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• Questions for Dr. Wenzel

  
  breathinstephen.com — Authority: 119
  Last week after finding out just how extensive the damage was to my lungs,I was asking my..WHY? All of the assumptions I had made about my asthma throughout the years, suddenly didn’t seem to make sense anymore. I was actually beginning to question whether or not I really ever had asthma at all? Maybe I just ...
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• The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation To Benefit From Holiday Film Promotion

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 702
  The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation announced today that CVS/pharmacy and Warner Home Video will partner with the Foundation this holiday season to raise critical funds for cystic fibrosis through the sale of classic family movies. The videos will be sold exclusively at CVS/pharmacy.
  3 days ago

• Surprise lung transplant gives mom renewed hope

  
  Merv Sheppard's Transplant Network — Authority: 127
  By BARBARA TURNBULL Staff Reporter - The Toronto Star Healthzone.ca "Be brave. Even when you are scared. Be Brave. Whatever it is, you can do it. Manage it. Overcome it." – Natalia Ritchie Just weeks ago, John Boguslawski was stoically waiting for his sister Natalia Ritchie, 30, to die of cystic ...
  6 days ago

• P&G Voluntarily Recalls Specific Lots of Vicks Sinex Nasal Spray

  
  Health Fitness & Beauty - health-fitness.marc8.com — Authority: 160
  The Procter & Gamble Company announced it is voluntarily recalling three lots of its Vicks Sinex nasal spray in three countries: the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom. The company said it is taking this precautionary step after finding the bacteria B. cepacia in a small amount of product made at its ...
  1 week ago

• Exome-Sequencing Might Help Identify Genetic Cause Of Thousands Of Disorders

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 702
  For the first time, scientists have successfully used a method called exome sequencing to quickly discover a previously unknown gene responsible for a mendelian disorder. Mendelian disorders, such as cystic fibrosis and sickle cell disease, are the result of one or more mutations in a single gene, typically a gene ...
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• Causes I support: Live Life then Give Life

  
  Learning from Sophie — Authority: 130
  The mission statement of Live Life then Give Life is “To save and improve the lives of all those in need or receipt of organ and tissue transplants. The charity exists to improve education and awareness of organ donation and to fund projects that increase the numbers of successful transplants in the UK.” ...
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• Causative gene of a rare disorder discovered by sequencing only protein-coding regions of genome

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 641
  For the first time, scientists have successfully used a method called exome sequencing to quickly discover a previously unknown gene responsible for a mendelian disorder.
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• HOLIDAY GIFTING WITH A LITTLE HEART: GOOD SHOP

  
  Daily Marauder — Authority: 116
  HOLIDAY GIFTING WITH A LITTLE HEART: GOOD SHOP Good Shop is a web site which helps you shop like you normally do, but with a little heart. Here’s an example. Let’s say you were looking for a fun holiday dress to wear to that company party to impress your Office Crush. Clearly, ...
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• Antioxidant Found In Vegetables Has Implications For Treating Cystic Fibrosis

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 702
  Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine discovered that a dietary antioxidant found in such vegetables as broccoli and cauliflower protects cells from damage caused by chemicals generated during the bodys inflammatory response to infection and injury.
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• Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis Risk 77 Times Higher Among Dialysis Patients

  
  AboutLawsuits.com — Authority: 540
  The results of a new study into side effects of gadolinium MRI contrast agents indicates that patients undergoing dialysis are at 77 fold higher risk of contracting nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) , and kidney transplant patients face a 69 fold higher risk of developing the rare and potentially life-threatening ...
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• Broccoli, cauliflower may help treat cystic fibrosis

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  Washington, Nov 17 (ANI): A dietary antioxidant found in vegetables such as broccoli and cauliflower can protect cells from damage caused by chemicals generated during the body’s inflammatory response to infection and injury, a new study has found.Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine say ...
  1 week ago

• Penn study finds that antioxidant found in vegetables has implications for treating cystic fibrosis

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 641
  PHILADELPHIA -- Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine discovered that a dietary antioxidant found in such vegetables as broccoli and cauliflower protects cells from damage caused by chemicals generated during the bodys inflammatory response to infection and injury.
  1 week ago

• My mothers lung biopsy for pulmonary fibrosis: Im scared.

  
  Ask MetaFilter — Authority: 650
  My mother may have pulmonary fibrosis, which her mother died of. Shes been told she should have a lung biopsy, but Ive been told it can make her breathing dramatically worse. Shes due to have that biopsy on Thursday. Im terrified. Is it worth it? What are the facts? Blog posts like The Horror of the Lung Biopsy ...
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• Joining In

  
  CurlyPops — Authority: 424
  I saw this post over at Whip Up, and even though Id told myself that I couldnt possibly take on anything else at the moment, I cant resist, as this is a project to assist a cause that is very close to my heart. Please join in if you can - all you need to do is to contribute a quilt square for a 65 roses quilt ...
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• Diabetes010

  
  Diabetes — Authority: 132
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  2 weeks ago

• KXT Q&A: Rhett Miller And Ticket Giveaway

  
  KERA Art&Seek Blog — Authority: 507
  One of the few things I remember about meeting Rhett Miller, was my inability to stop giggling. I was at the Summer Break Records showcase at SXSW a few years ago when Robert Jenkins (president of Summer Break) asked me if I’d like to meet Rhett. Let’s face it, the man is flat-out dreamy. The [...]
  2 weeks ago

• Talking Science With Patient Advocates

  
  Science-Based Medicine — Authority: 130
  Laurie Edwards has a rare chronic disease called  primary ciliary dyskinesia . Her symptoms are quite similar to those associated with cystic fibrosis, and her young life has been punctuated by numerous hospitalizations, physical limitations and the occasional near-death experience. She is a remarkably upbeat woman, ...
  2 weeks ago

• Diabetes012

  
  Diabetes — Authority: 132
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• Basement Songs: The Donnas, “New Kid in School”

  
  Popdose — Authority: 617
  In our house, the Donnas’ “New Kid in School” is known as the song with the ‘A’ word in it. It’s a word Sophie and Jacob have heard hundred of times, as their father spits out profanity like Darren McGavin in A Christmas Story .  We hear “New Kid in School” quite a bit in the house these days; ...
  2 weeks ago

• Therapy, therapy…oh, and did I mention – therapy?

  
  Redefining Perfect — Authority: 114
  Angel had her go-round with the Developmental Pediatrician on Monday. Avoiding discussion of the horror of a day surrounding said appointment, I’ll get right into the actual facts and (lack of) diagnosis! The short of it – we may never know what causes our little one to struggle.  It may be that she was born so ...
  2 weeks ago

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