Kamada Successfully Completes Phase II Trial With Aerosolized AAT In Cystic Fibrosis Patients (Medical News Today)

Kamada (TASE: KMDA), a bio-pharmaceutical company engaged in the development, manufacturing and marketing of specialty life-saving therapeutics, announced that it has completed a Phase II Study with Aerosolized Alpha-1 Antitrypsin (AAT), delivered via an optimized eFlow platform nebulizer (PARI Pharma GmbH), in cystic fibrosis (CF).

Team Effort For Teen's Life-Saving Surgery (CBS4 Miami)

Students at a South Florida high school are coming together to help a teenager who needs life-saving surgery. 14-year old Brieanna Yowell is tethered to oxygen and fighting for every breath because she has Cystic Fibrosis and needs a double lung transplant.

Spice up your life (Galveston County Daily News)

Medical breakthroughs could have everyone turning to spice racks and produce aisles instead of medicine cabinets to ward off illness.

Tepnel Announces New DNA Test For Early Detection Of Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (Medical News Today)

Just ahead of the expected release of clinical practice guidelines on Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (FH) by the influential National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE), Tepnel Life Sciences PLC (AIM: TED) today announced the launch of a DNA test for the early detection of FH, a genetic conditi

FDA Grants IND For Pro-Pharmaceuticals' DAVANAT® To Treat Breast Cancer Patient (PharmaceuticalOnline)

Pro-Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Amex: PRW), today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted an Investigational New Drug (IND) application for use of DAVANAT® in combination with 5-FU to treat a breast cancer patient at the Brown Cancer Center in Louisville, Kentucky.

Rare disease stuns family (L'Observateur)

Editor and Publisher LAPLACE ? When Don Vicknair noticed that a nagging cough wouldn?t go away, he did what most normal husbands do. He ignored it for as long as he could, until his wife Stacy insisted he see a doctor.

Support Groups (Chattanooga Times Free Press)

Need support? Here are some organizations that may help. Many of the groups listed have several locations and times from which to choose. You may obtain these by calling the main office?s number.

Study Shows PDE5 Inhibitor More Effective When Used On-Demand In Erectile Dysfunction (Medical News Today)

European Urology, the official journal of the European Association of Urology will be featuring the article 'Effect of nightly versus on-demand vardenafil on recovery of erectile function in men following bilateral nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy' by F. Montorsi et al.

High Cholesterol Levels Drop Naturally In Children On High-Fat Anti-Seizure Diet, Hopkins Study Show (Medical News Today)

Elevated cholesterol levels return to normal or near normal levels over time in four out of 10 children with uncontrollable epilepsy treated with the high-fat ketogenic diet, according to results of a Johns Hopkins Children's Center study reported in the Journal of Child Neurology. The study appears online ahead of print here.

New drug shows promise in cystic fibrosis (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

A new kind of cystic fibrosis drug, designed to bypass a genetic defect to treat the disease, has produced promising results in mid-stage clinical trials, Israeli researchers said on Thursday.

Clearing airways in cystic fibrosis

By manipulating the machinery used by our cells for quality control, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh have found a way to restore the function of cystic fibrosis airway cells.

East Jordan family prepares for fight of their lives

The anticipation that has built all summer came crashing down when Doug and Tina Holm found out four of their children will have to fight for the rest of their lives.

Cystic Fibrosis: Engineered Proteins Can 'Bypass' Genetic Defect, University of Pittsburgh Study

By manipulating the machinery used by our cells for quality control, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh have found a way to restore the function of cystic fibrosis airway cells.

Fallen colleague's good life remembered

A vigil was held on Parkhill Road East yesterday afternoon for local part-time paramedic Steve Van Hemme.

Exeter school briefs

Exeter Adult Education is offering a one-night class designed to help parents understand and improve their children's math skills in a fun way.

City leader Rudolph L. "Rudy" Daniels championed integration

Rudolph L. "Rudy" Daniels, the first black to head a Jacksonville city government department, died Monday at 81.

Cystic fibrosis drug

"Drug hope for cystic fibrosis sufferers" is the headline in The Daily Telegraph.

Cystic Fibrosis: Engineered Proteins Can 'Bypass' Genetic Defect

This could significantly reduce the sticky mucus that plugs the lungs of CF patients, which leads to antibiotic-resistant infections and untimely death.

Horne, Jasper White "Jack"

Jasper "Jack" White Horne, 60, passed away Wednesday, August 27, 2008, at Forsyth Medical Center.

Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down

A4 Thumbs down to the seemingly endless acts of mindless violence and mischief in our communities.