Gary Levin

It is common for patients to be in denial. And the symptoms you have may change as different organs are affected by CF at different times. CF affects all the mucus glands, pancreas, sweat, intestines and even the colon. Ulcers develop from stress and cortisone levels go up during stress. Steroids commonly cause ulcers….Always listen to your…[Read more]

My 30 year old son noticed an immediate improvement within 24 hours, his sputum was liquified and he spit out a lot of fluid. He felt so much better, and realized he had never breathed so easily, he stopped coughing almost immediately, and walks easily without shortness of breath. He did have some serious side effects, jerking, insomnia,…[Read more]

Ok Ashley. You and your husband are carriers, which means you each carry at least one 508 mutation. Each gene has two loci, one may be normal. The highest probability if you are both carriers is that your child wouldl have a probability of having CF is 50/50, the same as flipping a coin. So you have a good chance at having a perfectly normal…[Read more]

In vitro studies of bacterial growth often reveal antibacterial activity of fungi. That is how Penicillin was discovered. This phenomenon dates back to Fleming in 1940 when he was growing staphylococcus and discovered a fungal contaminant on the plate. The areas surrounding fungal colonies had no staphylococcal growth. There may be other fungi…[Read more]