by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31035691 Comment; This is a great research team! I’d like to get more information on which of these meds also have activity against Babesia, Borrelia and a few of the other tick-borne illnesses. So many medications that I...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://jcm.asm.org/content/early/2019/08/29/JCM.00513-19 Comment; Sensitivity at 10*3 to 10*5 copies/PCR reaction is pretty good sensitivity. A potential problem is the increased rate of false positive results observed among simulated specimens that contained...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2019/09/rapid-lyme-disease-test-may-be-available-late-2020 Comment; An aptamer-DNA strand that can bind to the Osp-A Borrelia protein would be a game changer if it works as advertised. Being able to determine presence of the disease...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
Watch webcast of next TBD Working Group meeting Sept. 12 Comment; Transparency in action, the Federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group will not only be available to be viewed live, but questions can be submitted in advance and live during the hearing which will...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
A community-guided genome editing project can fight Lyme disease Comment; I think Mr. Esvelt is taking an overly simplistic and short-sighted approach to his approach of genetically engineering mice to be resistant to Lyme. By KEVIN M. ESVELT AUGUST 22, 2019...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, ElectroMagnetic Field Sensitivity, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
Gene editing to stop Lyme disease: caution is warranted Comment; Dr. Snow raises interesting points about the potential pitfalls of “mice against Lyme”. I would consider this as a last-ditch effort only! By ALLISON SNOW AUGUST 22, 2019 Hikers walk...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://www.nj.com/opinion/2019/08/medicine-and-government-have-failed-to-help-us-battle-lyme-disease.html Comment; Ms. Pfieifer does a good job of reminding us of how difficult it is to make the diagnosis, how long-term treatment may be needed, and most importantly,...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
Can a new Lyme disease vaccine overcome a history of distrust and failure? Comment; LymeRix never reached potential. There’s a lot of distrust about vaccines–which can be quite helpful in lowering disease burden in communities. Part of the problem has to...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
IDSA guidelines process excluded chronic Lyme patients and their physicians Comment; LymeDisease.org & ILADS have done a great service exposing the Lyme fallacies promoted by the IDSA using the very guidelines of the National Academy of Medicine to illustrate the...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6140261/ Comment; While the prevalence of human pathogens has been quantified in ticks in Adair County, Missouri, the prevalence of residents acquiring tick-borne diseases and seeking medical treatment has not. A public...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://www.capecodtimes.com/news/20190817/tick-test-helps-identify-harwich-womans-illness Comment; She’s a lucky lady, having sent the tick in to be tested. On the one hand, having tick testing would be very helpful in determining what illness a person may...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/09/life-with-lyme/594736/ Comment; Well-written article from a first-person perspective of what it’s like to have Lyme, the ups and downs, the uncertainty, the suffering. There’s a very legitamate plea that...
