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Like anyone else, Dr. Rachel Zahn loves a deal, so when a friend e-mailed her a link to an internet site offering $99 genetic testing -- usually it costs $499 -- she figured, "Why not?" and sent away for the test.

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Death at 25: Blogging the end of a lifeupdated: Tue Apr 27 2010 15:37:00

The former beauty queen stared into the camera, but this was no pageant or performance. She looked frail and thin, and her hair was rumpled. But Eva Markvoort smiled weakly.

Medical bills bankrupt familyupdated: Thu Dec 17 2009 12:49:00

Kerry Burns, financially wiped out after her late son was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, talks about bankruptcy reform.

Time.com: Poland: Leave Chopin's Heart Aloneupdated: Fri Jul 25 2008 20:00:00

Like a religious relic, the heart of composer Frederic Chopin rests in a Warsaw church, untouched since it was preserved in alcohol after his death in 1849 at age 39

This week in the medical journalsupdated: Thu Jan 19 2006 15:09:00

Saline solution

Studies look to sea for cystic fibrosis treatmentupdated: Wed Jan 18 2006 15:55:00

Surfers chasing waves off the coast of Australia gave researchers a clue to a cheap, effective treatment for cystic fibrosis.

This week in the medical journalsupdated: Thu Jul 21 2005 14:27:00

Better than a spoonful of sugar

Fortune: THE NEW ATTACK ON KILLER DISEASES There's fresh hope for ailments from cancer to Alzheimer's. Understanding the genetic and moleupdated: Mon Apr 22 1991 00:01:00

BUGS -- viruses and bacteria -- cause most minor diseases, and some of the major ones like AIDS. But many of the real killers and cripplers, including cancer, heart disease, rheumatoid arthritis, a...

Fortune: SWEET CHARITYupdated: Mon Feb 13 1989 00:01:00

Not many CEOs will admit their goal is to liquidate, but Robert Dresing says that is precisely his aim. Dresing, 53, is CEO of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, a nonprofit group dedicated to finding...

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