Recently, a young man with cystic fibrosis achieved something many never will: a qualifying time to the Boston Marathon.

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and Walgreens has formed an alliance that will greatly benefit the CF community.

The New York Daily News shares an inspirational story about local “cysters.”

Six outstanding students have been chosen as the 2012 winners of the 2nd quarter BEF $1,000 scholarships.

SUCCESS Magazine features Boomer Esiason, a founder the Boomer Esiason Foundation, as they look back at the creation of the foundation and the reason behind it.

The Anti-Infective Drugs Advisory Committee to the US Food and Drug Administration voted today in favor of the use of TIP by cystic fibrosis patients.

Courtney Robinson has been named the recipient of the $2,000 2012 Rimington Trophy Scholarship.

Sabrina Smith Walker, a 26 year old CF patient and Club CF participant, shares her journey to completing a 15.8 mile Lost Lake Run.

Researchers at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine have discovered a genetic process that can restore function to a defective protein, the most common cause of cystic fibrosis.

An active lifestyle helped 56-year-old Jerry Cahill stave off the effects of cystic fibrosis. Then doctors told him he needed a lung transplant.

Jerry Cahill has lived with cystic fibrosis, an incurable genetic disease, for 56 years - 20 years past the median age. Three months ago, he underwent a double lung transplant and on Saturday, July 21, will be running a 10K in Central Park.

Professional surfing legend and accomplished artist, Shawn "Barney" Barron, calls the sport of surfing "conquering the poor man's Everest" and is currently using his art and his position as a surf rep for Volcom to introduce children who suffer from cystic fibrosis to the sport.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) announced today final data from a Phase 2 study of VX-809 and KALYDECO™ (ivacaftor) that showed statistically significant improvements in lung function among adults with cystic fibrosis (CF) who have two copies (homozygous) of the most common mutation in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene, F508del.

The Boomer Esiason Foundation has released Episode 26 of the CF Wind Sprint series, which discusses how to keep up with your exercise regimen while traveling.

The Boomer Esiason Foundation has established the Jerry Cahill You Cannot Fail... You are the Hero of Your Own Story Scholarship to honor exceptional student-athletes with cystic fibrosis who, like Jerry, don’t let the disease get in their way of living lives filled with purpose, passion, optimism and courage.

The Boomer Esiason Foundation encourages outstanding students with cystic fibrosis to apply for five CF scholarships with deadlines in June.

CFChef, an online nutrition destination developed to help meet the unique nutritional needs of people living with cystic fibrosis, has announced four themed recipe contests for 2012, with the first deadlines coming up on June 21.

Boomer reflects on how much brighter the future for the cystic fibrosis community is today than it was when his son was diagnosed nearly two decades ago.

A new podcast from the Boomer Esiason Foundation features an interview with Bobby Bebber, a 28-year-old who has undergone three liver transplants and a kidney transplant but continues to be living, breathing and succeeding with CF.

Gilead Sciences Inc. says it has made progress resolving a shortage of its inhaled antibiotic Cayston® that began earlier this year.

Just over a month after his double-lung transplant, Jerry Cahill tells the complete story of his transplant journey, including how the experience has 'humbled' him.

How much do you know about cystic fibrosis? Test your knowledge with an online CF quiz from Gilead Sciences, and Gilead will make a donation to the Boomer Esiason Foundation and two other CF charities.

The Boomer Esiason Foundation has expanded its storefront on Amazon.com to include sports wristbands and paperweights from the popular You Cannot Fail: You Are the Hero of Your Own Story campaign.

Calling all CF artists! The May 16 application deadline for the Boomer Esiason Foundation's Scholarship of the Arts is coming up quickly, and we encourage all CF student-artists to apply.

The New York Road Runners have opened registration for the 2nd Annual Boomer's Cystic Fibrosis Run to Breathe. The 10K run-walk will be held July 21 in New York City's Central Park and is open to runners at all levels.

You Cannot Fail: You Are the Hero of Your Own Story — an inspirational book of personal reflections by Boomer Esiason Foundation Volunteer Jerry Cahill — now is available for sale on Amazon.com.

A documentary film on Eva Markvoort, a young Canadian woman who made headlines by blogging about her battle with CF and double-lung transplant, will make its U.S. television premiere on May 3.

Social network Facebook is allowing its 900 million users to share their organ donor status in an effort to spread awareness about the critical need for donated organs.

Jerry Cahill, who received a double-lung transplant in mid-April, shares his thoughts on organ donation, CF Awareness Month and his recently launched You Cannot Fail project.

This year's National Donate Life Month celebration took on new meaning on April 18 when the Boomer Esiason Foundation's Jerry Cahill underwent a double-lung transplant.

A major international research effort has led to a new online resource that provides information about specific cystic fibrosis gene mutations to people with CF and their families, researchers, health professionals and the general public.

Episode 25 of the CF Wind Sprint series focuses on Club CF, a website featuring stories about adults around the country who are living, breathing and succeeding with cystic fibrosis.

