cystic fibrosis

Fifteen-year-old Jeff believes strongly that his seven-year-old brother Scotty, who suffers from cystic fibrosis, should be told the truth about his disease and his expectations for the future.

After Mahn's disease ravages the population, viral engineering, which created it, is prohibited by the Beijing Treaty -- yet money still talks, and wealthy cystic fibrosis patient Geoffrey Allen obtains an untested viral treatment that seems to work perfectly.

Cystic fibrosis is one of the most widespread fatal genetic diseases in the United States. A specific flawed gene triggers this scourge of infancy and childhood and causes a cascade of life-threatening symptoms.

Sixteen-year-old Kara doesn't know why she was born with cystic fibrosis. When an anonymous benefactor promises to grant a single wish with no strings attacted, Kara can't help but wonder if miracles might really happen.

Cystic Fibrosis is a fatal genetic condition that affects people physically and mentally every day. This book describes the disease and the genetic causes behind it, follows researchers on their path to scientific discovery, identifies people who have excelled despite the condition, and tracks the latest treatments and research aimed at helping those with the condition. Sidebars highlight medical breakthroughs and the people who made them.

Elaborates on the tale of "The Pied Piper," told from the point of view of a boy who is too ill to keep up when a piper spirits away the healthy children of a plague-ridden town after being cheated out of full payment for ridding Hameln of rats.

Janet Rossi, beautiful aide to the governor of Massachusetts, suffers from an illness that threatens her future, and feels that starting a love affair with carpenter Jake Entwhistle would lead to nothing but heartache, but she soon learns love does not wait for the perfect time.