Journaling — writing thoughts and feelings to understand them more clearly — improved the mental health of adolescents with cystic fibrosis, results from a feasibility study reveal. All teens with cystic fibrosis (CF) who completed post-therapy surveys said journaling helped them express their feelings and recommended others with CF…
Physical activity increases fat-free mass — the lean mass in muscles, organs, bones, ligaments and tendons — in adolescents with cystic fibrosis (CF), according to a recent study. The findings also showed that fat-free mass was significantly lower in those with CF-related liver disease. The study, “…
This short film from The Leanne Fund–a cystic fibrosis charity based in Northern Scotland and founded in 2009— is all about Arienne and her parents, a family from Fort William, Scotland. Find out about nine different ways that cystic fibrosis can affect the body. The family talk…
In this WIVB TV video learn about Sammi Blum, a 17-year-old cystic fibrosis patient with a big heart who will celebrate her 18th birthday on Sept. 2. Read about 5-year-old cystic fibrosis patient Christopher Carmen and how his wishes came true on his birthday. Sammi has so far spent most of her…
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