Fibrosis News

The Central High School Key Club presented a check for $5,000 to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Tuesday night.

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation notes that about 90 percent of people with the disease are alive one year after a lung transplant and 50 percent are alive after five years.

Dr. Ronald G. Perciaccante has seen much progress in his nearly four decades of treating cystic fibrosis patients in the Watertown area.

Sneak Peek Saturday open house today The Neighborhoods of World Golf Village is inviting the community to "Extend a Hand, Bring a Can" to its Sneak Peek Saturday Open House, from 1 to 4 p.m. today.

When Tonya Naughton graduated from the University of South Alabama in 1995 with a degree in psychology, she never dreamed her life would be changed by cystic fibrosis, a disease in which a defective gene causes the body to produce abnormally thick mucus, leading to life-threatening lung infections and impaired digestion.

Alnara Pharmaceuticals , a privately held Cambridge, Mass.-based biotechnology company with a late stage cystic fibrosis drug target, has appointed its first chief medical director.

Weston resident and children's book author Leah Orr is using a sense of humor to make light of the dramas of childhood with the first in a new children's book series, "Messy Tessy." "All kids cut their hair, whether adults want to acknowledge it or not, and I think it's brave to admit it," Orr said.

A friend of mine has a Granddaughter named Piper. She has cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease that causes mucous to build up in her body, particularly in her lungs.

The Pappageorgas family, from left: Melissa, 24; father Chris; Nick, 26; and mother Lori at their home in Monterey.

ANAHEIM, CA, October 30, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Determined to help cure cystic fibrosis , an inherited chronic disease affecting the lungs and digestive system of about 30,000 children and adults throughout the United States, the Angels Baseball Foundation announces its annual 65 Roses Golf Classic on Nov.

Auburn Hills-based Plex Systems Inc., which provides software for manufacturers, has announced it is hosting a wine tasting and auction fund-raiser to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation on Nov.

A Gilead Sciences Inc. investigational antibiotic for cystic fibrosis patients with deadly infections will be reviewed by an FDA panel Dec.

FOR THE SPECTRUM DAILY NEWS ST. GEORGE - Mountain Land Rehabilitation is trying to assist in finding a cure for Cystic Fibrosis by having a 5K run in Hurricane to generate funding to support research.

Andrea Mospan, chair of the Executive Committee of the YPLC, announced they will team up with The North Carolina chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to present A Night at the Theatre, Starring Grapes & Hops.

ST. GEORGE - Mountain Land Rehabilitation is trying to assist in finding a cure for Cystic Fibrosis by having a 5K run in Hurricane to generate funding to support research.

DURHAM, N.C. Christy Shaffer, the veteran chief executive officer who is stepping down at Inspire Pharmaceuticals , is the winner of the top honor from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

Connect with community columnist Marcia Carroll- Burzair at neighborsgo.com/ blog/marciaonrockwall. Eleven-year-old Jack Colbert of Rockwall is pretty much like any other kid his age.

The Cape Breton chapter of the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation will mark an historic occasion this weekend during the foundation's Atlantic regional meeting in Sydney.

Main Category: Respiratory / Asthma Also Included In: Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Transave Inc., reported additional positive clinical trial results on its lead investigational drug, ARIKACE , an antibiotic that aims to treat chronic lung infections.

Transave Inc., today reported additional positive clinical trial results on its lead investigational drug, ARIKACE , an antibiotic that aims to treat chronic lung infections.