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- A Child in Pain (1996)
- This new book was written for parents, but is also relevant for health care providers of children in pain. The book provides an overview of children's perceptions of pain and general apsects of pain for different developmental stages. The second section discusses assessment and measurement of pain in children along with pharmacological and nonpharmacological approaches to the management of pain. A final section, designed for parents, includes common everyday childhood experiences with pain and fears about pain. Guidelines for each age group are presente
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- A laboratory studying Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- The Hancock laboratory is engaged in three basic types of research; studies of the outer membrane proteins of Pseudomonas aeruginosa especially with respect to mechanisms of antibiotic uptake and resistance (permeability and efflux); cationic antimicrobial peptides ("nature's antibiotics") their role in innate immunity, development as novel antibiotics and mechanism of action; and, the functional genomics of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and innate immunity.
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- CYSTIC FIBROSIS RESEARCH CENTER
- Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Research Centers will foster multidisciplinary
approaches to research ranging from elucidation of the molecular
pathogenesis of CF to development of new therapies for this disorder.
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- Cystic-L Bookstore: Technical
- If the book is available from Amazon.com a link is provided to read their review or order the book (note that clicking this link does not automatically order the book; it leads you to a page from which the book may be ordered if you so desire).
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- Diabetes
- As the technology evolves which allows CF patients to live longer, new problems are cropping up. One of these is diabetes. About 30-50% of PWCF are reported to get glucose intolerance.
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- LifeScan Professionals
- We also offer health care professionals that treat patients with diabetes additional information and resources to help you improve the quality of life for your patients with diabetes.
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- Listen To Us
- One of the most important things to learn with medicine, is you MUST listen to your patient. Particularly those of us with CF. We have lived with our diseases and know our bodies. No, we aren't doctors, but some of us should have honorary degrees with all we know about medicine.
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- Orphan Drug Designation for Aztreonam For Inhalation Therapy (2002)
- Corus Pharma announced that Corus 1020
(aztreonam) has been granted orphan drug designation by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) for inhalation therapy for control of gram-negative
bacteria in the respiratory tract of patients with cystic fibrosis. Corus 1020 is an antibiotic that has a broad spectrum of activity against
gram-negative bacteria. Inhaled antibiotics effectively treat gram-negative
infections in patients with cystic fibrosis because of the higher local
concentrations of drug at the site of infection.
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- Orphan Drug Designation for Aztreonam For Inhalation Therapy (2002)
- Corus Pharma announced that Corus 1020
(aztreonam) has been granted orphan drug designation by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) for inhalation therapy for control of gram-negative
bacteria in the respiratory tract of patients with cystic fibrosis. Corus 1020 is an antibiotic that has a broad spectrum of activity against
gram-negative bacteria. Inhaled antibiotics effectively treat gram-negative
infections in patients with cystic fibrosis because of the higher local
concentrations of drug at the site of infection.
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- Pain research
- Research opportunities, abstracts describing recent findings
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- Pediatric Pain Listserv
- This listserv is an international Internet forum for informal discussion of any topic related to pain in children. The listserv is open to professionals and interested persons of the public. Topics discussed include: clincial problems and questions, research issues, announcement of pain-related meetings, book reviews, practical aspects of children's pain assessment, measurement, and management.
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