by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/zph.12627 Comment; Primary language (English vs. Spanish) was a significant predictor of whether an individual had knowledge of LD symptoms, correctly identified ticks as vectors for LD and performed daily tick checks....
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://academic.oup.com/jme/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/jme/tjz140/5566654?redirectedFrom=fulltext Comment; This shows that exposure to ticks found in parks within metropolitan Pittsburgh PA is equivalent to being in rural areas of the NE USA in terms of...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/10/9/297 Comment; A huge variety of illnesses from a large variety of tick species–but Florida has pretty diverse ecosystems which may explain the variety. Thankfully, there’s more risk than actual documented illness-so far!...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://www.mailman.columbia.edu/public-health-now/news/more-lyme-study-long-island-finds-multiple-agents-tick-borne-diseases Comment; The polymicrobial nature-numerous infections from one tick bite concept is under-appreciated. So many illnesses from such nasty...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://www.trasci.com/article/S1473-0502(19)30189-2/fulltext Comment; Unlucky then lucky lady, exchange transfusion is not a common event–to say nothing of a “double-header”! The risks are significant as well–blood transfusion is a form of...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5590688/ Comment; Lyme is so difficult to diagnose, having a list of symptoms and screening instrument that has been validated provides another layer of confidence in the diagnosis. Dr. Horowitz has done us all a great...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ccr3.2301 Comment; Fascinating case report that demonstrates the value of a thorough medical history which lead to suspicion of Babesia exposure. Lucky patient that received truly excellent care! Ashish GuptaPoras...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
http://www.psychiatriapolska.pl/_641_653_.html Comment; I shudder to think of how many folks are in psych inpatient facilities long-term, even how many are on chronic anti-psychotic medications–when they REALLY need appropriate antimicrobial treatment! Summary...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14586290 Comment; Great to know of a way to get a leg up on Borrelia, an organism that hides so well, is so difficult to diagnose & treat! Donta ST1. Author information 1Boston University Medical Center, 650 Albany Street-8th...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI
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by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Mast Cell Activation Syndrome
https://iseai.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Mast-Cells-in-Cardiovascular-Disease-From-Bench-to-Bedside.pdf Comment; I hadn’t realized the role of mast cells in the generation of foam cells and plaque. Fascinating! More to follow for certain! M. A. W. Hermans,...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI
Can This Powerful Hormone be the Key to Treating Type 2 Diabetes & More? Comment; Dr. Carnahan does her usual stellar job of summarizing pertinent information–in this case Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP1), a diabetes drug that can be very helpful in dealing...
