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By Linda on Jan 26, 2010 in Toxins | comments(0)
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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.
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