by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
Cistus Tea, or: How to become repulsive to ticks Originally posted by fransussmanMay 18, 2014 Dr. Klinghardt MD, PhD discusses use of Cistus incanus Rock Rose Tea One of the big hits at our retreat with Dr Klinghardt in the summer 0f 2010 was Cistus Tea, a...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
New investigational drug for preventing Lyme disease has been approved by the FDA for a study. The FDA has recently approved a study on Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s investigational new drug for preventing Lyme disease. Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
Virginia Tech researchers identify missing piece of the Lyme disease puzzle Monique Calello Staunton News Leader In recent months, far less attention has been paid to another widespread problem that has been proliferating since the late 1970s: Lyme disease. Lyme...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
Why Don’t More Practitioners Know About Lyme & Tick-Borne Illnesses? There are 3 common ticks in Western North Carolina; Black legged Tick Ixodes scapularis Lone Star Tick Amblyomma Americanum American Dog Tick Dermacentor variabilis Illnesses carried...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://www.wbur.org/commonhealth/2020/01/10/mice-lyme-disease-vaccine-connecticut Comment; What a great (& effective!) idea. Lace mouse food with an orally effective vaccine against Borrelia so that mice get the vaccine against the agent causing Lyme disease. So...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
TOUCHED BY LYME: “Lyme Action Fly-In” planned for Washington DC Comment; The point is made that just because funding has been allocated in advance, does not mean that congress will fund it each year–it’s a good idea to have “boots on the...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/justin-bieber-reveals-battling-lyme-disease-back-68152697 Comment; Sad that he has it, perhaps it’ll be good by providing more info and public knowledge as to what’s going on with this illness, maybe...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-medical-board-reinstates-sanctions-on-controversial-lyme-disease-treatment/564871532/ Comment; This is a travesty. In North Carolina, BCBSNC influenced Medical Board members to revoke the license of Joseph Jemesek MD for providing...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
TOUCHED BY LYME: Senators ask NIAID’s Fauci pointed questions about Lyme Comment; Am unsure if this is grandstanding or a true quest to find out what needs to be done so that funding can be provided. A bi-partisan group of United States senators has sent a letter to...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0214402 Comment; The apparent false positive rate is <4% due to differences in lab technique/testing used to explain differences between results in Australian labs (Lyme is unknown in Australia)...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
Lyme Disease Prevalence: Does Sex Matter? Comment; Two big areas unaddressed by this study: 1) women are more prone to seek medical attention than men, 2) while women certainly participate in outdoor activities, I suspect men spend more hours/year in general in the...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://www.newswise.com/articles/paper-based-test-could-diagnose-lyme-disease-at-early-stages?sc=dwhn Comment; This test has a specificity of 96.3% and a sensitivity of 85.7%. In addition to being much more sensitive than existing tests, the assay requires 15 minutes...