Cystic fibrosis (CF) and pulmonary fibrosis (PF) are two chronic conditions that damage the lungs. Treatment for both aims to improve breathing, manage symptoms, and prevent further lung damage. Your ...

Cystic fibrosis affects many parts of the body, but its effects on the lungs can be especially harmful. Cystic fibrosis is a chronic and progressive condition that causes the mucus in your lungs to be ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with cystic fibrosis are susceptible to serious lung infections. Delivering antibiotics through liquid ...

They call it the Purge. You have experienced, in a modest way, something like it in the waning days of a bad cold, when your lungs finally expel their accumulated gunk. The rattle in your chest quiets ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers captured exercise capacity measures during the first week of pulmonary rehabilitation to the session ...

Cystic fibrosis has long been defined in the public imagination as a disease of the lungs, marked by relentless infections and the daily struggle to breathe.Yet for thousands living with the condition ...

May is a busy month for health awareness observations. Throughout the month, we’ve covered topics related to stroke, women’s health and mental health awareness. As we near the end of May, which is ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A desperate fight for life for a young woman in Montgomery County. She needs a lung transplant but has been rejected by most hospitals. Follow the tubing to 22-year-old Jen ...

Background. We hypothesized that the inflammatory response in the lungs of children with cystic fibrosis (CF) would vary with the type of infecting organism, being greatest with Pseudomonas aeruginosa ...

Owlstone Medical ("Owlstone"), the global leader in Breath Biopsy ® for applications in early disease detection and precision medicine, today announced that the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has made an ...