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By Mark E. Rondau Special to The Record Sr. Cecelia, prioress of the Nuns of New Skete, proudly displays one of their new Raspberry Chocolate cheesecakes created exclusively to benefit the Arthritis Foundation of Northeastern New York. (Mark E. Rondeau/S
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Caleb Speed is just like any other 6-year-old boy — unless you look closely around the Evergreen home where he lives with his mom, brother and sister. On a corner of the Speeds’ kitchen counter are bottles of medicine Caleb takes daily to prevent mucus b
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 03: Jake Noonan riding Alpha Proxima returns to scales after winning race Eight Engagepeople Plate during Cystic Fibrosis Victoria Race Day at Caulfield Racecourse on December 3, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia. View Photo »
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All of these orphan diseases, the small ones like (multiple sclerosis) and cystic fibrosis, are diseases that are so small that drug companies really in many cases don't do any work on them
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VANCOUVER, CANADA—There's a war going on in the lungs of patients with cystic fibrosis. Near the top of the organs, bacteria form thick layers called biofilms, which keep viruses from killing them. That's bad new for cystic fibrosis patients, as these ba
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Nottingham Post published Teenager does her bit to help cystic fibrosis sufferers
This Is Nottingham
A 15-YEAR-OLD whose uncle died of cystic fibrosis is to raise money for the Nottingham Post's Room to Breathe campaign. Jessica Chapman and three friends from Gedling School, are holding a non-uniform day and raffle at the school. Caring: Jessica Chapman
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Gene-sequencing breakthroughs, spawning fast-growing, multibillion-dollar markets for drugs, software and medical tests, are also creating thorny issues over how to regulate commercial use of the human genetic code. Illustration: Rich Clement/Bloomberg G
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 03: Jake Noonan (Bottom R) riding Alpha Proxima crosses the line to win race Eight Engagepeople Plate during Cystic Fibrosis Victoria Race Day at Caulfield Racecourse on December 3, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia. View Photo »
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For kids with cystic fibrosis, their lungs are already bombarded with other infectious agents ... We’d really like to see whether the unvaccinated or vaccinated kids do better when faced with a new strain of influenza. The ideal study would compare healthy kids to healthy kids to really see if the resul...
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Mardi Gras Icons the 610 Stompers Prepare for ‘World Domination through Dance’
International Business Times
In 2009, the 610 Stompers danced onto the scene as New Orleans' preeminent Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) dance troupe for "ordinary men" with "extraordinary moves" - a group for the kind of guys who eat too many King Cakes, drink a few too many beers, and don
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You may also like... I’m going to step away from my sewing beat for a minute and tell you about my friend Debbie in hopes that you’ll find her story as inspiring as I do. Those who attended our Fork and Talk event this summer may recognize her. She recen
About Cystic Fibrosis
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Cystic fibrosis (also known as CF, mucoviscoidosis, or mucoviscidosis) is a hereditary disease that affects the exocrine (mucus) glands of the lungs, liver, pancreas, and intestines, causing progressive disability due to multisystem failure. Full Article
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 03: Racing fans watch on during race Seven Catanach's Jewellers Plate during Cystic Fibrosis Victoria Race Day at Caulfield Racecourse on December 3, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia.
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 03: Trainer Tony Noonan is happy after his son Jake Noonan riding Our Spirits Bay wins race Seven Catanach's Jewellers Plate during Cystic Fibrosis Victoria Race Day at Caulfield Racecourse on December 3, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia.
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 03: Jake Noonan riding Our Spirits Bay returns to scales after winning race Seven Catanach's Jewellers Plate during Cystic Fibrosis Victoria Race Day at Caulfield Racecourse on December 3, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia.
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 03: Jake Noonan (R) riding Our Spirits Bay leads the field down the straight to win race Seven Catanach's Jewellers Plate during Cystic Fibrosis Victoria Race Day at Caulfield Racecourse on December 3, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia.
