Cystic Fibrosis News

Doctors told Bob and Stephanie Vitner their youngest son, Andrew, born three months premature and diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, wouldn't last a month.

Mary Jo Jones' most memorable lesson about cystic fibrosis came when she was just 5 years old.

The inaugural gala, "Pipeline to a Cure", at the Hyatt Regency, Huntington Beach, California on Saturday, July 19th, helped bring increasing global awareness to the devastating disease, cystic fibrosis.

Surfersvillage Global Surf News , 16 July, 2008 : - - Huntington Beach, CA, -- Quiksilver and Roxy Surf Camps along with the Quiksilver Foundation have partnered with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to raise ...

PTC Therapeutics just hit the jackpot. The private South Plainfield biotech today said it has struck a partnership with Genzyme to develop its lead drug for uncommon genetic disorders.

Recurrent Energy owns and operates solar photovoltaic power systems for its customers, according to a statement issued by the two companies.

Emily Haager waxes her surfboard as she prepares to go surfing at San Onofre State Beach on July 8, 2008.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution to encourage public awareness and understanding of cystic fibrosis, and support research to find a cure for the disease.

A Nanaimo musician organized an independent music festival to help find a cure for a fatal disease.

A brewpub, a local ad man, a fishing tournament and 65 roses. Believe it or not, they all fit together.

The U.S. market for the treatment of pulmonary symptoms of cystic fibrosis grew more than 15 percent annually to $397 million, from 2000 to 2007, according to a new report , and several New England companies ...

Scott and Angie Bumpus are excited about hosting a benefit concert that will feature top country music artists.

Hugh Farr, who moved into the executive director's post at the Lone Star Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation early this year, is working to better connect the nonprofit with its base.

Carolinas Hospital System's Cardiac/Pulmonary Rehabilitation Department recently donated $1,109 to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

If you've ever breathed in the air at the beach you know how cleansing it can be.

After a successful canned food drive for local charities in February, residents of the Thomson Manor Nursing Home are playing host to a fundraiser for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

FoldRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that it has discovered a series of novel drug prototypes that have shown potential in vitro to correct the protein-folding defect associated with cystic fibrosis .

Surfersvillage Global Surf News , 8 July, 2008 : - - Huntington Beach -- Amazingly, surfers have unknowingly held a key to prolonging the lifespan and quality of life for people with cystic fibrosis , a fatal ...

The Wisconsin chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation will host its sixth annual Breath of Life Golf Outing on Monday, July 28.

Hundreds of chocolate lovers flocked to Villa Christina in Dunwoody for what some might consider a taste of heaven.