Guest guest Posted December 18, 2002 Report Share Posted December 18, 2002 Induced sputum inflammatory measures correlate with lung function in children with cystic fibrosis -- Journal of Pediatrics http://www.pulmonologylinx.com/thearts.cfm?artid=472563&specid=14 We conclude that measures of inflammation in induced sputum correlate with FEV1 in clinically stable children with CF with normal to mildly abnormal lung function and that they may be useful as surrogate outcome measures in clinical trials... ______________________________________________ Prenatal screening for cystic fibrosis: Where are we now? -- Journal of Pediatrics http://www.pulmonologylinx.com/thearts.cfm?artid=472555&specid=14 Conclusion: If/when pediatricians are asked by their obstetrics colleagues or health policy leaders about prenatal screening for CF, we recommend abalanced view of the advantages,disadvantages, and implementation challenges. For CF screening programs, ensuring more good than harm is the ultimate objective and duty... ______________________________________________ The impact of early cystic fibrosis diagnosis on pulmonary function in children -- Journal of Pediatrics http://www.pulmonologylinx.com/thearts.cfm?artid=472562&specid=14 Conclusion: Children diagnosed with CF early, asymptomatically and more recently may have better pulmonary function throughout early childhood, probably as a result of improved CF treatments in recent years... Becki YOUR FAVORITE LilGooberGirl YOUNGLUNG EMAIL SUPPORT LIST www.topica.com/lists/younglung Pediatric Interstitial Lung Disease Society http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InterstitialLung_Kids/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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