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Cystic Fibrosis Weekly Update Contents: Data Promising on Nitric Oxide as Treatment Against Mycobacterium abscessus, AIT Reports Cases of Injustices, Humiliations, and Sorrows #NACFC2018 — Denver to Host World’s Top Cystic Fibrosis Experts in October for Conference Data Promising on Nitric Oxide as Treatment Against Mycobacterium abscessus, AIT Reports Sep 26, 2018 07:00 am | Iqra Mumal Inhaled nitric oxide, AIT Therapeutics’ therapy candidate, was shown to have significant antibacterial activity against the bacterium Mycobacterium abscessus (M. abscessus), which often infects the airways of patients with cystic fibrosis. AIT announced the results of a laboratory study in a poster presentation titled, “High-dose Nitric Oxide as an Antibacterial Agent Against Mycobacterium abscessus,” at the […] The post Data Promising on Nitric Oxide as Treatment Against Mycobacterium abscessus, AIT Reports appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More Cases of Injustices, Humiliations, and Sorrows Sep 25, 2018 09:00 am | Brad Dell I’m a positive guy, I swear it. But I’m exhausted and need a good vent. *** When I pay about $100 per week for prescription medicine, I feel punished for having a genetic defect. I loathe that my body actively tries to murder itself against the begging of my brain, and that society’s response is […] The post Cases of Injustices, Humiliations, and Sorrows appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More #NACFC2018 — Denver to Host World’s Top Cystic Fibrosis Experts in October for Conference Sep 25, 2018 07:00 am | Larry Luxner A record 5,000 people from dozens of countries will gather next month in Denver for the 32nd Annual North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference (NACFC) — the world’s largest event focused on cystic fibrosis (CF) research and care. The Oct. 18-20 event at Denver’s Colorado Convention Center features 24 symposium sessions, 31 workshops, 23 discipline group sessions, 10 […] The post #NACFC2018 — Denver to Host World’s Top Cystic Fibrosis Experts in October for Conference appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More   Recent News Wedding Planning with Cystic Fibrosis What Does It Mean to Be ‘Normal’? #NORDSummit – More Than 700 Expected to Attend Oct. 15-16 Rare Disease Summit in Washington Dietary Flavonoids May Help in Managing CF Through Impact on Gut Bacteria, Small Study Suggests FDA Gives Green Light to 2 Trials for AB-PA01, Potential Therapy Against P. aeruginosa Infections