Fibrosis News

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation commends the nomination by President Obama of Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., as the new director of the National Institutes of Health .

Proceeds to benefit Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Robert Kinsella was the principal of Minoa Elementary School from 1966 to 1984.

All Fifty States to Screen Newborns for Cystic Fibrosis by 2010 Posted by: philcrosby on Tuesday, July 7, 2009 The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation announced today that all 50 states plus the District of Columbia have passed legislation requiring that all newborns be screened for cystic fibrosis by the year 2010.

Over 3,500 New York Life Insurance Company employees and agents volunteered over 50,000 hours on over 200 community projects in eight countries at estimated value over $1 million.

A common antibacterial treatment for cystic fibrosis can cause sensorineural hearing loss, finds a new study.

Disease foundations that are taking an increasing role in capital formation for local biotechs are nervously watching as the stock market and private capital markets wreak havoc with the companies that may hold the key to their future cures.

The Great Strides Walk is the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's largest national fundraising event.

Tuesday, 30 June 2009, 2:52 pm Press Release: PHARMAC Following is a media release from PHARMAC.

For a change, it did not rain Sunday on Dartmouth Building Supply's annual poker run and pig roast that benefits cystic fibrosis.

Transave announced today that the award will be used to support an ongoing Phase II clinical trial in U.S. CF patients with Pseudomonas lung infections and a preclinical study.

BUFFALO, N.Y. Press release - The Cystic Fibrosis Center located in Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo, a University at Buffalo-affiliated teaching hospital, is the first site to begin recruiting patients for a 48-week international clinical trial of a promising investigational treatment for cystic fibrosis .

Buffalo's Women & Children's Hospital will be the site of the nation's first clinical trial on a drug to treat cystic fibrosis.

Eurand's Zenpep Delayed by FDA By: Grant Zeng, CFA 0 ) Share EURX: Zenpep Approval Delayed 3 Months, but Still a Buy Yesterday , Eurand N.V. announced that the US Food and Drug Administration advised the company that it has extended the June 2009 user fee goal date for the New Drug Application for Zenpep by three months.

Christine Falleti has spent much of her life combating the crippling effects of cystic fibrosis .

As 10-month-old Colin DePriest catches a cat nap in his car seat, he looks the picture of health.

No sign of rain for this yeara s charity car wash. Joe Paladino, assistant manager of Carstar Collision Centre, was helping wash some cars with volunteers for the Carstar Soaps it up fundraising event on Saturday.

On Thursday, two administrative personnel at University Hospitals pulled two pediatric nurse practitioners from patient care responsibilities to tell them that the hospital would no longer be funding their positions.

Dartmouth Building Supply's Cystic Fibrosis Poker Run and Pig Roast is a perfect example of how nothing brings people together like a good time for a great cause.

With a pile of wet suds and some dirty cars, a collision repair shop hopes to set a Guinness World Record and help find a cure for cystic fibrosis.

New legislation introduced would allow patients with rare diseases to participate in clinical drug studies without losing their eligibility for government healthcare coverage.