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Article: GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES CYSTIC FIBROSIS SCREENING BEGINS TODAY FOR ALL ILLINOIS NEWBORNS

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March 3, 2008
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Gov. Rod Blagojevich, D-Ill., issued the following press release:

Governor Rod R. Blagojevich announced that today is the first day all newborns across Illinois will be screening for cystic fibrosis, a hereditary disease that affects mainly the lungs and digestive system, causing progressive disability. Dr. Damon T. Arnold, Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, hosted a tour of the Illinois Department of Public Health laboratory in Chicago to highlight the start of the state's screening. "Screening newborns for cystic fibrosis allows doctors to diagnose the disease and begin treatment sooner. Adding this disease to the list we already screen for will help make sure that ...

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