By Linda on Apr 7, 2011 in Linda's Tips | comments(0)
Linda’s comments: This is a must read…..you will definitely be enlightened….
This article is published in the April issue of the Public Health Alert and is also posted on the homepage of Lyme Education Awareness Program’s website.
THE SUBVERSION OF MEDICINE
THROUGH TREATMENT GUIDELINES
by Jerry Leonard and Tina J. Garci
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Excerpt:
On April 19, 2010, Tina J. Garcia of Lyme Education Awareness Program submitted a letter to the Institute of Medicine’s Committee on Standards for Developing Trustworthy Clinical Practice Guidelines.
Her submission outlined then Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal’s antitrust investigation and egregious findings of conflicts of interest regarding the Infectious Diseases Society of America’s (IDSA) Practice Guidelines for Lyme Disease.
The Attorney General revealed egregious financial conflicts of interest held by the most influential IDSA Lyme Disease Practice Guideline Committee members. The authors of the IDSA Lyme Disease Practice Guidelines had financial ties to “drug companies, Lyme disease diagnostic tests, patents and consulting arrangements with insurance companies.”
By Linda on Aug 10, 2010 in Infections | comments(0)
Full article: http://sci.tech-archive.net/Archive/sci.med.diseases.lyme/2008-06/msg00078.html
Excerpt:
IDSA knows that chronic Lyme exists
The IDSA is aware that chronic Lyme exists. We know this because
members of the 2000 and 2006 Lyme disease guideline panels wrote, in
research articles and patents, that chronic Lyme exists.
Evidence about the existence of chronic Lyme borreliosis has increased
since the 2006 LD guidelines were published.
Scientists in California recently reported that not only can Bb persist
in mice despite treatment with ceftriaxone, but the Borrelia can also
infect other ticks and mice. (1) This study buttresses previous
studies that showed that Borrelia can persist in mice (2, 3), dogs (4,
5, 6), and ponies (7).
Studies have also shown that Bb can persist despite antibiotic
treatment in the following human cells, tissues, organs, and body
fluids:
* Fibroblasts (8; Mark Klempner, an IDSA LD guideline panel member in
2006, is an author of this study)
By Linda on Apr 10, 2010 in Infections | comments(0)
” The Review Panel will issue its final report by the end of April.”
By Linda on Jan 26, 2010 in Toxins | comments(0)
Linda’s comments: It is very hard to read this and not want to kick in my monitor!! I wonder how much IDSA members gets in donations from the vaccine industry and the drug companies??? How many millions of children have been born and their mothers didn’t think about getting “flu” vaccines… why all of a sudden is this urgent? I’m 65 yrs old and NEVER NEVER have I or would EVER think about getting these toxic, deadly vaccines. I have made it through five Cancers, two Lyme infections and several other healthcare problems and I simply don’t get the flu as I take all the preventions. Even the doctors who don’t believe in giving the vaccines are amazed that I am never sick with the“flu”…Cancer patients are prone to flu and contiguous diseases. Wasn’t an issue with me and trust me folks I have dealt with a lot …..Even during my nursing days did I ever take any vaccines….I refused and continued to take my preventions.
How they can say that the flu vaccine would benefit moms and babies is beyond what I believe in AND I’m walking proof, as my children, who have never been vaccinated. When a friend of my child got the measles, chickenpox, mumps, etc., etc. I would run my child over to play with the sick child….when they got sick themselves it was quick and easy, but then again I flooded their bodies with vitamin/supplements/herbs and they were over it with no discomfort or side effects. They are now naturally immunized and grown adults.
If someone chooses to be vaccinated then that is “their” choice, but don’t make me believe that it is better to vaccinate than not!! I feel it is a shame and criminal in some ways to force vaccinations on people. If the conventional boys and girls would do some study work on preventions and stop poking “drugs/pills” at their patients and focus on good diet, supplements, vitamins, herbals, there would be a lot less toxic people walking the streets…We have enough to worry about with environmental toxins without jabbing our bodies with more….When Dr Doris Rapp, MD, spoke about and wrote about “Our Toxic World” she was directing her knowledge at parents for their children, but today it is a subject that every living human should become educated and learn preventions.
Look at the baby formulas!! YIKESSSSSSSSSSSSSSs….they alone would make a child sickly and toxic. Then they poke GMO foods and snacks that are laden with sugars and BPA….So tragic what is being shoved at us today….shameful IMHO….
Regards,
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 26, 2009 in Infections | comments(0)
Linda’s comment: Thanks to the Colorado Springs INDEPENDENT for presenting this article on Lyme disease. It presents what is going on today worldwide. We need more newspapers to come to the Lyme communities rescue and help us get the word out. I work with thousands of Lymies doing research and helping to guide them to make better healthcare choices. I personally have battled 2 Lyme infections and have been blessed to live in a state where alternative doctors are licensed to practice <OUTSIDE OF THE BOX> The one thing I have come to realize is our bodies are so overloaded with pathogens and toxins, that without lifestyle changes, getting rid of the heavy metals, being gluten free, caffeine free, sugar free, alcohol free, fast food free and most importantly GMO FREE, you struggle reaching the level of wellness you desire. Getting rid of all the above is difficult, since we have industry shoving it in our faces at every turn. I’m so thankful that I found the FIGHT program that Dr Garry Gordon has developed. I couldn’t believe how many pathogens and toxins I have dumped over the last year and a half. I have a long way to go, but I can tell you, I thank God daily for the FIGHT program. Continued
By Linda on Nov 19, 2009 in Infections | comments(0)
Two separate analyses presented here at the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) 47th Annual Meeting revealed that most of the society’s treatment guidelines are based on expert opinion, controlled trials, and case studies. Only about 15% of the guidelines are supported by randomized controlled trials (RCTs), considered the highest level of evidence. Nonetheless, more than 40% of the guidelines’ recommendations were classified as class A, the strongest level of treatment recommendation, according to Dong Lee, MD, and colleagues from the Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Continued
By Linda on Nov 16, 2009 in Infections | comments(0)
BACKGROUND: Persistent Lyme Disease Symptoms (PLDS) have included fatigue, headaches, poor concentration and memory, lightheadedness, joint pain, and mood disturbances. Evidence-based guidelines committees disagree over the severity of PLDS. The 2004 International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) concluded that PLDS are severe. The 2006 Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) guidelines committee concluded that PLDS are nothing more than the “aches and pains of daily living” and an ad hoc International Lyme group concluded that PLDS are “symptoms common in persons who have never had Lyme disease.” Continued
