by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4352125/ Comment; This 2014 article identifies that CoNS presence alone does not predict problems after sinus surgery. Although mention of biofilms is made in the article, the authors don’t seem to recognize...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15521665 Comment; This 2004 study recognizes that biofilm production is a factor that needs to be given Aral M1, Keleş E, Okur E, Alpay HC, Yilmaz M. Author information 1Kahramanmaraş Sütçü Imam University,...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30241714 Comment; This article completely ignores breast implant associated inflammation. This was a major problem with older silicone implants, but is still present in some ladies with saline implants and can involve inflammatory...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI
https://ses.library.usyd.edu.au/handle/2123/369 Comment; Article describes the association of toxin-producing Staphylcocci, jaw muscle pain & biochemical alterations in the immune system implicating Coagulase-Negative Staph (CoNS) and inflammatory changes...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30502487 Comment; Biofilms are probably under-appreciated in their role in facilitating development and spread of disease. It’s not just about drug resistance in the lab, I suspect biofilm forming organisms and their role with...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://mbio.asm.org/content/10/5/e02166-19 Comment; Detailed history of the discovery of Borrelia burgdorferii, the organism responsible for Lyme disease and it’s association with Babesiosis, another tick-borne illness. Alan G. Barbour, Jorge L....
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://www.boston25news.com/news/some-lyme-disease-patients-having-trouble-getting-treatment-covered/995615585 Comment; This is criminal activity by the insurance companies, perhaps some MAJOR awards against insurance companies would convince them to do the right...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections, Neurodegeneration & Brain Health
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31488744 Comment; Interesting, valid study demonstrating that there’s a correlation with folks who have had a concussion with poor response to therapy also having had exposure to Lyme, suggesting neuroborreliosis. Recall that...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, ElectroMagnetic Field Sensitivity, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3412287/the-most-powerful-internet-of-things–iot–companies-to-watch.html Comment; For those of us with sensitivity to electromagnetic fields, the expanding “Internet of Things” (IoT) will require...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Neurodegeneration & Brain Health
Are There Heavy Metals in Your Green Juice? Comment; Dr. Jill is always paying attention. Here she exposes the problem with green juicing. Juicing allows consumption of very large amounts of vegetables–much larger than one can eat. Although it sounds great at...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/23959519/?i=1&from=montoya%20valganciclovir Comment; 9 monghs of Valganciclovir at $6,700/month=$60,300 but it does provide results with those suffering from Human Herpes Virus-6 (HHV6). When one considers that this fatigue...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/jpps/index.php/JPPS/article/view/30254 Comment; Color me cynical; from a pharmacy perspective, the problem is that we don’t have enough investment by the pharmaceutical industry into new medications to treat this elusive...
