New DNA Diagnostic Test For Lyme Disease May Have Merit.
Huh?
We have all heard of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method of Lyme testing which is considered a “DNA nesting” test method which detects a genomic DNA of the Lyme disease-causing spirochete in the blood.
There are many problems with the PCR test but the largest being (in my opinion) that by the time a person is diagnosed by the ELIZA antibody test and then the western blot, a PCR will likely be negative due to the time it takes for the spirochetes to disseminate into the victim’s body.
If however, this new DNA sequencing test could replace the ELIZA test and be administered immediately, we would have a much better chance of diagnosing Lyme early, treating it early and reducing the number of missed cases that end up as debilitating chronic cases.
Excitement is growing around this new test for several reasons.
First, in the world of genetic testing, DNA sequencing is accepted as the gold standard for molecular identification whereas the ELIZA test is considered to miss as many as 50 – 75% of those who are infected.
Secondly, at a time where battle lines have been clearly drawn in the medical sands of research and practice, the staff and research team under Dr Lee, a pathologist at Milford Hospital (Milford, CT), Dr. Jay Walshon, Chairman of Emergency Medicine at Milford Hospital, and Dr. Jessie Williams, of the Milford Hospital Walk-in Urgent Care Center are preparing another report to summarize their research experience.
Perhaps at another time this would not be remarkable, but to see that these papers are being published can give us all hope that eventually research will over-run prejudice and give the doctors who are caught in the crossfire, wanting to treat their patients who are suffering so severely with chronic Lyme – but feel their hands are tied by the harsh and restrictive language of the IDSA.
I believe most of our doctors do care and truly want to help but feel they are backed up against the wall given the hostility of the existing argument.
So we will keep a watch out for the next press release from Milford Hospital.
Meanwhile, if you or someone you know believes they may have contracted Lyme disease recently, this new test is being used right now in Milford.
The physicians at the Milford Hospital Emergency Center and Walk-in Urgent Care Center, who see about 40,000 patients a year, usually order the traditional antibody testing and the new DNA test for patients presenting with Lyme disease-like symptoms. Evidently, most insurance companies except Aetna will pay for the test.
For more information on this DNA test call George Poole, manager of Milford Medical Laboratory, at 203-876-4496.
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July 30th, 2010 at 3:31 pm
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The EPA says 30% of USA structures have indoor mold. In the same way this article mentions DNA testing for Lyme, we now can:
1) test for three major mycotixins inside the human body with a testing lab never tossed out of court.
2) The EPA now has an ERMI that allows DNA detectionof many common mold toxin making species and this MAKES LYME MUCH WORSE.
Mycotoxins are a war poison well documented in every major armed forces medical manual. This hands on simple article from our pending 4th co-authored mold text might make the point clear. TBD plus mold is an issue. 30% of structures means it is likely more common than Lyme and if ill, up keep of the home and ducts is hard. Dr. J–this is a great site. I no longer have time to read any, since ZI have never been quoted once right. This is quality here and many ideas to ponder.
Mummies Really Are Deathly?
Most of us have heard the term “Beware the Mummy’s Curse.” Many individuals working in archeology or tomb robbery have died soon after opening and entering tombs or handling their contents.
Perhaps the caution began when Lord Carnarvon, an elderly and medically frail expert in Egyptian archeology, was involved in the excavation of King Tut’s tomb in 1922. After 5 years, 11 who had entered the tomb were dead.
Since such tombs typically had fruits, vegetables, meats, clothing and furniture, molds would naturally form in these dark places and form spores and their surface toxins that could last thousands of years. The first to enter these tombs, before they were aired out, would get a huge dose of mold toxins.
This seems to be the general belief of scholars from all over the Middle East, Europe and America.
This was further supported by the examination of the mummy of Ramesses II of ancient Egypt, which was examined in a research Museum in Paris in 1976, and over 89 different species of molds were found in or on the mummy. The researchers were fortunately careful enough to be wearing special masks.
One of the most serious recent mold toxin Archeology disaster occurred when the tomb of a famous 15th century Polish leader, King Casimir, was opened in 1973 by 12 researchers. The wooden coffin was heavily rotted inside the tomb. In a few days, four of the 12 were dead. Soon six more died. One of the two survivors was Dr. Smyk who was an expert microbiologist and suffered 5 years with new neurological balance trouble. He studied some tomb artifacts in great detail and found clear Aspergillus and Penicillin species that make dangerous mycotoxins, such as aflatoxins mentioned later in this book.
Is it any wonder that experts on this topic, like Dr. Barbara Janinka from the Polish Institute of Engineering and Dr.’s Poirier and Feder, in their book Dangerous Places: Health, Safety, and Archaeology, remind us of an old observation about archaeology–when you go home after a hard day in the field and blow your nose, you blow out dirt,” Feder said. “Clearly you have been breathing it in, and if you have been exposed to molds, spores, or fungi that lay dormant in the earth, there is at least a possibility of being exposed to some nasty stuff.”
However, if the reader does not follow the required home, school, office, church or synagogue mold prevention hygiene steps, the same molds that have killed archeologists in the past, can become part of your world. And in many cases, in ways much more than a runny nose or red eyes!
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Examples of scholars who believe toxic molds lie Aspergillus and Penicillium species make poisons like Ochratoxins, and have been responsible for Archeologist deaths include: Dr. Ezzeddin Taha of Cairo University, the Italian physician Dr. Nicola Di Paolo, French physician Dr. Caroline Stenger-Phillip, physician Dr. Hans Merk and microbiologist Dr. G. Kramer–both from Germany.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com
http://www.qualtestusa.com
http://www.catchpenny.org
B. Janinska. Historical buildings and mould fungi. Not only vaults are menacing with “Tutankhamen’s Curse.” Foundations of Civil and Environmental Engineering. (2002): 43-54.
http://www.unmuseum.org
http://meta-religion.com/Archaeology/Africa/Egypt/tut_curse.htm
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