https://www.healthnews.ie/respiratory/the-respiratory-health-of-the-nation/ News, information and personal stories Thu, 20 Feb 2020 15:16:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://www.healthnews.ie/respiratory/the-respiratory-health-of-the-nation/#comment-100 Thu, 20 Feb 2020 15:16:04 +0000 https://www.healthnews.ie/?p=3437#comment-100 […] It took scientists a further 23 years before the first CFTR drug therapy was approved in Europe in 2012. Most people who took the drug found it transformed their lives because it was the first drug that impacted on the underlying cause of CF, which is related to blockages to the inter-cellular transfer of salt and water, which leads to a build of mucus especially in the lungs. […]

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