by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/68/wr/mm6832a4.htm?s_cid=mm6832a4_w Comment; The CDC is approving the newer, faster, less expensive testing. Unfortunately, testing is often over-relied upon. We need to pay more attention to medical history, treating the patient, not...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://jcm.asm.org/content/early/2019/08/08/JCM.00547-19 Comment; Modified two-tiered testing seems to be as effective as conventional testing, should be less expensive with faster result availability. Sounds good. Susan C. Lipsett [MD], John A. Branda...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections, Neurodegeneration & Brain Health
GLA Response to Proposed IDSA/AAN/ACR 2019 Draft Lyme Disease Guidelines Comment; The Global Lyme Aliance really “knocks it out of the park” with a huge homerun. Very thoughtful, detailed analysis that can cause one to question the IDSA recommendations for...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OJfkkhTxBnVpFlTlJp_n3gfl49xtVBDk/view?usp=sharing Comment; Lyme disease literally causes loss of brain tissue in the frontal area of the cerebral cortex–the part that separates man from animals! Abstract Background We...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://www.thecut.com/2019/07/what-happens-when-lyme-disease-becomes-an-identity.html Comment; It is a problem, yet an understandable one. Few physicians are truly Lyme-literate, the infection is hard to diagnose with contradictory criteria from major organizations,...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.com/article/S1198-743X(19)30418-5/fulltext Comment; Ever more complexities in the diagnosis (much less management) of Lyme and Borrelial infections! No wonder it’s so hard to diagnose and treat...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/7/3/95 Comment; Interesting progression, sad situation in which families are disrupted, possibly ruined by Lyme. Once Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS) takes hold, there’s a higher incidence of divorce/fractured...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
TOUCHED BY LYME: New source of financial aid for Lyme patients Comment; Financial aid for Lyme patients to cover their out-of-pocket (often substantial) expenses for medical care–what a great service! Back in 2011, a young Florida woman named Wendy Phillips...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2019.00146/full Comment; So much to keep in mind! 10 organisms can be a fatal dose for 60% of those infected–that’s amazingly dangerous! It has so many different clinical presentations as well. Briana...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://f1000research.com/articles/7-1987/v2 Comment; This is an under-recognized, under-reported, under-appreciated illness group. Introduction Babesiosis is a zoonotic disease with a global distribution; it is mainly transmitted by ticks from different genera...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1877959X18305120?via%3Dihub Comment; Sad to know that folks are not paying more attention to the risks that are present; “it won’t happen to me” is a common ailment!...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
home Comment; This is a pretty comprehensive 2019 update of guidelines, not standards for the care of Lyme disease patients and those suspected to have had exposure. History Historically, Medical Guidelines have been established by the Institute of Medicine (IOM)...
