Chest physiotherapy is a common treatment for cystic fibrosis that involves breathing exercises and specialized devices. Often, people with cystic fibrosis are taught how to do chest physiotherapy on ...

A cystic fibrosis vest is a therapeutic tool. When worn, it provides compressions similar to manual chest percussions. Wearing the vest can help loosen sticky secretions so that a person can more ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Triple therapy improved lung function, BMI and other factors. Patients naïve to cystic fibrosis transmembrane ...

A nebulizer administers medication in the form of a mist inhaled into the lungs. People with cystic fibrosis, asthma, COPD and other respiratory diseases often use the device. (iStock) Perspective by ...

Gene therapy may be a viable approach for treating or preventing lung disease caused by cystic fibrosis (CF), suggests new research. Working with CF pigs, the researchers have shown that two different ...

Six-year-old Tom Rolefson is prone to tonsillitis. When he's suffering from a sore, swollen throat, feeling uncomfortable and fatigued, he sometimes says to his twin sister, "Taylor, you're so lucky ...

Among adults with cystic fibrosis, no significant changes in bone mineral density or calcium metabolism were seen after 3 years of ETI therapy.