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Substantial health threat: Never-before-seen tick-borne disease

Commentary: A study from researchers from China and the University of Maryland has discovered a new tick-borne infection. Dr Stephen Dumler, MD, helped identify the new bacterial species, called Anaplasma capra. "The symptoms of A ...
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Historic evidence to support a causalrelationship between spirochetalinfections and Alzheimer’s disease

Commentary: Dr Judith Miklossy has recently published an article on the relationship of spirochetal infections and Alzheimer's disease (AD). This is a study based on historical evidence of how syphilis (another spirochetal infection) also causes ...
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Meet the Lyme Disease Experts

Commentary: I did an interview for the Lyme Connection that describes the MSIDS model and explains how tick-borne diseases are affecting millions of Americans. This interview also discusses some of the newer scientific research on ...
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Lyme Disease Challenge – Spread Hope

Commentary: Have you taken the Lyme challenge? My office staff did! 2015 Lyme Disease Challenge - Spread Hope Donate Today - Take a Bite out of Lyme Through Research & Education
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Using a Sequential Regimen to Eliminate Bacteria at Sublethal Antibiotic Dosages

Commentary: There are many potential mechanisms to explain persistence of borrelia after standard antibiotic therapies, including gene recombination, where borrelia can modify its surface antigen VlsE, and non-expressed vls, in gene cassettes, creating different outer ...
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Surviving Lyme Disease and a Missed Diagnosis

Commentary: Katina Makris is a fellow health care practitioner, who went through a difficult battle getting diagnosed and treated for Lyme disease. She describes part of her journey in this article published in Every Day ...
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Avril Lavigne Suffers from Lyme Disease: Things to Know about the Illness

Commentary: I was interviewed by People magazine about Lyme and associated tick-borne diseases after Canadian singer Avril Lavigne's recent bout with Lyme disease. For those who missed seeing the live interview, the link is below. ...
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What is Morgellons? Singer Joni Mitchell’s Disputed Diagnosis

Commentary: The etiology of the skin lesions in Morgellon's disease and its relationship with Lyme disease has been a debated medical topic for years. A recent article published in BMJ Dermatology by Middelveen et al ...
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Avril Lavigne diagnosed with Lyme disease: ‘I thought I was dying’

Commentary: The NY Post ran a follow-up story today on Avril Lavigne and her bout with Lyme disease. I am quoted towards the end of the article. I had discussed in the interview many of ...
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Avril Lavigne Opens Up About Her Health Crisis: ‘I Was Bedridden for 5 Months’

Commentary: I will be interviewed tomorrow morning by People Magazine on Avril Lavigne and her health crisis with Lyme disease. You can watch the interview live at 8:30am or at a later date on ‘People ...
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