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, 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, 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...
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.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.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
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, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://mbio.asm.org/content/10/5/e02055-19 Comment; Great study & summary on the various pathogens present in ticks–and the often overlooked possibility of a polymicrobial infection from any given tick bite. Vigilance is key! Santiago...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/7/3/105 Comment; I cannot help but believe that there’s “something going on behind the scenes” with these organizations and Lyme disease guidelines. The disease is known to be hard to diagnose, serious, multiple...
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...
