Hill Legislation Would Restore Medicare Home Oxygen Benefit - June 9, 2006 New Jersey Recognizes Critical Role of RTs - June 8, 2006 AARC Approaches Surgeon General to Encourage Commissions - June 7, 2006 AARC Meets with HHS Officials on Disaster Planning - June 6, 2006 More AARC News... Study: COPD Often Misdiagnosed as Asthma- June 7, 2006 Respiratory Virus Cases on Rise in Western U.S.- June 9, 2006 Asthma Rates Rise as Kids Get Older- June 9 ...

Dr. Grossan's Ear, Nose and Throat Consultant Pages Cystic Fibrosis and Sinusitis Medicine has advanced the treatment of Cystic Fibrosis (CF) significantly in the past 10 years. Various measures that clear the lungs are becoming standardized. The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation as well as other support groups have been contributing not only to uncovering a cure but in helping the patient and their families as well. In 1989 the gene etiology of this condition was recognized and gene thera ...

Organ-specific effects of cystic fibrosis ©1997, Jeffrey J. Wine, Ph.D. · Cystic fibrosis is primarily an exocrinopathy Cystic fibrosis is manifestly a disease of exocrine organs, if we recall that the respiratory, digestive and reproductive tracts all rely extensively on exocrine secretions. In cystic fibrosis, the lungs lose their ability to maintain a sterile surface and are gradually destroyed by colonies of bacteria. The intestinal lining secretes less fluid than normal, and is ...

After 13 years of service, on January 1, 2006, Virtual Hospital / Virtual Children's Hospital, the Internet's first medical Web sites, ceased operations after serving over 80 million users, due to a lack of funding. However, much of Virtual Hospital / Virtual Children's Hospital content remains available online. If you are looking for pediatric or pediatric radiology content from Virtual Hospital / Virtual Children's Hospital, please look at Virtual Pediatric Hospital where these pediatr ...