The University of Maryland football team's Third Annual "Lift for Life" strength and conditioning competition will benefit the Boomer Esiason Foundation and the cystic fibrosis community.

Abbott has announced it will award two $20,000 scholarships to students with cystic fibrosis to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its CFCareForward Scholarship program.

April is National Donate Life Month, a celebration honoring the generosity of organ, eye and tissue donors and their families and commemorating all transplant recipients in the United States.

The Boomer Esiason Foundation has launched a new online shopping cart to make it easier for the cystic fibrosis community and others to purchase merchandise from the "You Cannot Fail: You Are the Hero of Your Own Story" campaign.

The latest cystic fibrosis podcast from the Boomer Esiason Foundation features an interview with 45-year-old Rick Lerz, one year after his double-lung transplant.

PMD Healthcare is encouraging the cystic fibrosis community to enter a sweepstakes contest for a chance to win a personal spirometer.

The CF Wind Sprint series produced by the Boomer Esiason Foundation and BEF Volunteer Jerry Cahill now is available on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch.

Episode 24 of our CF Wind Sprint series examines transitioning from college to the career world with cystic fibrosis. It is the third in a three-part series on the major transitioning stages for people with CF.

Episode 23 of our CF Wind Sprint series examines transitioning from high school to college with cystic fibrosis. It is the second in a three-part series on the major transitioning stages for people with CF.

The Boomer Esiason Foundation has established the Rimington Trophy Scholarship to recognize outstanding students who are living, breathing and succeeding with cystic fibrosis.

Episode 22 of the CF Wind Sprint series examines transitioning from pediatric to adult CF care. It is the first in a three-part series on the major transitions for people with CF.

The Boomer Esiason Foundation has awarded prestigious "Sacks for CF" academic scholarships to 30 outstanding students with cystic fibrosis.

Proceeds from sales of a vintage-style Team Boomer t-shirt, designed by clothing manufacturer Homage, will benefit the Boomer Esiason Foundation and the cystic fibrosis community.

The Boomer Esiason Foundation's latest video podcast traces Colleen Caul's "Run for Roses" — her 65-day running journey from St. Louis to New York City. Caul's project aims to boost awareness of cystic fibrosis, raises funds toward a cure, and share stories of the CF community.

With Gunnar Esiason and his sister, Sydney, both attending Boston College, the Boomer Esiason Foundation has established a $10,000 scholarship to support the studies of a BC student.

Josh Mogren has launched a campaign using social media to introduce his puppet sidekick, Moganko, to meet the Muppets and, ultimately, raise awareness of cystic fibrosis via a collaborative public service announcement.

The Boomer Esiason Foundation has released Episode 21 of the Cystic Fibrosis Wind Sprint Series, which demonstrates a series of exercises that can be done using equipment called kettlebells.

Three new products from the YOU CANNOT FAIL campaign - a hard cover book, t-shirts and wristbands - now are available for purchase online, just in time for holiday gift giving.

In the latest podcast from the Boomer Esiason Foundation, 32-year-old Josh Mogren discusses living with cystic fibrosis and cerebral palsy, and how he moved forward after losing his sister to CF.

In addition to Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, there is another variant of the disease: cystic fibrosis-related diabetes. It differs in some important ways from Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes and it requires different treatment methods.

BEF encourages college students with cystic fibrosis to get started on their application for the General Academic Scholarship. The next application deadline for this program is December 15.

Abbott has announced the winners of its recipe contest to launch CFChef, an online resource developed to help meet the unique nutritional needs of people living with cystic fibrosis.

Kevin Dwyer, who has cystic fibrosis and will run for Team Boomer in the NYC marathon on Sunday, was profiled in a recent New York Times feature story.

The Boomer Esiason Foundation today announced the sale of limited edition copies of “YOU CANNOT FAIL: You Are the Hero of Your Own Story,” an inspirational book of personal reflections by BEF Volunteer Jerry Cahill.

The Boomer Esiason Foundation encourages college students with cystic fibrosis to get started on their application for the exciting Sacks for CF Scholarship. The application deadline for the program is January 13, 2012.

The Boomer Esiason Foundation has released Episode 20 of the CF Wind Sprint series: Using a Self-Administrator with a Percussor.

A Team Boomer athlete has qualified for the 2012 Olympic Women's Marathon Trials.

Members of the cystic fibrosis community in the Philadelphia area are invited to join Boomer Esiason for "Chalk Talk: CF Education Event" on Monday, November 7.

The New York Road Runners have posted a story on their website about a Team Boomer athlete with CF who is running in the ING New York City Marathon on November 6.

A new book profiling six Ironman triathletes features Scott Johnson, who has cystic fibrosis.

In our latest podcast, director Marc Smolowitz discusses how “The Power of Two” documentary film is raising awareness of cystic fibrosis and organ donation.

The CF & MS Foundation's upcoming sport fishing and golf tournament in Cabo San Lucas will support the cystic fibrosis and multiple sclerosis communities.

Nick News with Linda Ellerbee hears from kids and families who have been affected by organ donation in the half-hour special, "A Gift of Life," premiering September 18 on Nickelodeon.

