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                                                      PRINTER'S NO. 3316

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE RESOLUTION

No. 622 Session of 2008


        INTRODUCED BY HESS, PHILLIPS, GEIST, STERN, FLECK, ARGALL,
           BAKER, BARRAR, BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF, BEYER, BISHOP, BOBACK,
           BOYD, BROOKS, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CAUSER, CLYMER, COHEN,
           CONKLIN, CREIGHTON, DALEY, DALLY, DePASQUALE, DONATUCCI,
           FABRIZIO, FAIRCHILD, FRANKEL, GALLOWAY, GEORGE, GIBBONS,
           GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HARKINS, HELM,
           HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HICKERNELL, HORNAMAN, HUTCHINSON, JAMES,
           KENNEY, KILLION, KULA, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MANN, MANTZ, MARKOSEK,
           McILHATTAN, MELIO, MILLARD, MILNE, MOUL, MUSTIO, NAILOR,
           M. O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, PALLONE, PARKER, PAYNE, PICKETT, PYLE,
           RAMALEY, RAPP, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROHRER, RUBLEY, SAINATO,
           SANTONI, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, K. SMITH, SOLOBAY, STABACK,
           SWANGER, J. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TRUE, TURZAI, VULAKOVICH, WALKO,
           WATSON, J. WHITE, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD AND D. O'BRIEN,
           MARCH 6, 2008

        INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
           MARCH 6, 2008

                                  A RESOLUTION

     1  Designating the month of May 2008 as "Cystic Fibrosis Awareness
     2     Month" in Pennsylvania.

     3     WHEREAS, Cystic fibrosis, commonly referred to as "CF," is a
     4  genetic disease affecting approximately 30,000 children and
     5  adults in the United States and nearly 70,000 children and
     6  adults worldwide; and
     7     WHEREAS, A defective gene causes the body to produce an
     8  abnormally thick, sticky mucus that clogs the lungs; and
     9     WHEREAS, These secretions produce life-threatening lung
    10  infections and obstruct the pancreas, preventing digestive
    11  enzymes from reaching the intestines to help break down and

     1  absorb food; and
     2     WHEREAS, More than 10 million Americans are unknowing,
     3  symptomless carriers of the defective CF gene; and
     4     WHEREAS, CF occurs in approximately one of every 3,900 live
     5  births in the United States; and
     6     WHEREAS, The median age of survival for a person with CF is
     7  less than 35 years; and
     8     WHEREAS, With advances in the treatment of CF, the number of
     9  adults with CF has steadily grown; and
    10     WHEREAS, Nearly 40% of the CF population is 18 years of age
    11  and older; and
    12     WHEREAS, People with CF have a variety of symptoms attributed
    13  to the more than 1,000 mutations of the CF gene; and
    14     WHEREAS, These varied symptoms are associated with a high
    15  rate of delay in diagnosis and treatment; and
    16     WHEREAS, Infant blood screening to detect genetic defects is
    17  the most reliable and least costly method to identify persons
    18  likely to have CF; and
    19     WHEREAS, Early diagnosis of CF permits early treatment and
    20  enhances quality of life and longevity; and
    21     WHEREAS, The treatment of CF depends on the stage of the
    22  disease and the organs involved; and
    23     WHEREAS, Clearing mucus from the lungs is an important part
    24  of the daily CF treatment regimen, and other types of treatments
    25  include tobramycin solution for inhalation and azithromycin; and
    26     WHEREAS, There are world-class treatment centers in this
    27  Commonwealth which specialize in the diagnosis of CF and the
    28  care of persons with CF; and
    29     WHEREAS, Improving the length and quality of life for people
    30  with CF starts with awareness; therefore be it
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     1     RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
     2  month of May 2008 as "Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month" in
     3  Pennsylvania.


















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