October 19, 2018October 19, 2018

#NACFC2018 — CFF Announces $100 Million ‘Infection Research Initiative’

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googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1529921404575-1'); }); The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) will spend $100 million over the next five ... Read more

October 17, 2018October 15, 2018

We Need to Widen Inclusion Criteria for Cystic Fibrosis Clinical Trials

Columns, This Lung Life - a Column by Ella Balasa

googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1529921404575-1'); }); As readers of my column, you know that I write about the ... Read more

October 17, 2018October 17, 2018

Orkambi May Be More Effective in CF Patients with Inflamed Airways, Study Suggests

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googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1529921404575-1'); }); Two compounds that make up approved cystic fibrosis (CF) therapy Orkambi — lumacaftor and ... Read more

October 17, 2018October 16, 2018

Tips for Keeping a Germ-free Household

Columns, Modern CF Mama - a Column by Janeil Whitworth

googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1529921404575-1'); }); With the dreaded cold and flu season upon us, my household is ... Read more

October 16, 2018October 15, 2018

Hey, CF Caregivers, Your Loving Words Help Us Survive

Columns, Victorious - a Column by Brad Dell

googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1529921404575-1'); }); It’s World Mental Health Day! Well, it won’t be when you read ... Read more

October 15, 2018October 15, 2018

Synspira’s Candidate SNSP113 Wins FDA Orphan Designation to Treat Bacterial Infections in Cystic Fibrosis

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googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1529921404575-1'); }); Synspira’s inhaled SNSP113 candidate therapy against bacterial biofilms in the lungs of patients ... Read more

October 15, 2018October 12, 2018

Let’s Talk About What a CF Cure Really Means

Columns, Mutations & Conversations - a Column by Tré LaRosa

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October 12, 2018October 12, 2018

Synthetic Antimicrobial Peptide Can Destroy Biofilms in CF Patients, Study Reports

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googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1529921404575-1'); }); A therapy that involves a synthetic cationic antimicrobial peptide (CAP) can decrease Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm ... Read more

October 10, 2018October 10, 2018

Why It’s Better to Be Open About CF, Especially When Dating

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googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1529921404575-1'); }); Dating can feel like a wasteland of hookups, insincerity, miscommunication, and ghosting. ... Read more

October 10, 2018October 10, 2018

Bicarbonate Eyed as Weapon to Combat 2 Most Prevalent Bacteria in CF

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googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1529921404575-1'); }); Adding bicarbonate, a salt, to the culture medium of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus ... Read more

October 9, 2018October 8, 2018

What You Need to Know About Romance, or the Lack of, When You Have CF

Columns, Victorious - a Column by Brad Dell

googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1529921404575-1'); }); I’ve been single for a year now, and I’m darn proud of ... Read more

October 9, 2018October 9, 2018

Advocacy Groups, Doctors Question Rising Prices of Rare Disease Treatments

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googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1529921404575-1'); }); Half a year has gone by since disgraced pharma executive Martin Shkreli ... Read more