Babies with cystic fibrosis get leg up

By Kate Hagan
October 22 2012 - 3:00am
Two-year-old cystic fibrosis sufferer Nash Vienna, with his mother Lisa and sister Cora, has adapted well to a new treatment of the disease.
Two-year-old cystic fibrosis sufferer Nash Vienna, with his mother Lisa and sister Cora, has adapted well to a new treatment of the disease.

SIX-week-old babies diagnosed with cystic fibrosis will be given a treatment shown to improve lung function in older patients, in a world-first study aimed at delaying progression of the disease.

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