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Cystic Fibrosis Weekly Update Contents: CF ‘Mom Guilt’ Is Hard, but My Best Is Good Enough Starting Kalydeco Treatment Before Birth May Help Halt CF Progression Post-Birth, Animal Study Suggests Early Antibiotic Treatment Better to Eradicate New MRSA Infections in CF Patients, Study Suggests CF ‘Mom Guilt’ Is Hard, but My Best Is Good Enough Apr 17, 2019 09:00 am | Janeil Whitworth “Up, up, up!” my 1-year-old said to me the other day with both hands reaching to the sky. I was having a really bad day, and I was tired and achy from long coughing attacks and chronic pain. “Mommy can’t right now, buddy,” I said. The letdown on his face stung worse than my body did […] The post CF ‘Mom Guilt’ Is Hard, but My Best Is Good Enough appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More Starting Kalydeco Treatment Before Birth May Help Halt CF Progression Post-Birth, Animal Study Suggests Apr 17, 2019 07:00 am | Patricia Inacio, PhD Treating an animal model of cystic fibrosis (CF) with Kalydeco (ivacaftor) during embryonic development and after birth revealed that early treatment improved pancreatic function, delayed lung disease, and reduced infections, a study suggests. The study, titled “In utero and postnatal VX-770 administration rescues multiorgan disease in a ferret model of cystic fibrosis,” was published in the […] The post Starting Kalydeco Treatment Before Birth May Help Halt CF Progression Post-Birth, Animal Study Suggests appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More Early Antibiotic Treatment Better to Eradicate New MRSA Infections in CF Patients, Study Suggests Apr 16, 2019 07:00 am | Ana Pena Using antibiotics to fully eliminate new methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) airway infections appears more effective than waiting for the infection to pass naturally in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), a study reports. In addition, this approach, recommended by the study’s researchers, may also provide benefits for the patient’s respiratory function and nutritional status. The study, “Methicillin-resistant […] The post Early Antibiotic Treatment Better to Eradicate New MRSA Infections in CF Patients, Study Suggests appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More   Recent News My Personal Paradox Sets the Bar Higher and Higher Incidence of Liver Disease and Cirrhosis Climbing in CF Patients, UK Registry Study Says How to Be a Supermodel When You’re Scared, Sad, and Scarred Modulating Reality: My Miracle CF Med Was All Hype Synspira’s CF Therapy Candidate SNSP113 Granted Orphan Drug Status in EU