Article: Lung transplants not harmful for children with cystic fibrosis

Article: Battling cystic fibrosis
Chicago Sun-Times;  May 18, 1992 ;     553 words ......person with cystic fibrosis to undergo...bilateral lung transplants are relatively...awaiting lung transplants at Loyola, only two have cystic fibrosis, he said...stressed that lung transplants are considered...he said. Cystic fibrosis, one ...

Article: Minority Of Cystic Fibrosis Patients Benefit From Surgery.
Immunotherapy Weekly;  December 19, 2001 ;     700+ words ......Most cystic fibrosis (CF) patients who receive lung transplants either gain...included 468 cystic fibrosis patients...received lung transplants from 1992...determining which cystic fibrosis patients receive lung transplants is based...

Article: Lung transplants have risen dramatically in Canada since '83.(LIFE)
The Record (Kitchener, Ontario);  December 19, 2008 ;     412 words ......people with cystic fibrosis are benefiting...per cent more lung transplants in the country...are getting lung transplants -- specifically people with cystic fibrosis, in which mucus...and double-lung transplants accounted for...the double-lung ...

Article: Cystic Fibrosis Drug Reverses Osteoporosis after Transplants in CF Patients.
Immunotherapy Weekly;  November 2, 1998 ;     510 words ......Annual North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference, held...with help from 35 cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. All patients had undergone lung transplants because of failing...transplantation for cystic fibrosis, but also it's the...Pamidronate. Some 200 lung ...

Article: Lung transplants save cystic fibrosis patients Wisconsin surgeons report high rates of survival with double lung procedure
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  May 2, 1999 ;     575 words ......Wisconsinites with cystic fibrosis, a disease that...lungs," Love said. Cystic fibrosis affects about 12...lung transplant for cystic fibrosis was done in California...UW began doing lung transplants for cystic fibrosis...none have been for ...

Article: Second Chances at Life; 6 Receive Lung Transplants in 2 Weeks at Inova Fairfax
The Washington Post;  September 17, 1998 ;     700+ words ......people who received lung transplants at Inova Fairfax...donors. Only four lung transplants were performed...year." Although cystic fibrosis and many other...are treated with lung transplants, the cause of Overbey...director of heart and lung transplants. ...

Article: Cystic Fibrosis: Everything You Need to Know
Journal of the National Medical Association;  January 1, 2005 ;     593 words ...Cystic Fibrosis: Everything You Need to Know Edited...ISBN 1-55297-7 40-4; 190 pages Cystic fibrosis is the most common autosomal recessive...caused by a genetic mutation in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator...

Article: EraGen Biosciences of Madison, Wis., Developing New Cystic Fibrosis Test.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  August 4, 2003 ;     700+ words ......MADISON, Wis.--Creating a new test for cystic fibrosis always was much more than a business...DNA in a baby's blood for signs of cystic fibrosis. Success would mark a triumph of a...breathing problems and other symptoms of cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease affecting 30,000...

Article: House Passes Resolution to Recognize Cystic Fibrosis
U.S. Newswire;  July 15, 2008 ;     343 words ......Director of Media Relations, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, +1-301-841-2602...awareness and understanding of cystic fibrosis, and support research to find a cure for the disease. The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation applauds the House...

Article: SciClone Awarded $517,000 Grant From Cystic Fibrosis Foundation for Ongoing Phase 2 Study of CPX.
PR Newswire;  April 26, 1999 ;     700+ words ......Nasdaq: SCLN) announced that the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has awarded the Company...potential protein repair therapy for cystic fibrosis. The grant was made under the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's Therapeutics Development...

Article: Alabama Begins Mandatory Screening of Newborns for Cystic Fibrosis
U.S. Newswire;  May 13, 2008 ;     390 words ......Fink, Director of Media Relations of Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, +1-301-841-2602, Lfink...that all newborns be screened for cystic fibrosis at birth. We congratulate Alabama...initiating a newborn screening program for cystic fibrosis, said Robert J. Beall, Ph.D., president...

Article: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Commends U.S. Senate for Declaring May National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month
U.S. Newswire;  April 29, 2008 ;     410 words ......Director of Media Relations of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, +1-301-841-2602, lfink...29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation praised the U.S. Senate...officially recognizing May as National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month and encouraging public...

Article: Cystic Fibrosis Methods and Protocols (Methods in Molecular Medicine, Vol. 70)
Clinical Chemistry;  December 1, 2002 ;     538 words ...Cystic Fibrosis Methods and Protocols (Methods in...laboratorians who are involved with cystic fibrosis. As such, it delivers diverse protocols...from the basic pathophysiology of cystic fibrosis to animal models and gene therapy...

Article: Cystic fibrosis study finds lung transplants do little
The Boston Globe;  November 22, 2007 ;     190 words ...Children with severe cystic fibrosis are seldom helped by a lung transplant, researchers said...system. But few studies have assessed the effectiveness of lung transplants for helping treat the incurable disease. "The results underscore...