Yearly Archives: 2009

Thursday, 17 September 2009 15:01 Genetic Switch May Provide Treatment Target for Excess Mucus in Lung Disease Posted by rim50@aol.com Scientists at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital have identified the main genetic switch that causes excessive mucus in the lungs, a discovery that elucidates the biological reasons that the lungs in people with asthma, cystic fibrosis and...
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Thursday, 17 September 2009 14:18 Sequenom Announces Launch of SensiGene Cystic Fibrosis Carrier Screening Test Posted by rim50@aol.com Sequenom, Inc. today announced that the company’s first laboratory developed test, the SensiGene(TM) Cystic Fibrosis Carrier Screening test, has been launched. This test is available exclusively through the Sequenom Center for Molecular Medicine, a next-generation CLIA...
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Wednesday, 16 September 2009 15:21 New Law Allows Continuity of Care for New Yorkers with CF; Governor Signs Bill on Boomer’s Show Posted by rim50@aol.com New York Governor David Paterson yesterday signed legislation that will allow New York Medicaid recipients with cystic fibrosis who obtain specialty medications from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s non-profit pharmacy to continue using that pharmacy, ensuring continuity...
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Tuesday, 15 September 2009 16:17 New Clinical Trials Bill Would Allow People with CF to Stay Eligible for Public Assistance Posted by rim50@aol.com In a bipartisan effort, U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) joined U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) and Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) today to introduce the Improving Access to Clinical Trials (I-ACT) Act, a bill to...
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Tuesday, 15 September 2009 16:10 Showerheads May Harbor Bacteria Dangerous to Some, Including CF Patients Posted by rim50@aol.com In what may be the scariest shower news since Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho,” a study says showerheads can harbor tiny bacteria that come spraying into your face when you wash. People with normal immune systems have little...
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Tuesday, 15 September 2009 1:09 New Documentary and International Dialogue Focuses on CF, Organ Donation and Transplantation Posted by rim50@aol.com A new broadcast documentary and international call to action focusing on cystic fibrosis and organ donation and transplant is gaining momentum across the country and around the world. “The Power of Two” documentary is inspired by the...
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