Author Archive for Bryan Rosner

Folic Acid intake

Higher Folic Acid intake in premenopausal woman is associated with 40% lower incidence of breast cancer.

“The results were higher intake of folate was related to reduced risk of breast cancer and this only applied to premenopausal women.”

Garry F. Gordon MD,DO,MD(H)
President, Gordon Research Institute
www.gordonresearch.com

Link: http://www.nhiondemand.com/hsjarticle.aspx?id=1126&utm_source=NHI+OnDemand+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=f18301c4e3-HSJ_Oct03_2011&utm_medium=email

Excerpt:

Date: 10/3/2011
Folate Associated with Reduced Risk of Breast Cancer
Source: American Journal of Epidemiology

Breast cancer is a cancer that forms in tissues of the breast, usually the ducts (tubes that carry milk to the nipple) and lobules (glands that make milk). It occurs in both men and women, although male breast cancer is rare. Risk factors for breast cancer include gender, age, family history, defective genes, early onset of menstruation, late menopause and late childbearing. Breast cancer is about ninety percent due to genetic abnormalities that happen as a result of the aging process and the “wear and tear” of life in general.

 

Ticks in Czech Republic

Linda’s comments:  Thank you Eva for all you do to find some answers to this horrific disease…

This study illustrates that ticks in CR carry a wide variety of infectious pathogens.

A total of 549 subadult ticks of three species Ixodes
arboricola (75.0%), Ixodes ricinus (23.1%), and Haemaphysalis concinna
(1.8%) were collected from 20 species of birds (Passeriformes).
Rickettsiae were detected in 44.0% larvae and 24.5% nymphs of I.
arboricola

Healthy Summer Recipe

From http://www.endfatigue.com,

Lemonade Iced Tea Cocktail

Human granulocytic anaplasmosis affecting the myocardium.

Full article: http://ukpmc.ac.uk/articles/PMC1490240;jsessionid=7D7D2D45FB70B5A24793992EDD921DFB.jvm4

Excerpt:

Abstract

A case of 65-year-old male is reported who presented with myalgias, headache, and fever. He subsequently developed myocarditis and was diagnosed to have anaplasmosis on peripheral blood smear. He was treated with doxycycline for 30 days. A coronary angiogram done after recovery showed normal epicardial arteries. The case illustrates the importance of a careful examination of the peripheral smear, with a high index of clinical suspicion, which led to prompt treatment and complete recovery of the patient

Ehrlichiosis, first discovered before 1910, has been recognized to cause human infection since 1986.1 It belongs to Rickettsiaceae family. Ehrlichiae are small, obligate intracellular bacteria that grow in cytoplasmic vacuoles to form clusters called morulae. Three distinct species cause human ehrlichiosis. E. chaffeensis predominantly affects the monocytes and is hence termed human monocytic ehrlichiosis (HME) while E. phagocytophilium, and E. ewingii cause human granulocytic ehrlichiosis.2E. phagocytophiliumE. equi are now recognized as the same organism and has been renamed Anaplasma phagocytophilum; the disease is now known as Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis (HGA). Both HME and HGA share similar clinical and laboratory features and are treated with the same antimicrobials.

Environmental Lead Exposure

Linda’s comment:  Dr Gordon’s FIGHT program will deal with helping to reduce and/or removing lead from the body that will help protect the kidneys.  I have personally been on the FIGHT program for 1 1/2 years and it is the best thing I have ever done….Removing heavy metals from our bodies will help us to protect our immune from disease.  I have posted on Mercury and all the things that it effects….this is serious, please read that post closely. 
 
Regards,
Linda or Angel

 

Many may remember the NEJM article proving that patients with early renal impairment could often avoid renal dialysis if they routinely were maintained on CALCIUM EDTA infusions. Now there is new research finding that low levels of lead from the environment are adversely affecting renal function. By now, hopefully, all of you are aware that Lead levels have been tied to all causes of morbidity and mortality. However, remember the SYNERGISTIC toxicity effects where small amounts of other toxic metals like Mercury dramatically enhance the adverse effect of Lead. Continued

Clinical Judgment in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lyme Disease

Clinical practice guidelines are increasing in number. Unfortunately,
when scientific evidence is uncertain, limited, or evolving, as is often
the case, conflict often arises between guideline committees and
practicing physicians, who bear the direct responsibility for the care of
individual patients. The 2006 Infectious Diseases Society of America
guidelines for Lyme disease, which have limited scientific support,
could, if implemented, limit the clinical discretion of treating physicians
and the treatment options available to patients

Introduction

Clinical practice guidelines are now ubiquitous throughout the
United States. The National Guidelines Clearing House, under the
category “diseases,” currently lists 2,126 separate guidelines on its
web site. Clinical guidelines are intended to assist physicians in
patient care by clearly communicating the results of the guideline
committees’ evaluation of available therapeutic options. However,
the processes by which individual guidelines are constructed may be
less clear, leading to disagreements between the issuing committee
and the physicians who treat patients-physicians who may well be
as experienced and knowledgeable as the guideline committee. Continued