Cystic Fibrosis

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  Cystic Fibrosis: Foods You Must Add To Your Diet If You Have Cystic Fibrosis

  Here are foods you should add to your diet if you have cystic fibrosis.

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  Cystic Fibrosis: Foods You Must Add To Your Diet If You Have Cystic Fibrosis

  Here are foods you should add to your diet if you have cystic fibrosis.

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  Indian American Team Makes Gene-Editing Tool Simpler

  A team of Indian American researchers has developed a user-friendly resource to make the powerful gene-editing tool more friendly.

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  American Nobel Laureate Irwin Rose Dies at 88

  American Nobel laureate Irwin Rose, a biochemist whose groundbreaking work helped in the development of treatments for cervical cancer and cystic fibrosis, died on Tuesday, the University of California, Irvine said. He was 88.

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  Miley Cyrus Sends Emotional Message For Ailing Fan

  The 12-year-old girl watched the video before she died. Caley was popular on Twitter and Instagram, where she shared her everyday experiences with fans and supporters, and also used the platforms to raise awareness about cystic fibrosis.

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  British PM weeps, recalls daughter's death on TV

  British PM Gordon Brown wept while he spoke of his daughter's death and expressed fears of a similar fate of his son.

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  Behavioural problems in kids with cystic fibrosis

  Children with cystic fibrosis (CF) often have problems with sleeping, eating and complying with the physiotherapy they need. These problems may adversely affect health outcomes in children with CF.

• Low vitamin D in children

  Vitamin D deficiency is prevalent in children with cystic fibrosis (CF) and treatment recommendations for correcting the deficiency are found inadequate.

• Lung transplants good in Cystic Fibrosis

  Lung transplants generally lead to good long-term results in patients with cystic fibrosis.

• Reflux causes cough in cystic fibrosis patients

  Gastroesophageal reflux (GER), a potentially serious chronic heartburn, may trigger cough in cystic fibrosis patients.

• Once-daily tobramycin safe for cystic fibrosis

  Once-daily treatment with antibiotic tobramycin for cystic fibrosis appears to be as effective and perhaps less toxic to the kidneys than treatment three times a day.

• Weight loss and severe cystic fibrosis

  Adults with cystic fibrosis who experience weight loss that does not involve fat tissue, or loss of fat-free mass, have more severe overall disease. Investigators have found that the loss of fat-free mass that is not obvious correlates with increased loss of bone mineral density and systemic inflammatory activity.

• Pregnancy not harmful in cystic fibrosis

  After considering other contributing factors, women with cystic fibrosis (CF) who become pregnant do not have an increased risk of death.