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Cystic Fibrosis Weekly Update Contents: In Memory of Serena Lawrence, Who Inspired Voices of the Hurting and Sick #NACFC2018 — Sound Pharmaceuticals to Present Preliminary Data on Ototoxicity Study Vivus Lends Support to CFF Dallas, Forth Worth Chapters’ Recent CF Climb Fundraiser In Memory of Serena Lawrence, Who Inspired Voices of the Hurting and Sick Sep 28, 2018 09:00 am | Brad Dell Wednesday’s evening air was heavy. It was as if Atlas kneeled and tugged the sky down with him. I drove through the California hills and beaches of Santa Cruz for hours, searching for anything that could relieve my inexplicable despair. While driving, I remembered the month before, when I sat with Serena over tea and […] The post In Memory of Serena Lawrence, Who Inspired Voices of the Hurting and Sick appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More #NACFC2018 — Sound Pharmaceuticals to Present Preliminary Data on Ototoxicity Study Sep 28, 2018 08:00 am | Iqra Mumal Sound Pharmaceuticals (SPI) will present data on the incidence and severity of ototoxicity in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients who received tobramycin for the treatment of acute pulmonary exacerbations. The presentation, which was accepted as a late-breaking abstract, will be given at the upcoming North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference (NACFC), taking place Oct. 18-20 in Denver. […] The post #NACFC2018 — Sound Pharmaceuticals to Present Preliminary Data on Ototoxicity Study appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More Vivus Lends Support to CFF Dallas, Forth Worth Chapters’ Recent CF Climb Fundraiser Sep 27, 2018 07:08 am | Mary Chapman Biopharma Vivus recently supported the Dallas and Fort Worth chapters of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) in their CF Climb fundraising event at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, providing both sponsorship and employee participation. The company’s backing corresponded with its launch of Pancreaze (pancrelipase), approved in 2010. In June, Vivus closed on its acquisition of the therapy designed […] The post Vivus Lends Support to CFF Dallas, Forth Worth Chapters’ Recent CF Climb Fundraiser appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More   Recent News Data Promising on Nitric Oxide as Treatment Against Mycobacterium abscessus, AIT Reports Cases of Injustices, Humiliations, and Sorrows #NACFC — Denver to Host World’s Top Cystic Fibrosis Experts in October for Conference Wedding Planning with Cystic Fibrosis What Does It Mean to Be ‘Normal’?