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- "A retrospective analysis, [of drugs with a Narrow Therapeutic Index, e.g. warfarin] however, discovered that switching between formulations [generic vs brand name] appeared to be associated with increased risks for either a thrombotic event or...
- The division time of Borrelia burgdorferi is very long. Most other pathogens such as Streptococcus, or Staphylococcus, only take 20 minutes to double, the doubling time of Borrelia burgdorferi is usually estimated to be 12-24 hours.Since most...
- Blood banks do not test donated units for Borrelia infection.Not only that---- but they pool the donated blood into 'batches' to save money and time---- which is even worse.So---- if you need blood---- and it's a dire emergency, then do what I would...
- Reposted with permission from:http://myheartsisters.org/2012/12/09/labelled-a-difficult-patient/When you fear being labelled a difficult patientby Carolyn ThomasWe arrive early for our doctors appointment. We wait patiently. We sit across from the...
- May not affect anyone here, but worth mentioning."Alere Home Monitoring Data BreachBy Jeremiah Frei-Pearson on November 12, 2012As we have repeatedly noted, identity theft is a multi-billion dollar problem. Many companies have responded to this...
- http://www.keepandshare.com/doc/3830829/cure-unwanted-j-ferguson-2012?da=y&dnad=y"As a result of this lack of patient knowledge, healthcare providers have most of the control over patients' decisions.' While patients may want to believe that...
- Belle mentioned fibromyalgia in a different post and I thought I'd pick up on that for a bit.Here's what a famous Lyme doctor said about FM, which happens to agree with my thoughts. (grin)[...]fibromyalgia or chronic fatiguesyndrome, two "garbage...
- http://lettersforlymeproject.blogspot.com/2012/10/letters-for-lyme-ignorance-will-not-be.html
- When you're told to curtail antibiotic use for Lyme disease (!!) read this:"The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 60,000 Americans die each year from antibiotic resistant disease. Inappropriate use and overuse of...
- People who want to understand what Bb can do:"Strategies for Persistent Borrelia InfectionAntigenic VariationIntracellular SequestrationPleomorphism"http://natcaplyme.org/lyme-topics/If a member is here for the VERY MUCH NEEDED emotional support and...
- "Perhaps a best practices example from your car mechanic can help physicians get back in touch with the patients. For example, you bring in your car for its seasonal tire exchange. When you come back, the mechanic presents you with a bill for having...
- obesity paradox http://www.theheart.org/article/1444155.do?utm_medium=email&utm_source=20120910_EN_Heartwire&utm_campaign=newsletter"Those who were deemed overweight or obese by body-mass index (BMI) had a lower risk of death after PCI than...
- ---said the person who conducted the research. Huh? What?"Despite calls for better hand hygiene, about a third of doctors and nurses don't like the idea of patients reminding providers to wash their hands, according to a study in the Archives of...
- [This was posted by someone who never posts anything unless it's been fully investigated. It was posted in 2008 and hasn't been updated. There's a small possibility that HIPAA has changed that but..........so if anyone can find out, I'd appreciate....
- Possible dabigatran, rivaroxaban antidotes work in vitro in human bloodhttp://tinyurl.com/9efl85h"mixed results"" small study"" theoretically"" in vitro"But it's a start.