Kalydeco Marks the Latest Success of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s Venture Philanthropy Model
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CF Foundation Provided Scientific, Clinical and Significant Funding Support in Drug Development Process
This medicine represents the single greatest therapeutic advancement in the history of CF, offering a treatment for the underlying cause of the disease that could eventually benefit more than 90 percent of people with CF.
Drugs that target the underlying defect in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (
Drug Targets the Underlying Cause of the Disease in People with the Most Common CF Mutation
High-frequency chest wall oscillation involves an inflatable vest that is attached to a machine. The machine mechanically performs chest physical therapy by vibrating at a high frequency. The vest vibrates the chest to loosen and thin
Active cycle of breathing technique (ACBT) combines different breathing techniques that help clear mucus from the lungs in three phases. The first phase helps you relax your airways. The second phase helps you to get air behind mucus and clears mucus. The third phase helps force the mucus out of your lungs.