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PHARMACEUTICAL firm Pharmaxis has received regulatory approval from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration to market the drug Bronchitol to treat cystic fibrosis. Pharmaxis said yesterday Bronchitol, designed to reduce build-up of mucus in the lungs, had been approved for the...

Do we know what is considered normal, above average, range for PFT scores? And how much merit do we need to put into these tests? Are they accurate indicators of lung function and health? Thank you.

Our child was x-rayed last week and they noticed a dense spot on the lung...the spot was less dense 7 months ago....they are pretty sure it is a mucus plug. Although, there are no coughing, test results, symptoms of any infection or pneumonia. They want us to take antibiotics and pulmozyme...

ScienceDaily (Dec. 13, 2007) - A new study by researchers at Hasbro Children's Hospital, the pediatric division of Rhode Island Hospital, and Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, offers new insight into the role that the cystic fibrosis gene plays in the development of gastrointestinal disease...

Algae Produces Novel Cystic Fibrosis Drug They came across a compound with the same structure as the rest of the toxins, but it seemed to have the opposite effect. While brevetoxin is a lung irritant when inhaled, Baden says brevenal actually restored normal lung function. Dr. Bill Abraham at...

http://www.foodproductiondaily.com/news/ng.asp?n=79500-university-of-virginia-journal-of-clinical-investigation-antioxidant Study links body-building antioxidant to hypertension condition An antioxidant commonly used in dietary and body-building supplements could lead to pulmonary arterial...

Innovating the way people give and support their favorite charity, Clicks! for Cystic Fibrosis has been made publicly available. Clicks! for Cystic Fibrosis has created an easy way for individuals to ensure their favorite charity receives a portion of the profit from their online purchases...

From CFF.ORG The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics awarded EPIX Pharmaceuticals a $500,000 milestone payment for successfully identifying a hit compound that corrects the functionality of the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane conductance Regulator (CFTR). A mutation in the CFTR gene is one of...

Scientists Isolate Chemical In Curry That May Help Immune System Clear Plaques Found In Alzheimer's http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/07/070716190856.htm ...wonder what this could mean for CF ?

Technion scientists develop material to treat genetic diseases Mar. 25 - Technion scientists have developed a new material with the potential to treat "hundreds of genetic diseases," reported the Jerusalem Post. Created by Professor Timor Bazov of the chemistry faculty and Dr. Tamar Ben-Yosef...

Do any of these potential therapies affect the DIGESTIVE aspect of this disease? http://www.cff.org/research/DrugDevelopmentPipeline/ Understand that the focus is on the lungs, but there is something out there called CF Liver Disease....there must be SOME focus on that.

My question is this: with all the CF trials going on...corrective gene therapy, salt transport....will these have an impact on the digestive aspect of CF? Thank you.

What could be a life-saving breakthrough in the fight against cystic fibrosis, cancer and AIDS has been achieved by a 17-year-old Indian-American student at the Mississippi Institute of Mathematics and Science. Madhavi Gavini is one of the quieter students at this prestigious boarding school...

I always read about people/companies that raise large amounts of money for CF and do a lot in creating awareness (rosie, barry manilow, walmart, bjs...etc).... I wish there was a site or links from this site that could give direct email addresses/mail addresses to those involved so we can write...