Boomer Esiason Foundation

March 19, 2019

The Boomer Esiason Foundation has released a new video to encourage people to join Team Boomer and run for a cause. Team Boomer is a program that: encourages people with cystic fibrosis to incorporate exercise into their everyday lives; provides an avenue for individual athletes in...

BEF Scholarship Apps Due 3/15

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Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF News

March 19, 2019

The March 15 deadline for applications for the Boomer Esiason Foundation's general academic scholarship is quickly approaching. This scholarship assists CF patients pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees and is awarded quarterly on the basis of demonstrated need and academic accomplishment. Scholarship amounts range from $500 to...

TCU Senior Wins 2010 Rimington Trophy

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Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF News

March 19, 2019

Texas Christian University senior Jake Kirkpatrick has been named the recipient of the 2010 Rimington Trophy. The Trophy, named for Boomer Esiason Foundation President David B. Rimington, is awarded annually to the most outstanding center in NCAA Division I-A football. Kirkpatrick was previously a finalist for...

iTunes Offers New App for Jerry Cahill’s CF Podcasts

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Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF News

March 19, 2019

The Boomer Esiason Foundation is pleased to announce that the cystic fibrosis podcast series produced by BEF Volunteer Jerry Cahill now is available on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. A new iTunes app made specifically for Jerry’s podcasts offers these features: streaming access to play...

Samsung, Sears and BEF Team Up to Tackle Cystic Fibrosis

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Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF News

March 19, 2019

The Boomer Esiason Foundation has joined with Samsung Hope for Children, the national philanthropic initiative of the world's technology leader, and Sears to launch a new social action campaign, "Tackle CF with Boomer Esiason." The new initiative will benefit the former NFL quarterback's foundation, which...

BEF Awards $10,000 Scholarships to Two Student-Athletes

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Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF News

March 19, 2019

The Boomer Esiason Foundation has awarded $10,000 scholarships to two college freshmen with cystic fibrosis. In addition to demonstrating academic success, community involvement, financial need and compliance with CF therapies, applicants for the Exercise for Life scholarship are required to keep a running log for 12...

New CF Wind Sprint Demonstrates How to Use the PowerLung

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Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF News, Therapies

March 19, 2019

As part of its CF Awareness Month focus on exercise, the Boomer Esiason Foundation has released Episode 17 in the Cystic Fibrosis Wind Sprint series: Using the PowerLung. In this video, BEF Volunteer Jerry Cahill demonstrates how to use the PowerLung, an easy-to-use device that can help increase lung...

Kalydeco Wins First Annual Forbes Breakthrough Drug Award via Forbes.com

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Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF Community, CF News, Research, Therapies

March 19, 2019

SOURCEKalydeco, a treatment for cystic fibrosis developed by Vertex Pharmaceuticals VRTX +2.40% with support from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation , was awarded the first Forbes Breakthrough Drug Award today for dramatically improving the lives of patients and conquering a scientific challenge that had vexed researchers...

FDA Advisory Committee supports the use of Novartis inhalation powder, Tobramycin

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Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF Community, CF News, Research, Therapies

March 19, 2019

The FDA Advisory Committee voted 13 to 1 that research showed adequate evidence to support the use of tobramycin inhalation powder by cystic fibrosis patients whose lungs contain the bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa, the leading cause of lung function loss in patients with CF. Tobramycin inhalation...

New Podcast: Marc Smolowitz, Director of ‘The Power of Two’

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Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF Community, CF News, Transplants

March 19, 2019

In the latest podcast from the Boomer Esiason Foundation, director Marc Smolowitz discusses how “The Power of Two” documentary film is raising awareness of cystic fibrosis and organ donation. “The Power of Two” offers an intimate portrayal of the bond...

Boomer Esiason Foundation

New Team Boomer Video: Why Do You Run?

BEF Scholarship Apps Due 3/15

TCU Senior Wins 2010 Rimington Trophy

iTunes Offers New App for Jerry Cahill’s CF Podcasts

Samsung, Sears and BEF Team Up to Tackle Cystic Fibrosis

BEF Awards $10,000 Scholarships to Two Student-Athletes

New CF Wind Sprint Demonstrates How to Use the PowerLung

Kalydeco Wins First Annual Forbes Breakthrough Drug Award via Forbes.com

FDA Advisory Committee supports the use of Novartis inhalation powder, Tobramycin

New Podcast: Marc Smolowitz, Director of ‘The Power of Two’

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