The Boomer Esiason Foundation congratulates the Rocky Mountain Silhouettes — and team member Kelsie, who has cystic fibrosis — on their second-place finish in the popular "America's Got Talent" television competition.

The deadline for Abbott's CFChef Challenge recipe contest - open to anyone in the cystic fibrosis community - is September 28.

Recently, we tagged along with Jerry Cahill as he spoke to packed house at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. In a new podcast, Jerry talks about his no-nonsense approach to managing CF on a daily basis.

An exciting performance troupe comprised of young dancers, actors and tumblers — including one with cystic fibrosis — last night made it into the finals of the popular television show "America's Got Talent."

The Boomer Esiason Foundation congratulates the exceptional student-athletes with cystic fibrosis who recently were selected by the Foundation to receive the prestigious Exercise for Life Scholarship for the coming school year.

“The Power of Two,” a feature documentary on twin sisters with cystic fibrosis, has been selected for a prestigious Oscar-qualifying documentary showcase and is kicking off a full

BEF has released a video recapping Boomer's CF Run to Breathe, the Foundation's first-ever 10K run. The video chronicles this inspirational event, held in July in Central Park.

Congratulations to the exceptional students with cystic fibrosis who recently were selected to receive scholarships for the coming school year. The Foundation awards more than $250,000 in scholarships each year.

The Boomer Esiason Foundation has released Episode 19 of the CF Wind Sprint Series: Exercises for the Legs. CF Wind Sprints is a series of brief videos addressing a variety of topics relevant to living with cystic fibrosis.

Volunteers from all over the country will meet with their elected officials in their hometowns this summer as part of Make Every Breath Count, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s annual national advocacy campaign.

August 1 marks the fifteenth anniversary of National Minority Donor Awareness Day, set aside to call attention to the critical need for members of the minority communities to register as organ and tissue donors.

Seventeen-year-old Tyler Nelson, who lives with CF and is waiting for lung and liver transplants, has written a free e-book to promote organ donation and to help teens and young adults cope with serious illness.

A poll by the University of Michigan found that 84 percent of parents say they don't know about opportunities for their children to participate in medical research.

BEF Volunteer Jerry Cahill has received the first annual Distinguished Service Award from Electromed, Inc., maker of the SmartVest® Airway Clearance System.

The Boomer Esiason Foundation has posted a new podcast featuring Jessica Link, 25, who discusses how and why to organize your medical information, and why it's important to be your own patient advocate.

To kick off its new CFChef online nutrition resource, Abbott is hosting the "CFChef Challenge" recipe contest, with our own Boomer Esiason as one of the judges.

The Boomer Esiason Foundation has posted a new audio podcast featuring Megan Mollahan, a parent in New York who has two children with cystic fibrosis.

The Boomer Esiason Foundation has released Episode 18 of the CF Wind Sprint Series: Upper Body Exercises.

A new clinical report provides detailed guidance to pediatricians, family physicians, and internists to support all adolescents, including those with special health care needs, as they transition to an adult model of health care.

BEF's own Gunnar Esiason and Jerry Cahill are preparing to participate in the inaugural Boomer's CF Run to Breathe, showing that exercise really does make a difference for people with CF, no matter what their age.

A young Irish woman made history twice by being the first patient to have a lung transplant while suffering from multi-resistant Aspergillus, a common airborne fungus, and multiple fungal balls in her old lungs.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals announced a plan to provide VX-770, a cystic fibrosis medicine in development, to people with the G551D mutation who are in critical medical need and may benefit from treatment prior to potential approval of the drug from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently announced new steps to reduce premiums and make it easier for Americans to enroll in the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan.

Longtime Boomer Esiason Foundation volunteer Jerry Cahill last night was inducted into the Catholic High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame for his contributions as a pole vault coach at Iona Preparatory School.

Cystic fibrosis families believe in the power of exercise. Here's an inspiring collection of photos showing their kids engaging in a variety of sports and other activities.

A growing shortage of medications for a host of illnesses — including cystic fibrosis — has hospitals scrambling for substitutes to avoid patient harm, and sometimes even delaying treatment.

WCBS-TV in New York soon will air a public service announcement promoting Boomer's Cystic Fibrosis Run to Breathe, a 10K run in Central Park on July 9.

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia tops the list of top-ranked pediatric hospitals for pulmonology in the 2011-12 U.S. News rankings of best children's hospitals.

A genetic test from Abbott provides information used for cystic fibrosis carrier screening, newborn screening and confirmation of CF diagnoses in newborns and children.

The Boomer Esiason Foundation has posted a new video podcast featuring Valerie Batz, a 52-year-old with cystic fibrosis who discusses life before and after a double-lung transplant.

Registering for a local race can be a little scary, especially if you’ve never before run a road race. But setting a goal – like running your first 5K – is a great way to start a fitness program and, hopefully, a healthier lifestyle. It also gives you the opportunity to support the cystic fibrosis community by running for a cause.