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Looks to have been a gorgeous day for a gorgeous bride. Groom quite the handsome prince. Congratulations. Sorry for late reply. Peter

This primer link isn't too long or particularly complicated about this kind of technology, but by no means complete.Gene therapy - Better Health Channel. Gene therapy - Better Health Channel

Welcome. You've come to the right place. Many will be answering you shortly. This site has been here since 1996. We'd love to know how you landed here? With all the advice and information you'll find here, don't think your experiences aren't of interest to everyone here as well. Besides your...

Try wrapping a wide elastic band around rib area of pain. It could be an intercostal muscle strain, costo-vertebral joint, costo-transverse joint, diaphragm strain (it is a muscle) which a competent physical therapist with manual skills might be a proper solution. Often moist heat using a wet...

If you Google Texas Medicaid this is a quote printed in one article from August Texas law makers' deliberations. "Texas leads the nation in uninsured residents, with 6.4 million Texans, or nearly a quarter of the population, lacking health care coverage". Standards very, so looking elsewhere has...

It's important for us to have a scientist keep track of this complex information with the educational background to explain it to us. Thanks Chris.

Sometimes I come up short in meds. The pharmacist will always give me some coverage until dr re authorizes. If you are covered and have the Rx, talk to the head pharmacist. Their job is your health and in some states can prescribe when doctor isn't available. They should give you coverage.

Hard to imagine persistent shortness of breath without low Po2 levels. My doctoring is in NYC Cornell. My ENT told me recent research may reveal "cf genes" in a lot more people than the healthcare field would expect. He even thinks my chronic respiratory may be CF related. There is some x-Ray...

I am a healthcare practitioner and no pulmonologist should accept "I don't know" as an answer to this. The work up clearly can see RBC cellular debris in the sputum. I am quite confident the responders are correct from their multiple experiences. Any physician who let's you/your wife walk out...

Did you go to Creon.com? It has a help link on home page but you have to fill out their verification form. They may have someone to advise you of that. Also there may be some well qualified dietitians at cf centers (possibly even yours) to give advice.

This provides important perspective, meaning point of view and direction of thought.

Not To be potentially irritating but have you explored Healthcare.gov to see options of where schools are. You may find some presumptions are in error about your daughter's possibilities. Possibly some of the universities have resources for students with chronic conditions. Maybe through their...

If you get to heavy weights and you haven't been coached, the Canadian Olympic Weight lifting team (maybe in the 70's) many herniated discs and critical weight lifting errors. Do not know stats of CF (DD508) with lumbar pathologies, but if significant power lifting, could be worth a thought...

I have a small business (less than 50) and I think 90% of employers know a valuable employee when they employ one and also the cost of "retraining". All employers allow for "acceptable illness" but small firms may not do well if staff is too often short (which always happens with vacations). So...

Look up diastasis recti, to familiarize yourself with picture anatomy and terminology. it is a "tearing" apart of the middle membrane of your rectus abdominal muscles. It attaches to the pubic ramus. You may also have pulling at its attachment such as periostitis(or similar reason), or an...