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Title: New lungs buy time but don't cure cystic fibrosis
Post by: riky on June 17, 2013, 09:00:21 AM
New lungs buy time but don't cure cystic fibrosis

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/lungs-buy-time-dont-cure-cystic-fibrosis-213114899.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/u_gV13Z76LYdllCo8F7bOw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c9064764cff1ac13340f6a7067000845.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Chart shows the number of people on the waiting list for an organ transplant" align="left" title="Chart shows the number of people on the waiting list for an organ transplant" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) â€" The 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl who fought for a lung transplant has a difficult journey ahead. The transplant isn't a cure for her cystic fibrosis, and new lungs don't tend to last as long as other transplanted organs.</p><br clear="all"/>

Source: New lungs buy time but don't cure cystic fibrosis (http://news.yahoo.com/lungs-buy-time-dont-cure-cystic-fibrosis-213114899.html)