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GREAT News!!!

February 23, 2010 – 8:53 am

First New Inhaled Anti-Pseudomonal Therapy Approved for Cystic Fibrosis Patients in More Than 10 Years
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approves Cayston(R) (Aztreonam for Inhalation Solution) for the Improvement of Respiratory Symptoms in Cystic Fibrosis Patients with Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
http://www.gilead.com/pr_1393831
For all my buddies who couldn’t qualify for the study or the ‘compassionate care’ program, it’s your [...]

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Home oxygen

November 26, 2008 – 12:39 pm

Sometime earlier this year we discovered I need supplemental oxygen when I sleep and also during exercise.  And well, when I say exercise, I don’t mean aerobics class… no way am I fit enough for that. But I am noticing that I get quite winded even on short walks.  There are things that affect my [...]

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Various gunky topics

May 12, 2008 – 7:45 am

One of my difficulties in staying healthy while living with Cystic Fibrosis is airway clearance. I have to spend time every morning and evening focusing on getting the thick and sticky mucus out of my lungs. Something that may take a simple clearing of the throat in someone who is “normal” may take [...]

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