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Commentary: A new study on Lyme disease published in PLoS one by researchers at the John Hopkins University School of Medicine found that many more patients are in fact suffering with symptoms of chronic Lyme disease that ...

Commentary: This article just published in the Journal of Clinical Allergy and Immunology again highlights the importance of probiotics. Peanut allergies have been rising in the US, and can be fatal. A new study from ...

Commentary: Ticks contain multiple bacterial, parasitic and viral infections, and several tick-borne infections are also known to be transmitted by blood transfusions, such as Babesiosis and Anaplasmosis. This article by Dr Ed Breitschwerdt, highlights a ...

Commentary: This article discusses the importance of the microbiome in chronic disease. New research is now showing that certain bacteria may contribute to autoimmune manifestations, such as RA. Previous studies with fecal transplantation have shown ...

Commentary: Lyme disease and Alzheimer's disease can both cause cognitive difficulties with dementia. In this article published in the Journal of Alzheimer's disease, two groups of patients were identified with dementia. Among a group of ...

Commentary: This article by Malcolm Gladwell in the New Yorker magazine discusses where health care reform in our country has gone wrong. It gives an overview of how the health care system in the United States was influenced by institutions ...

Commentary: Lorraine Johnson, JD, MBA, Chief Executive Officer for Lymedisease.org just released an updated blog on the 2 standards of care for Lyme disease. This is a good overview of the present state of our ...

Commentary: This article on Lyme disease and Babesiosis was just published in PLoS ONE. Dr Peter Krause and a team of researchers demonstrated in the laboratory that the frequency of Babesia microti infected ticks is ...

Commentary: Borrelia burgdorferi has been shown to have different pleomorphic forms in different culture conditions. The bacteria's ability to change forms, exist in biofilms, and penetrate deep into tissues where antibiotic penetration is low, are ...

Commentary: New tick-borne co-infections are regularly being discovered. Ticks contain many different bacterial infections (Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, Bartonella, Borrelia species like Borrelia miyamotoi, rickettsial infections, Tularemia...), parasitic infections (like Babesia species) as well as viral infections ...