By Linda on Mar 8, 2010 in Infections | comments(0)
Excerpt:
The aim of this study is to report three cases of patients with
endometriosis and infertility, and associated with Lyme disease.
The medical files of 405 women with endometriosis and 200 without
endometriosis were studied retrospectively. We report 3 cases
with endometriosis and Lyme disease. Of 405 patients with
endometriosis treated in our study over a 6-year period, 3(0.8%)
had Lyme disease. All cases presented with typical erythema
migraines, fever and fatigue. The serological findings were
positive for Borrelia burgdorferi, for 3 cases. Two out of 3
women underwent IVF-ET procedures and one of them conceived in
the first cycle without complication during pregnancy or after
childbirth recorded. We concluded that women with endometriosis
are more likely to have chronic fatigue syndrome, systemic lupus
erythematous, Sjogren’s syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple
sclerosis, and other autoimmune inflammatory and endocrine
diseases. A review of the literature confirms the uniqueness of
the co-existence of Lyme disease in women with endometriosis in
these cases.
By Linda on Feb 24, 2010 in Infections | comments(0)
By Linda on Feb 15, 2010 in General News | comments(0)
Neuroborreliosis - an epidemiological, clinical and health economical study from an endemic area in the south-east of Sweden.
Excerpt:
Department of Infectious Diseases, Ryhov County Hospital, Jönköping, Sweden.
We studied retrospectively the medical records of all patients diagnosed with neuroborreliosis (NB) by cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis in Jönköping County, Sweden, during 2000-2005 (n=150). The number of NB cases increased from 5 to 10/100,000 inhabitants/year. In 17% of the patients, Borrelia-antibodies were found in CSF but not in serum at the time of diagnosis. Facial palsy, headache and fever were frequent manifestations in children, whereas unspecific muscle and joint pain were the most commonly reported symptoms in older patients.
By Linda on Dec 8, 2009 in Infections | comments(0)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ Deer ticks are expanding their range in the Upper Midwest and southern Canada, new ticks are moving into the area and existing ticks are picking up new diseases, increasing the threat of illness to hikers tramping through the region’s woods. Continued
By Linda on Dec 6, 2009 in Interesting Stories | comments(0)
Linda’s comment: The FIGHT program is a perfect example of how you can fight Lyme disease. As Dr Patricia Gerbarg, MD has found out. She has not experienced the FIGHT program to my knowledge, but the protocols she mentioned are all part of the FIGHT program. It is a must that we reduce the total body burden of toxins and pathogens to fight the Lyme critters. Lyme loves heavy metals. We are slammed every time we walk out our front doors with 500 to 600 environmental toxins. It is a daily battle, but I found the FIGHT program made this all very easy. I only wish I had the knowledge of the FIGHT program with the first Lyme infection.
I have never taken any antibiotics and don’t intend to, but I focused on the lifelong daily detox program FIGHT and cleaned up my lifestyle, home and diet. I got rid of all the GMO foods, gluten, sugar, caffeine, alcohol and my body shakes if I pass a fast-food restaurant….the smell turns my stomach. Once you clean up your diet and clean up your homestead, you begin to feel better….Lifestyle is probably one of the hardest things I have ever done….Yes, I cheat, but at least now I have learned to cheat. and can neutralize a toxic food if I eat it. Once you begin to feel better it makes the journey of cleaning up much easier. Just give the FIGHT program 90 days and you too will feel the difference.
Regards, Linda Continued
By Bryan Rosner on Nov 29, 2009 in Infections | comments(0)
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
By Linda on Nov 22, 2009 in Infections | comments(0)
Linda’s Comment: It amazes me that in the following publications do we find any suggestions about reducing our total body burden of pathogens and toxins. It is a MUST that Lymies begin to reduce their total body burden of pathogens and toxins in order to begin addressing Lyme, Lyme Arthritis, Arthritis, and other chronic illness we see with Lyme patients. Some people choose antibiotics…..I personally never went near antibiotics. My whole detox and healing program was using anti-microbials, alternative medicine, alternative modalities, NO GMO foods, NO sugars, NO fast foods, NO soda’s, NO caffeine, NO coffee and I ate and still do eat organic foods. I also have used a PhotonGenie since 2001 and use it daily. I like it better than Rife, as I don’t have to worry about settings, I just turn it on and go. I even sleep in mine. The critters we Lymies fight LOVE heavy metals and especially GMO foods.
There are also some foods that you don’t want to eat if you are having symptoms of Arthritis, however, it is more important to get rid of the GMO, sugars, coffee and soda’s to reduce the inflammation and pain. The great thing about the fight program is you are dissolving biofilms and reducing inflammation on a daily basis. So much of our pain comes from inflammation.
I of course use many more things with my lifelong daily detox protocol. If you can get IV chelation and do weekly colonics you can move things along faster. However, you can start the program one step at a time and move at your own pace. This is one protocol that must be done as suggested to get the full benefit of wellness. The first three months are your toughest, but after that it is a breeze. Yes, ever so often you have a day or two like you did when you first started, but I tell folks, it is like peeling an onion. As you reach a new level you will have a couple of days where you keep your bathroom close. At the end of 60 to 90 days and you begin to feel your life coming back to you, you will be very pleased that you began this journey. Feel free to ask questions and I will share my journey with you. Just remember JUST SAY NO TO GMO!! Continued
By Linda on Nov 16, 2009 in General News, Infections | comments(0)
Journal European Journal of Pediatrics
Patrick Michael Meyer1 Contact Information, Hanspeter Zimmermann2 and Philippe Goetschel1
Received: 9 August 2009 Accepted: 12 October 2009 Published online: 4
November 2009
Abstract
Introduction Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) presents without neurologic
symptoms in 19% in children less than 16 years in Switzerland
(2000–2008). In these cases, fever can be the only leading manifestation.
Case series We report on four hospitalised children who had TBE and
presented as fever without localising signs (FWLS) between 2000 and 2008
in an endemic area in Switzerland. Continued