Cystic Fibrosis Foundation chair Ron Saunders gives details on an event being held march 11 at the Lucky Old Sun Ranch in Jupiter Farms.
Category: Fibrosis
Medicaid cuts would be devistating
… of chest percussion before story time and his bath. To prevent Collin from being exposed to germs that could harm his health, we’ve had to restructure our lives and skip many activities that we used to do as a family. This includes attending church …
Publish a book for a cause
By Tom Livsey, OurTown National News Editor, It’s common for celebrities who experience tragedy and want to help others to have a book published by a traditional publisher. But now, “everyday people” can do the same thing.
Mountain America Credit Union Donates Over $37,000 To Charities
Mountain America Credit Union is proud to announce the total amount raised in its 2016 annual charity drive benefiting Ronald McDonald House Charities and Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Employees of Mountain America donated a total of $37,465 through candy sales, employee dress down days, lunch fundraisers, and more.
First stem cell study could lead to development of therapy to reduce inflammation caused by CF
A 39-year-old man with cystic fibrosis made history by becoming the first person to receive human adult stem cells in a new research study that researchers hope will someday lead to the development of a therapy to reduce the inflammation and infection caused by CF. The pioneering subject in the study is Bob Held from Alliance, Ohio, who on Jan. 26 received an infusion of cells called allogeneic human mesenchymal stem cells , adult stem cells collected from the bone marrow of healthy volunteers.
UPMC celebrates 2,000th lung transplant, 28-year survivor
… is an inherited disease of the secretory glands that make mucus and sweat, according to the National Institutes of Health, resulting in thick, sticky mucus that fills the lungs. The condition, however, doesn’t affect the transplanted lungs. “One of …
UPMC celebrates 2,000th lung transplant, 28-year survivor
… Hospital 28 years ago. He works out at the YMCA in Bellevue and continues to defy the odds with his continued good health. (Darrell Sapp/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP) ADVANCE FOR USE SATURDAY, JAN. 21 – In this Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017 photo, Paul …
Benefit to fight pulmonary fibrosis draws Stephanie J. Block
In this June 1, 2014 file photo, Stephanie J. Block attends the Drama Desk Awards in New York. Block, Mandy Gonzalez, Mario Cantone, Robert Creighton and Randy Graff will lend their voices to the fight against the lung-scarring disease pulmonary fibrosis.
Anthera’s cystic fibrosis drug fails late-stage study, shares tank
REUTERS: Anthera Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Tuesday that its drug to treat certain cystic fibrosis patients failed a late-stage study, sending the company’s shares tumbling nearly 70 percent in after-hours trading. The latest setback for Anthera comes just over a month after the company said an experimental drug to treat lupus had also failed in a late-stage study.
Enrollment completed in Protalix Bio’s mid-stage study of AIR DNase…
Protalix BioTherapeutics says the last patient has been enrolled in its Phase 2 study assessing AIR DNase in cystic fibrosis . Top-data should be available in the first week of January with complete result to follow by the end of Q1.