Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - Azithromycin
Azithromycin is a commonly used antibiotic made by Pfizer, Inc. and sold as Zithromax®. Many people have taken this drug to treat pneumonia, sore throats, or ear infections. In 1999, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation recognized that azithromycin ... [... more]
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Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - Ibuprofen
Use of ibuprofen in cystic fibrosis (CF) began in 1995 with publication of the results of a Cystic Fibrosis Foundation-supported four-year, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of ibuprofen in people ages 5 to 39 years with CF. The study showed ... [... more]
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Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - Antioxidants
You hear a lot about antioxidants and how they can prevent disease. In recent years, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has funded both laboratory and pre-clinical research studies on antioxidant therapies for cystic fibrosis (CF). Antioxidants may ... [... more]
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Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - Home
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - 2009, Home REGISTER NOW! Sign up for Buy tickets for this special CF benefit concert on March 15th in Everett, WA. a walk near you. [... more]
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Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - Hypertonic Saline
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation funded a study in Australia to find out if inhaling a mist of hypertonic saline twice a day would help people with cystic fibrosis (CF). Hypertonic saline is extra-salty water that is sterile, so there are no germs ... [... more]
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Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - Risks of Smoking
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation would like to emphasize the dangers of smoking and the effects it can have on the lungs of people with CF. First, a person with CF cannot safely smoke. Even people with mild CF lung disease have compromised lung ... [... more]
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Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - Frequently Asked Questions
What is the life expectancy for people who have CF (in the United States)? What about gene therapy? Is it a treatment for people with CF? Cystic fibrosis is a life-threatening disease that causes mucus to build up and clog some of the organs in ... [... more]
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Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - Newborn Screening
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation recommends that all states routinely screen for cystic fibrosis (CF) in all newborns. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a similar recommendation in October 2004. More than 10 million ... [... more]
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Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - Lung Transplantation
Lung transplantation is a difficult and personal decision. The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has prepared the following general information about lung transplantation to help guide discussions between people with cystic fibrosis (CF) and their CF ... [... more]
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Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - Airway Clearance
Airway clearance techniques (ACTs) are treatments that help people with cystic fibrosis (CF) stay healthy and breathe easier. ACTs loosen thick, sticky lung mucus so it can be cleared by coughing or huffing. Clearing the airways reduces lung ... [... more]
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Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - Burkholderia cepacia
What is the CF Foundation's policy on the participation of people with Why does the CF Foundation have a policy to exclude people with Is the CF Foundation policy discriminatory to people with CF who have According to the CF Foundation's 2004 ... [... more]
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Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - ABPA
Aspergillus species is a fungus that often lives in the airways of adolescents and young adults with cystic fibrosis (CF). When people develop an allergic reaction to aspergillus, it is called Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis. ABPA affects ... [... more]
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