Friday, July 25, 2008
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We will be back at the CFRI Conference in San Francisco this year. This time, we’ll be videoing with help of Genentech and The Heroes of Hope. We look forward to meeting you, so if you plan on attending, please stop by and say hello!
Heroes of Hope link:
http://www.heroesofhope.com/heroesofhope/
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- Inhaled sugar helps clear lungs in cystic fibrosis (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
- July 22, 2008 at 05:39 PM
- Inhalation of a sugar called mannitol improves lung function in patients with cystic fibrosis, a serious genetic disorder characterized by abnormally thick mucus secretions in the lungs and other organs, according to a report by Australian researchers in the journal Chest.
- Musical genius Chopin may have had cystic fibrosis (The Herald)
- July 25, 2008 at 05:09 PM
- Poland has rejected a request by scientists hoping to run DNA tests on Frederic Chopin's heart to explore a mystery about his death.
- Howard Stern - Sterns Sidekick Cause Of Death Was Cystic Fibrosis (ContactMusic)
- July 20, 2008 at 09:13 PM
- LATEST: Shock jock HOWARD STERN's former radio sidekick KENNETH KEITH KALLENBACH's death was caused by complications from cystic fibrosis, according to a new medical ...
- Autopsy shows cystic fibrosis killed jailed comedian (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
- July 20, 2008 at 01:44 AM
- The comedian Kenneth Keith Kallenbach died of complications from cystic fibrosis, according to an autopsy report released yesterday by the Delaware County medical examiner.
- Stampeding Toward a Cure (WCAX-TV Vermont)
- July 25, 2008 at 04:12 PM
- The Three-Day Stampede Toward a Cure for Cystic Fibrosis in Bristol is a yard-saler's dream.
- Poland says no to DNA testing of Chopin's heart (The Arizona Republic)
- July 25, 2008 at 05:31 PM
- Scientists want to remove the heart for DNA tests to see if Chopin actually died from cystic fibrosis and not tuberculosis as his death certificate stated.
- Poland says no to DNA testing of Chopin's heart (The Charlotte Observer)
- July 25, 2008 at 03:33 PM
- Like a religious relic, the heart of composer Frederic Chopin rests in a Warsaw church, untouched since it was preserved in alcohol after his death in 1849 at age 39. And that's how the Polish government wants to keep it. Scientists want to remove the heart for DNA tests to see if Chopin actually died from cystic fibrosis and not tuberculosis as his death certificate stated. But the government ...
- Bald Blair School News (Guyra Argus)
- July 24, 2008 at 06:56 PM
- On the last day of term 2 our school had fun supporting Cystic Fibrosis by having a Crazy Hair/Out of Uniform Day. The children all looked great and thank you to all the help from parents with hair and costumes. The school raised $80-00 from this event to help Cystic Fibrosis.
- Community Dance Project Participates In Benefit Performance (Garden City News)
- July 24, 2008 at 10:54 PM
- Even though Dance Project teacher Annie Ippolito is busy planning the final details of her wedding in the fall, she and her fianc� decided to give their time and effort to fund a dance benefit for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation this summer. Annie's cousin suffers from the disease.
- After tragedy, Lake in the Hills couple helps sick kids (Daily Herald)
- July 24, 2008 at 01:36 AM
- Doctors told Bob and Stephanie Vitner their youngest son, Andrew, born three months premature and diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, wouldn't last a month.
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