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Cystic Fibrosis Weekly Update Contents: MRSA Difficult to Eradicate, Even With Multimodal Antibiotics, CF Study Finds A Plan for a Healthier Season in Parenting Measuring D-Lactate in Blood May Indicate Pancreatic Insufficiency in CF Patients, Study Suggests Disease Fatigue Is Not the Same as Laziness CF Patients’ Response to Kalydeco Impaired by Single Variants in SLC26A9 Gene, Study Reports MRSA Difficult to Eradicate, Even With Multimodal Antibiotics, CF Study Finds Aug 30, 2018 07:00 am | Patricia Inacio, PhD Up to one month of treatment with inhaled vancomycin, the antibiotic of choice for treating most methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections, together with a combination of oral and topical antibiotics, failed to clear infection in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients at better rates than the antibiotic combination alone, results from a Phase 2 clinical trial show. The study “Eradication […] The post MRSA Difficult to Eradicate, Even With Multimodal Antibiotics, CF Study Findsappeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More A Plan for a Healthier Season in Parenting Aug 29, 2018 09:00 am | Janeil Whitworth This weekend, my son, wearing a tiny crown and old man suspenders, blew out the candle on his birthday cake. It was beyond adorable and tugged at my mama-heart in the saddest way. The blown-out candles marked the end of my first year as a parent. As I’ve written before, my first year as a […] The post A Plan for a Healthier Season in Parenting appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More Measuring D-Lactate in Blood May Indicate Pancreatic Insufficiency in CF Patients, Study Suggests Aug 29, 2018 07:00 am | Jose Marques Lopes, PhD Blood levels of D-lactate may be markers of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), according to preliminary data from a new study. The research, “Serum Level of D-Lactate in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis: Preliminary Data,” was published in the journal Disease Markers. CF patients may develop EPI, a condition characterized by […] The post Measuring D-Lactate in Blood May Indicate Pancreatic Insufficiency in CF Patients, Study Suggests appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More Disease Fatigue Is Not the Same as Laziness Aug 28, 2018 09:00 am | Brad Dell I come from the generation of “Netflix and chill,” except for me, it wasn’t a sexual innuendo. My college life consisted mostly of watching Netflix and chilling; sitting on the couch with my girlfriend at the time, and binge-watching TV shows. I was known for being a successful couch potato, which basically meant I put […] The post Disease Fatigue Is Not the Same as Laziness appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More CF Patients’ Response to Kalydeco Impaired by Single Variants in SLC26A9 Gene, Study Reports Aug 28, 2018 08:30 am | Patricia Inacio, PhD Single nucleotide polimorphisms (or variants), known as SNPs — the most common type of genetic variation — in the SLC26A9 gene are linked to poorer lung responses to Kalydeco in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, a French study reports. The study, “SLC26A9 Gene Is Associated With Lung Function Response to Ivacaftor in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis” was published in the journal […] The post CF Patients’ Response to Kalydeco Impaired by Single Variants in SLC26A9 Gene, Study Reports appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More Recent News Firms Will Test Digital Platform to Help Patients Manage CF-Related Diabetes Orkambi Not Seen to Significantly Improve Blood Glucose Levels in CF Patients in Small Study I Have Cystic Fibrosis, and CF Has Me ELITechGroup Launches Improved Macroduct Sweat Test for Cystic Fibrosis Diagnosis Who Runs the Ward? Women.