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‘Miracle’ Drug Has Young Girl Running Dancing and Swimming Again Despite Cystic Fibrosis
A little girl with a debilitating lung disease is running around freely again thanks to what her mom is calling a miracle drug.
7-year-old Harriet...
Manuka Honey Could Help to Clear Deadly Bacteria Which Cause Cystic Fibrosis
Combining Manuka honey with a common drug was able to help clear a bacterial infection that's drug resistant and occasionally lethal.
Furthermore the addition of...
Thor Lookalike Who Became Superfit Despite Cystic Fibrosis Can Now Laugh for First Time After Life-changing Drug
A Thor lookalike who became superfit to help him fight his cystic fibrosis says he can now laugh properly for the first time ever,...
FDA Approves the First New Cystic Fibrosis Treatment in Decades
The drug, Trikafta, which was developed by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, can be used to treat 90% of cystic fibrosis patients 12 years or older in America.
Cystic Fibrosis Hope Comes as New Gene Therapy Improves Condition
A new gene therapy attacks cystic fibrosis at its cause, improving or stabilizing lung function while potentially reducing or eliminating the dozens of drugs...
Star Athlete Justin Verlander Surprises 11-Year-Old Fan with Cystic Fibrosis
An 11-year-old spitfire from Michigan puts cystic fibrosis in its place every day. Because she toils through chest therapy every day, removing mucus so she...
Canadian Teen Wins Top Prize for Cystic Fibrosis Discovery
A promising discovery has been made that could one day help in the fight against cystic fibrosis -- and the researcher behind it is...
Computer Games Help Children with Cystic Fibrosis?
Could computer games be the solution for persuading children with cystic fibrosis to complete their physiotherapy?
For such patients, daily breathing exercises are necessary to...
New Hope For Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis causes lung problems that claim its victims in the prime of life and there is no cure. But, now one inspiring patient...
After Marrying On Her ‘Deathbed,’ This Bride Made a Miraculous Recovery After Quitting 1 Food
Cystic fibrosis almost claimed this young woman's life, but a health tip from her wedding photographer ended up saving her life.
FDA Approves New Drug for A Timeless Illness–Frostbite–to Save Fingers and Toes from Amputation
It's not a cure for ALS or cancer, but the pharmacists who just developed a "game-changer" treatment for frostbite deserve plenty of congratulations nonetheless.
On...
4-month-old Baby Sucked Up into Tornado is Found Asleep and Unharmed in a ‘Cradle’ of Fallen Tree Limbs
Sydney Moore watched as the bassinet containing her infant son Lord followed the roof of her mobile home up into the funnel of a...
Potential Cure for Most Common Deadly Pregnancy Complication Was Already Invented–For Treating Alzheimer’s
A protein long believed to be linked with Alzheimer's has now been identified as a potential smoking gun for the most common cause of...
Hospitals Could Use Honey and Vinegar as Antibiotic for ‘Low-Cost’ Wound Care
In a win for holistic medicine, the nation that discovered penicillin is now opting to use food ingredients as a wound cleaner in hospitals.
The...
Bee Therapy Retreat Where Vibrations From Bees and Scent of Honey Believed to Be Healing
The UK's first 'bee therapy' retreat has been launched in Scotland.
Apipods—wooden huts with beehives around the exterior—have been popular in Eastern Europe for years....
Scientists Say Exposure to Microplastics in Human Bodies is Not Inflammatory
Japanese scientists have made a breakthrough discovery on the effects of ingesting microplastics, namely that our immune system is capable of protecting us from...
Third Case of HIV Being Cured Confirmed 10 Years After Treatment of the ‘Düsseldorf Patient’
The “Düsseldorf Patient”, a man now aged 53, is just the third person worldwide to have been completely cured of HIV via stem cell...
Believe it or Not, Leprosy Offers the Potential to Regenerate Livers – Cutting Transplant Wait Times
Leprosy has appeared in medical literature as far back as there has been medical literature, but its latest appearance doesn't involve talk of a...
Pipes a Million Times Thinner Than Human Hair Could Deliver Personalized Therapies to Individual Cells
Pipes a million times thinner than a human hair could deliver personalized therapies to individual cells, according to new research.
The 'world's tiniest plumbing system'...
When Antibiotics Failed, She Found a Natural Enemy of Superbug Bacteria to Save Husband’s Life
Tom Patterson was dying in a U.S. hospital from a massive bacterial infection he’d contracted while traveling in Egypt. Doctors gave him a prognosis...