Cystic fibrosis (also known as CF, mucoviscoidosis, or mucoviscidosis) is a hereditary disease that affects mainly the exocrine (mucus) glands of the lungs, liver, pancreas, and intestines, causing progressive disability due to multisystem failure.

Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disease of the mucus glands that affects many body systems.

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a life-threatening disorder that causes severe lung damage and nutritional deficiencies. An inherited condition, cystic fibrosis affects the cells that produce mucus, sweat, saliva and digestive juices.

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The pattern of development of CF and the severity of its symptoms varies among individuals. The disease is sometimes obvious soon after birth, but some cases of CF, they are not detected for months (in infancy) or years (in childhood).

No meconium (bowel movements) in first 24 to 48 hours of life; Stools, pale or clay colored, foul smelling, or stools that float; Skin may taste salty (infants); Recurrent persistent respiratory infections, such as pneumonia or sinusitis; Coughing or wheezing; Weight loss; Diarrhea; Delayed growth; Easy fatigue

The specific signs and symptoms of cystic fibrosis can vary with the severity of the disease. For example, one child with cystic fibrosis may have respiratory problems but not digestive problems, while another child may have both.

Symptoms of cystic fibrosis are usually caused by the production of thick, sticky mucus. Symptoms vary from person to person and are not always obvious in childhood.

There is currently no cure for cystic fibrosis. There is a lot of research under way to try to find a cure for cystic fibrosis lung disease through gene therapy.

Many treatments exist for the symptoms and complications of cystic fibrosis.

An early diagnosis of CF and a comprehensive treatment plan can improve both survival and quality of life. Specialty clinics for cystic fibrosis may be helpful and can be found in many communities.

Medications: Antibiotics for infections, pancreatic enzymes (occasionally mucomyst is used to thin secretions).Breathing Treatments: Percussions, and postural drainage.

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This study will examine the relationship between bacterial products in lung infections in cystic fibrosis and disease severity.

Dr. Felix Ratjen, chief of Respiratory Medicine and senior scientist in Physiology & Experimental Medicine at SickKids, is conducting the multi- centre, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial.

The randomized clinical trial has been an important tool for expanding our knowledge of disease. This study is the first to compare trial participants to the entire eligible population.

The Cystic Fibrosis Center at Children's Memorial Hospital has been a CFF-accredited CF care center since 1963.

The UNC Cystic Fibrosis Pulmonary Research and Treatment Center is a large, multidisciplinary group focused on the pathogenesis and therapy of cystic fibrosis and other lung diseases.

For more than 19 years, the Cystic Fibrosis Center has been an integral part of the Division of Pulmonary Medicine at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

The CF Center at Stanford, located at the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, is an integrated disease management program that follows patients from diagnosis through adulthood.

The use of certain herbal remedies may offer relief from symptoms.

Lifestyle changes that may be helpful. Aerobic exercise appears to improve lung function in people with CF.Those who exercised also tended to feel better about themselves, had more energy, and/or experienced less chest congestion.

A comprehensive treatment plan for CF may include a range of complementary and alternative therapies.

Children with cystic fibrosis also commonly have problems with maldigestion because of insufficiency of the exocrine pancreas, leading to symptoms of malabsorption and steatorrhea (stools with an increased amount of fat in them) with frequent, large, greasy stools that can have visual droplets of fat in them.

For more than a century, Washington University School of Medicine and St. Louis Children's Hospital have educated leading physicians and scientists; and have committed to excellence in patient care, basic and clinical research and teaching.

Every day when she wakes up, Lisa begins to deal with a condition she's known all her life — cystic fibrosis (say: sis-tik fi-bro-sus).

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation established a Research Development Program Center for research in cystic fibrosis with a five-year, $2 million grant in 1997. It was renewed in 2002 and 2007.

Researchers working with Florida red tide discovered two new compounds that may treat mucus build-up associated with cystic fibrosis and similar lung diseases. Florida red tide consists of microscopic plant-like cells that produce a potent chemical toxin that causes fish kills, contaminates shellfish, and creates severe respiratory irritation in people.

The goal of the Dartmouth CF RDP is to develop a high quality, multidisciplinary CF research center that will: (1) Conduct basic, clinical and translational research on CF; (2) Attract high-quality scientists to the study of CF; (3) Train postdoctoral and predoctoral fellows for research on CF and (4) Serve as a focal point for cooperative efforts among CF

Researchers detail in 'Dynamic colonisation by different Pneumocystis jirovecii genotypes in cystic fibrosis patients,' new data in fibrosis.

This website covers a wide range of topics from the latest CF Association news to CF Registry and Cyber Campus information.

The mission of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, a nonprofit donor-supported organization, is to assure the development of the means to cure and control cystic fibrosis and to improve the quality of life for those with the disease.

The Cystic Fibrosis Trust is the UK's only national charity dedicated to all aspects of Cystic Fibrosis.

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