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A 23-year-old engineering student at the University of Queensland, in Australia, was granted the Young Innovator of the Year award for creating an app for children suffering from cystic fibrosis. Pepster is the app that works as a game in which children with respiratory problems due to the disease can…

In light of the news that almost 50% of cystic fibrosis patients are infected with Aspergillus mold, health leaders are reminding patients that it is important to limit exposure to agents that can cause infection for…

CVS Caremark recently announced that its Accordant Health Services division received full NCQA Patient and Practitioner Oriented Disease Management (DM) accreditation to start a specialized pharmacy program to support cystic fibrosis (CF), as well as programs dedicated to other serious, chronic diseases. The programs offered by CVS Caremark are aimed to…

The CLS Synchrotron — Wikipedia Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Canada working with the Canadian Light Source (CLS) synchrotron have developed a new imaging technique that reveals a heretofore unknown immune system component of the in the lungs — a discovery that could…

A businessman, fitness buff, and weight lifter from Delray Beach has committed to do his part to help raise awareness and funds for cystic fibrosis — a chronic, hereditary disorder of the mucous glands that affects the lungs and digestive tract. Jeb Goins was trying to come up with…

An engaged couple in the United Kingdom is hoping for the best during a difficult, uncertain wait for a long-term, albeit temporary solution for the wife-to-be’s inherited condition. According to an article originally in the Oldham Chronicle, Sophie Wheeler from Moorside has been living with cystic fibrosis, a…

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted market clearance to Westmed’s Vibralung Acoustical Percussor. The device was produced by the medical device manufacturing company to treat not only patients with respiratory diseases, but also other conditions and diseases that feature an increase in mucus production, secretion infection and inspissation, and defects…

Radio Free Europe — Radio Liberty’s Claire Bigg reports that robust protests by advocacy groups have persuaded Russia to lift its ban on Western nutritional supplements badly needed by patients suffering from a range of chronic diseases including cystic fibrosis (CF). Earlier this month, Russia banned imports of what…

According to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, it seems that surfing can extend the life of people suffering from cystic fibrosis (CF). CF is a genetic disease that affects approximately 30,000 people in the U.S. and 70,000 people worldwide. It causes the production of thick mucus, which eventually clogs…

“I’m fear-driven. I want to do everything I can for my granddaughter to extend her life, and the lives of those who are struck with this disease.” – David Kuhn The medical community now has a more positive outlook towards cystic fibrosis (CF) management compared to how…