For those who do not use Facebook, here are the posts to the CFFC page for the first half of August 2018.
08/01/2018 – Monday Morning Thoughts: Finding Exercise in Different Places, Answers to Some Questions About My Feeding Tube – Gunnar touches on two topics that have wide application in the CF community.
08/02/2018 – New lung cell type discovered – The identification of a specific cell where CFTR functions take place could lead to more targeted therapies.
08/03/2018 – Why CF Is More Than a Lung Disease – Yes, CF is much more than lung disease. This story also reminds us that CF is different from one person to the next.
08/04/2018 – Harmful Bacteria Replace Beneficial Ones in Gut of CF Patients, Study Finds – This study emphasizes something we all know; that is, CF affects more than lungs.
08/06/2018 – How My Friends Helped Me Survive a Second Lung Transplant – This blog post reminds us that emotional support of family and friends is an integral part of CF care.
08/07/2018 – Tips to Make Traveling with CF a Little Easier – We’ve shared similar lists in the past but it never hurts to get a different perspective.
08/08/2018 – HeadsUp, a Urine-Based Diagnostic Test for CF Patients, Will be Tested in Phase 1/2 Trial – This may not be as exciting as a pregnancy test, but it could have an equally significant impact on health care decisions.
08/09/2018 – Explaining My Port to Airport Security – We posted a link to travel tips two days ago. This one deals with a med port and reminds us that the general population is unfamiliar with things that are commonplace in the CF community.
08/10/2018 – European Partners Combining Efforts to Develop New Gene Therapy for Cystic Fibrosis – Here’s hoping that collaboration, rather than competition, will produce more significant breakthroughs.
8/11/2018 – Product Quest Manufacturing LLC Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of CVS Health 12 Hour Sinus Relief Nasal Mist Due to Microbiological Contamination – Potential contamination with Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
08/12/2018 – A new type of cell could change the focus of CF research – Did you know that there are multiple cell types in the lining of your lungs? You probably didn’t know that one type produces more CFTR than the others. The discovery could create a new path in CF research.
08/13/2018 – Changing How I Eat Post-Transplant – Modifying your diet is one of the many adjustments that have to be made after lung transplantation.
08/14/2018 – Financial Report for the 2017-18 Fiscal Year – The financial statement for CFFC’s most recent fiscal year have been added to our web site.
08/15/2018 – Synspira’s SNSP113 Shows Ability to Completely Kill Drug-Resistant Bacteria in Lab, Study Reports – These results come from a lab environment, but there is a significant promise here.