Vertex and Treating CF: High Hopes for Triple Combinations and Gene Therapy Possibilities
Editor’s note: This is third in a four-part series looking at Vertex Pharmaceuticals and its “all in for CF” approach. Here, we look at...
Does Monotherapy With Correctors Have Clinical Benefit in Cystic Fibrosis?
Insufficient evidence exists to demonstrate that monotherapy with correctors has clinically important effects in individuals with cystic...
Dietary Flavonoids May Help in Managing CF Through Impact on Gut Bacteria, Small Study Suggests
Consuming dietary flavonoids — compounds naturally found in fruits, vegetables, chocolate, and beverages like wine and tea — may be...
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Vertex and Treating CF: 3 Disease-modifying Therapies Make Leap from Lab to Patients
Editor’s Note: This is the second of a four-part series looking at Vertex Pharmaceuticals and its “all in for CF” approach. Here, we...
Discovering the ancient origin of cystic fibrosis, the most common genetic disease in Caucasians
Imagine the thrill of discovery when more than 10 years of research on the origin of a common genetic disease, cystic fibrosis (CF),...
Vertex and Treating CF: Stepping Out on Long Road to ‘Medical History’
Editor’s note: This is the first of a four-part series looking at Vertex Pharmaceuticals and its “all in for CF” approach. We begin by...
Telavancin Promising Potential Treatment Option for MRSA in Cystic Fibrosis Patients
Responsible for several issues ranging from skin infections and sepsis to pneumonia and bloodstream infections, methicillin-resistant...
Committee approves 8 additional conditions for treatment with medical marijuana
A legislative committee approved eight additional conditions — six just for adults and two for adults and children — that will soon be...
MRSA Difficult to Eradicate, Even With Multimodal Antibiotics, CF Study Finds
Up to one month of treatment with inhaled vancomycin, the antibiotic of choice for treating most methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus...