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Cystic Fibrosis Weekly Update Contents: Iron Deficiency Common Among CF Patients and Requires Routine Screening and Guidelines, Study Suggests Presence of Heme B in Sputum Linked to Worse Lung Function in CF Patients, Study Shows Iron Deficiency Common Among CF Patients and Requires Routine Screening and Guidelines, Study Suggests Feb 14, 2020 07:00 am | Marta Figueiredo Iron deficiency is common among adults with stable cystic fibrosis (CF) and is significantly associated with anemia, vitamin A deficiency, antacids use, and moderate to severe lung disease, a study shows. Prevalence rates of iron deficiency were found to vary widely due to poor agreement between several laboratory indicators of iron status. Thus, researchers recommended […] The post Iron Deficiency Common Among CF Patients and Requires Routine Screening and Guidelines, Study Suggests appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More Presence of Heme B in Sputum Linked to Worse Lung Function in CF Patients, Study Shows Feb 13, 2020 07:00 am | Vanessa Pataia The presence of heme B — a component of red blood cells — in the lungs is linked to worse lung function in people with cystic fibrosis (CF). That finding was described in the study “Refinement of metabolite detection in cystic fibrosis sputum reveals heme correlates with lung function decline,” published in the journal PLOS […] The post Presence of Heme B in Sputum Linked to Worse Lung Function in CF Patients, Study Shows appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More Recent News When Comparing Yourself to Others Makes You the Worst FDA Efforts to Bring Patients into Treatment Decisions Focus of NORD Webinar It’s Time to Live Slowly Orkambi Therapy Reduces Hepatic Steatosis in CF Patients, Study Shows  Exploring Autonomy and Paternalism in the Doctor-patient Relationship