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 03: Stephen Baster riding Canali returns to scales after winning race Six 65 Roses Victoria Cup during Cystic Fibrosis Victoria Race Day at Caulfield Racecourse on December 3, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia.
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 03: Stephen Baster riding Canali crosses the line to win race Six 65 Roses Victoria Cup during Cystic Fibrosis Victoria Race Day at Caulfield Racecourse on December 3, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia.
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 03: Daniel Stackhouse riding Infinite Energy leads the field to win race Five East Malvern Community Bank Handicap during Cystic Fibrosis Victoria Race Day at Caulfield Racecourse on December 3, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia.
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 03: Daniel Stackhouse riding Infinite Energy returns to scales after winning race Five East Malvern Community Bank Handicap during Cystic Fibrosis Victoria Race Day at Caulfield Racecourse on December 3, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia.
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 03: Chris Symons (R) riding Serene Tanie returns to scales after winning race Four Ros Ritchie Plate during Cystic Fibrosis Victoria Race Day at Caulfield Racecourse on December 3, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia.
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 03: Chris Symons (R) riding Serene Tanie crosses the line to win race Four Ros Ritchie Plate during Cystic Fibrosis Victoria Race Day at Caulfield Racecourse on December 3, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia.
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 03: Trainer Peter Moody is happy after Dwayne Dunn riding Elusive King wins race Three Carpet Call Handicap during Cystic Fibrosis Victoria Race Day at Caulfield Racecourse on December 3, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia.
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 03: Dwayne Dunn riding Elusive King crosses the line to win race Three Carpet Call Handicap during Cystic Fibrosis Victoria Race Day at Caulfield Racecourse on December 3, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia.
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 03: Peter Mertens riding Her Diamond Rock wins race Two Wafex Sovereign Plate during Cystic Fibrosis Victoria Race Day at Caulfield Racecourse on December 3, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia.
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 03: Peter Mertens riding Her Diamond Rock leads the field down the straight to win race Two Wafex Sovereign Plate during Cystic Fibrosis Victoria Race Day at Caulfield Racecourse on December 3, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia.
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 03: Peter Mertens riding Her Diamond Rock crosses the line to win race Two Wafex Sovereign Plate during Cystic Fibrosis Victoria Race Day at Caulfield Racecourse on December 3, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia.
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 03: Jamie Mott riding Ferment wins race One Laura Butcher Memorial Plate during Cystic Fibrosis Victoria Race Day at Caulfield Racecourse on December 3, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia.
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 03: Jamie Mott riding Ferment leads the field to win race One Laura Butcher Memorial Plate during Cystic Fibrosis Victoria Race Day at Caulfield Racecourse on December 3, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia.
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Volunteer surf instructor Samantha Milner, right, teaches Nathen Ward, 6, of Lancaster, Calif. , how to stand up on a surfboard during the Mauli Ola Foundation's Cystic Fibrosis Surf Experience Day in Redondo Beach, Calif. , Saturday, June 18, 2011. Ward is diagnosed with cystic fibrosis.
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Volunteer surf instructors Scott Haymaker, right, and James Luhrsen carry 5-year-old Adeliade Free, a first-time surfer who is diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, during the Mauli Ola Foundation's Cystic Fibrosis Surf Experience Day in Redondo Beach, Calif. , Saturday, June 18, 2011.
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In this image from a BBC television interview aired Tuesday July 12 2011, former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown speaks during an interview. Brown on Tuesday accused Rupert Murdoch's newspapers of employing criminals to obtain confidential information about his family, his private...
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FILE -- Britain's then Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown and wife Sarah pose with their son, James Fraser, outside Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, in Edinburgh, Scotland, shortly after he was born, in this July 21, 2006 file photo. Brown has accused Rupert Murdoch's newspapers of...
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 03: Jake Noonan (Bottom R) riding Alpha Proxima crosses the line to win race Eight Engagepeople Plate during Cystic Fibrosis Victoria Race Day at Caulfield Racecourse on December 3, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia.
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