NEWS: Can Claritin help cure Lyme disease?

Commentary: A new study done at Stanford University, funded by the Bay Area Lyme foundation, found that antihistamines like Clarinex (desloratidine) may have the ability to control a borrelia infection by blocking the transport of essential minerals like manganese, which are essential for the bacteria’s metabolic activity. Although there are no controlled clinical studies to date, a trial of desloratidine needs to be done to evaluate this novel therapeutic approach to controlling the disease.

NEWS: Can Claritin help cure Lyme disease?, Press release from Bay Area Lyme Foundation, Lymedisease.org