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Pediatric Antibiotic-refractory Lyme Arthritis: A Multicenter Case-control Study
http://www.jrheum.org/content/early/2019/02/25/jrheum.180775 Comment; Sad that these kids have such bad outcomes. We need better dissemination of the knowledge of improved antibiotic regimens. Daniel B. Horton, Alysha J. Taxter, Amy L. Davidow, Brandt...
GLOBAL LYME ALLIANCE REVEALS SEVERAL DRUGS AND DRUG COMBINATIONS THAT SHOW SUCCESS IN TREATING LYME DISEASE
https://globallymealliance.org/press-releases/global-lyme-alliance-reveals-several-drugs-drug-combinations-show-success-treating-lyme-disease/ Comment; It's great to see such progress and innovation being made against this chronic illness, maybe other illnesses will...
Asia’s Longhorned Tick Takes Its First Documented Bite In The U.S.
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/06/07/730443421/asias-longhorned-tick-takes-its-first-documented-bite-in-the-u-s Comment; Just what we need, if we don't have enough North American ticks. Jet travel does this! More disease risk, more people exposed.
Could the Drug Tafenoquine Revolutionize Treatment of Babesia microti Infection?
https://academic.oup.com/jid/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/infdis/jiz119/5490825?redirectedFrom=fulltext Comment; A new drug for an indolent parasite that causes a significant disease burden and is historically hard to treat, and able to be given by...
Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi in ticks and rodents in western Maryland
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jvec.12346 Comment; Further documentation that the tick responsible for Lyme is expanding it's territory, putting more people at risk. Sarah C. KuchinskyHannah L. ElliottRebekah T. TaylorFirst published: 23 May...
Comment on Schillberg, E., et al; Distribution of Ixodes scapularis in Northwestern Ontario: Results from Active and Passive Surveillance Activities in the Northwestern Health Unit Catchment Area. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15, 2225
https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/11/1939/htm Comment; Lyme is a very complex disease, difficult to diagnose & treat. Busy clinicians do not have time to spend hours poring over literature, we need accurate, unbiased information, non-controversial articles so we...
Tick species establishment in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, U.S.A., identified by seasonal sampling in residential and non‐residential sites
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jvec.12334 Comment; Not good; Lyme-carrying ticks are now in OK, formerly they were not really habitating that area--they are spreading across the country jeopardizing an ever-larger population of people. Small MM,...
Intravenous Nutrient Therapy: the “Myers’ Cocktail”
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hUoFqNfGL6lxNZ7lOl8opKxEqJwvxxPD/view?usp=sharing Comment; Myers' cocktails are amazing-I speak from personal experience. I can smell vitamins during the infusion the blood levels of them are so high. Within 12-24 hours I have more...
Is Mold Toxicity Really a Problem for Our Patients? Part 2—Nonrespiratory Conditions
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4982651/ Comment; Excellent review article of the non-respiratory, more serious effects of mold-related illness with recognition that mold is simply a surrogate marker for water-damaged buildings; bacteria, actinomyctes,...
Is Mold Toxicity Really a Problem for Our Patients? Part I—Respiratory Conditions
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4898283/#!po=88.4615 Comment; Respiratory conditions are the least of the problems from mold-related illnesses Joseph Pizzorno, ND, Editor in ChiefCopyright and License informationDisclaimerGo to: Abstract The concept...
As Suicides Rise, Insurers Find Ways to Deny Mental Health Coverage
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-05-16/insurance-covers-mental-health-but-good-luck-using-it Comment; Insurance companies routinely create huge barriers--essentially denying care--cleverly. "Follow the money"; until we get legislators who are willing to...
Project to deter opioid tampering wins top Addiction Science Award
https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/project-deter-opioid-tampering-wins-top-addiction-science-award Comment; What a bright guy! Brilliant idea; gummies for opioid delivery to prevent abuse via delivery means! L to R: Addiction Science Award Winners Nikita...
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