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Cystic Fibrosis and Bi-Lateral Lung Transplants as Therapy by jpetersen Posted Mon 13 Dec 2010 12:00am I’m pretty sure I’ve written about my views on CFers and lung transplants as the ultimate therapy/treatment nearly to the point of it being ad nauseum, except it may... lungs earlier and go about their lives with digestive, sinus, vitamin and mineral absorption issues. I am not against transplants as a therapy or the people who get them. What I Read on »

PDE5A inhibition attenuates bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary hypertension through inhibition of ROS generation by Jan Posted Thu 25 Nov 2010 3:19am Pulmonary hypertension frequently complicates interstitial lung disease, where it is associated with a high mortality. Patients with this dual diagnosis often fare worse... oxide synthase (NOS) uncoupling is important in the pathogenesis of interstitial lung disease-associated pulmonary hypertension, and this process can be abrogated Read on »

Exercise Programs in Males Versus Females with Cystic Fibrosis by Your Therapy Source Posted Wed 22 Sep 2010 6:35am An interesting study was published in The Journal of Pediatrics comparing the fitness levels of males and females with cystic fibrosis. A 6 week inpatient rehabilitation program was conducted with 158 females and 186 males subjects (ages 12-43 years) with cystic fibrosis. Lung function, peak oxygen uptake, peak workload, and peak heart rate were Read on »

CF Week: Day 2 (aka 'Cystic Fibrosis Through the Eyes of a 7 Year Old) by Rebecca Posted Tue 18 May 2010 3:40am 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 »

Finger Clubbing in Cystic Fibrosis by Lauren B. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 25 Aug 2008 7:27pm and function of muscle tissue. Digital clubbing is usually present throughout a person's life. It is not an accurate gauge of the severity of lung damage in cystic fibrosis patients... One of the prevailing physical signs of cystic fibrosis is noticeable digital clubbing. Digital clubbing is a condition in which the tips of fingers or toes have Read on »

Cayston: New Inhaled Antiobiotic for Cystic Fibrosis by CFMama Posted Tue 23 Feb 2010 8:23am approved by the United States FDA to treat lung infections in Cystic Fibrosis patients. Our donations to the CF Foundation are helping!!! This is such an important development... CF drug to advance — from beginning to end — through the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s Therapeutics Development Program, which is designed to speed the creation of new CF Read on »

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

Posted Wed 27 Aug 2008 8:33am for nearly every major body function, particularly the respiratory and digestive systems. People with cystic fibrosis are prone to frequent bouts of pneumonia and other lung...’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 »

Drug Targets Faulty Process That Drives Cystic Fibrosis by Medline Plus Posted Wed 17 Nov 2010 5:00pm the lungs and eventually takes people's lives away." The study appears in the Nov. 18 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Cystic fibrosis is a progressive, inherited... and recurrent infections. Overtime, the repeated infections destroy the lungs. The average life expectancy for a person with cystic fibrosis is about 37, according to the Cystic Read on »

Tests & Diagnostics for Cystic Fibrosis by Get Healthy Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 4:41pm Here is a list of some of the common tests and diagnostics for Cystic Fibrosis: Blastomere analysis CF genetic Chest x-rays Immunoreactive trypsinogen test (IRT... and diagnostics for Cystic Fibrosis. You can connect with experts and other people who have Cystic Fibrosisin the Wellsphere communities. If you're interested in finding more information Read on »

CYSTIC FIBROSIS by Stephanie S. Jewett Posted Wed 24 Mar 2010 12:00am leads to airway destruction and lung damage that progressively worsens. Cystic fibrosis happens most often in white people of northern European ancestry, occurring... Mar 24 Cystic fibrosis or CF is an inherited disease involving epithelial cells. Epithelial cells Read on »