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Vertex brings hope

Parents who have kids with the deltaF508 strain of cystic fibrosis will soon be able to breathe a little easier. Results from the clinical trials by Vertex Pharmaceutical’s have stocks climbing. The drug company climbed 55 percent to $58.12 at the close of the New...

Kalydeco: A Homerun For CF

The FDA has approved KalydecoTM (ivacaftor), the first medicine to treat the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis (CF), a rare, genetic disease. Kalydeco is approved for people with CF ages 6 and older who have at least one copy of the G551D mutation in the cystic...