European drug regulators have given Aradigm Corp. ‘s inhaled cystic fibrosis drug “orphan” status.

STX recently served as presenting sponsor for the “Swing for Charity event with Baltimore County Golf.” “Swing for Charity” was a free putting contest held during the Baltimore Orioles vs.

The U.S. Coast Guard estimates its “collective annual economic footprint” in the Mobile area at more than $65 million.

Christy L. Shaffer, who has been one of the Triangle’s most visible and passionate business leaders for more than a decade, plans to step down as CEO of Inspire Pharmaceuticals.

Research Institute of the MUHC/McGill University study proves that muscle atrophy in cystic fibrosis patients is genetic in origin.

At News Channel 12′s 32nd annual Cystic Fibrosis Telethon on Aug. 8, expect to see hosts dressed in ball gowns and tuxedos, dancers in elaborate costumes and musicians blaring music in the Fellowship Hall of First Baptist Church in downtown New Bern.

Celebrate summer with a gourmet dinner made by a local chef from fresh, locally grown produce.

Need some dishes for your kitchen? How about a new outfit for the weekend? Or maybe a George Bush doll that passes gas? You can find those things and thousands of others at the Three Day Stampede in Bristol.

Join us this Saturday July 25th for the second installment of “The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s Jam on Walnut 2009″ Act two brings to the stage national recording act The ‘Gin Blossoms.’ Only $2.00 for a wristband.

In 1989 scientists identified the gene mutation that causes cystic fibrosis , which led to the hope that CF lung disease could be ‘cured’ using gene therapy.

Scientists have worked for 20 years to perfect gene therapy for the treatment of cystic fibrosis, which causes the body to produce dehydrated, thicker-than-normal mucus that clogs the lungs and leads to life threatening infections.

Since 1993, Syosset High Schoola s student government has been gathering for two nights during the school year to continue the search for a cure for cystic fibrosis .

International Summer Burgerfest for a Cure 2009 WHEN: The next four weekends. WHERE: Damian’s on the River, 737 River Road, New Boston.

Fighting disease. President and CEO of Siemens Canada Limited, Roland Aurich, left, presents a symbolic cheque for $100,000 to representatives of the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Ron Anderson, president of the Toronto Chapter, Julie Cookson, chief operating officer and Christine McCarthy, executive director of the Toronto Chapter.

Do you enjoy scaring people? Maybe you have put on a mask and hid behind a door waiting for a friend to walk in the room so you could make them jump.

Dr. MILES WEINBERGER is a professor of pediatrics at University of Iowa Hospital.

Folks will be out walking Saturday morning for children with cystic fibrosis. Living with the disease is a daily struggle for one Marysville family.

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation commends the nomination by President Obama of Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., as the new director of the National Institutes of Health .

Proceeds to benefit Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Robert Kinsella was the principal of Minoa Elementary School from 1966 to 1984.

All Fifty States to Screen Newborns for Cystic Fibrosis by 2010 Posted by: philcrosby on Tuesday, July 7, 2009 The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation announced today that all 50 states plus the District of Columbia have passed legislation requiring that all newborns be screened for cystic fibrosis by the year 2010.

Over 3,500 New York Life Insurance Company employees and agents volunteered over 50,000 hours on over 200 community projects in eight countries at estimated value over $1 million.

A common antibacterial treatment for cystic fibrosis can cause sensorineural hearing loss, finds a new study.

Disease foundations that are taking an increasing role in capital formation for local biotechs are nervously watching as the stock market and private capital markets wreak havoc with the companies that may hold the key to their future cures.

The Great Strides Walk is the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s largest national fundraising event.

Tuesday, 30 June 2009, 2:52 pm Press Release: PHARMAC Following is a media release from PHARMAC.

For a change, it did not rain Sunday on Dartmouth Building Supply’s annual poker run and pig roast that benefits cystic fibrosis.

Transave announced today that the award will be used to support an ongoing Phase II clinical trial in U.S. CF patients with Pseudomonas lung infections and a preclinical study.

BUFFALO, N.Y. Press release – The Cystic Fibrosis Center located in Women and Children’s Hospital of Buffalo, a University at Buffalo-affiliated teaching hospital, is the first site to begin recruiting patients for a 48-week international clinical trial of a promising investigational treatment for cystic fibrosis .

Buffalo’s Women & Children’s Hospital will be the site of the nation’s first clinical trial on a drug to treat cystic fibrosis.

Eurand’s Zenpep Delayed by FDA By: Grant Zeng, CFA 0 ) Share EURX: Zenpep Approval Delayed 3 Months, but Still a Buy Yesterday , Eurand N.V. announced that the US Food and Drug Administration advised the company that it has extended the June 2009 user fee goal date for the New Drug Application for Zenpep by three months.