis Chronic productive cough Chronic Pseudomonas aeroginosa infection Chronic pulmonary Read on »

When to Tell Someone You Have Cystic Fibrosis by jpetersen Posted Tue 20 Jul 2010 11:36pm need of immediate medical intervention receive this grin. Cystic fibrosis is the most common fatal genetic disease in the United States, with over 30,000 children and adults... out to approximately one in every 30 people. From a lifestyle point of view, cystic fibrosis isn’t much different from progressive, terminal conditions, such as multiple Read on »

Why I don't blog about Cystic Fibrosis by Zachary M. Posted Fri 14 Aug 2009 5:20pm Some of my readers might not even be aware that I have cystic fibrosis. I've only blogged about it once and I have virtually no motivation to write any more about it. Even... might be curious as to why. Truth is, I do my meds every day and cough and wheeze sometimes, but CF doesn't give me much trouble. I may be blessed with a minor case Read on »

Living with Cystic Fibrosis by Zachary M. Posted Fri 12 Dec 2008 2:52pm Fellow blogger and artist Glendon Mellow recently encouraged me to write about Cystic Fibrosis, and a few months ago, Amanda was also wondering about it. I've never really felt motivated to write about the disease, but it seems like a good way to educate people about it. If you want to know the technical jargon and exactly how CF works, Wikipedia's Read on »