Virulent Lyme strains and another look at biofilms

Virulent Lyme strains and another look at biofilms

Wednesday, 27 February 2013 |

I have recently seen two young men, in previous robust health, who have been stricken with subacute progressive Lyme disease with both neuro...

Brittany's Babesia

Brittany's Babesia

Thursday, 21 February 2013 |

My patient, Brittany's story was recently featured in the Animal Planet's "Monsters Inside Me." The producer told me he wo...

Another look at gluten

Another look at gluten

Tuesday, 12 February 2013 |

I have long thought that gluten free diets are way over-prescribed for Lyme patients. Celiac disease, the most extreme form of gluten intole...

Chronic fatigue syndrome, Lyme, Babesia, and Adrenal fatigue

Chronic fatigue syndrome, Lyme, Babesia, and Adrenal fatigue

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I have been treating this patient for a few months. This 42 year old female came to see me for a Lyme evaluation.  Lyme didn't seem like...

Thyroid

Thyroid

Sunday, 10 February 2013 |

Lyme patients have a higher prevalence of other autoimmune diseases. Generally with autoimmune disorders there is a genetic predisposition; ...

Cocktails (of antibiotics)

Cocktails (of antibiotics)

Monday, 4 February 2013 |

Doctors treating chronic Lyme disease with long-term antibiotics certainly have a lot of different approaches.  Some physicians pulse antibi...

CVID and Lyme

CVID and Lyme

Sunday, 3 February 2013 |

My 25 year old patient is a  liberal arts major at a small, prestigious college. He has missed multiple semesters from college because of Ly...

EMG and IVIG

EMG and IVIG

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The diagnosis of chronic Lyme disease is more often than not accompanied by a subjective complain of numbess and tingling, often accompanied...