Antibodies detected in blood, bodily fluids, and tissue include IgA, IgG, and IgM. IgA and IgM are a response to acute infection. IgG antibodies take at least ten days to form and thereafter provide immunity against bacterial and viral infection. Saliva PCR testing for covid19 detects the presence of the covid19 spike protein, and not the type of antibodies present. Saliva testing for the type of antibodies can be done, and would reveal if the patient has an active covid19…..
Cats are the only known reservoir for toxoplasma gondii, a parasite transmitted from cats to humans, which causes toxoplasmosis. Toxoplasmosis is assumed to be a self-limiting disease in patients older than five; and only warrants treatment in patients under five. Toxoplasmosis should not be assumed to be self-limiting or harmless. Parasites live off the energy of the host, can spread silently to preferred locations in the body over decades, and can survive and multiply as long as the host lives……
A beautiful photo of the sunset at the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge on September 4, 2020, taken by Elija Rael, another great photographer in northern NM. The Rio Grande Gorge Bridge is on the cover of our book and the FB page, to symbolize crossing the great divides in medicine. The two eagles fly over the gorge toward the mountain, reaching for new heights and finding new wisdom in medicine, for the benefit of all.
In 1946, Dr. William Banbridge said the search to eradicate the scourge [of cancer] “has been left to incidental dabbling and uncoordinated research”. The problem persists today, in that research is fragmented, and separated from medical practice and patient care. It is hard to find a cure for a chronic disease when one does not know the cause of the chronic disease. Searching for cures, without knowing the cause, leads to random and fragmented research; and development of long-term…..
For National Glaucoma Awareness Month, we offer a few observations. Glaucoma is defined as high intraocular pressure, which has damaged the optic nerve. Glaucoma gradually shrinks the visual field, and in rare cases causes vision loss. Normal intraocular pressure is maintained in the anterior chamber angle (trabecular meshwork), which should be open for 360 degrees. (Acute angle closure is a medical emergency.) Glaucoma has also been described as epithelial dysfunction and/or endothelial dysfunction, in the anterior chamber angle, causing loss…..
We have previously written about the benefits of Azithromax (Z-pack) in a variety of chronic diseases—and about early treatment of intracellular infections to limit the risk of developing a chronic infection. Azithromax is safe and available, and has been shown to be effective at stopping inflammation and blood clots, after influenza and other viral illnesses. Azithromax has been shown to reduce the risk of future cardiovascular events in patients with cardiac disease. Azithromax and is now being considered as a…..
NM is planning an outpatient facility, for newly diagnosed, symptomatic, covid-19 patients to receive a one-time IV infusion of covid-19 antibodies. The drug companies report an over-supply of covid-19 antibody drugs; that treatment is most effective when administered within 10 days of symptom onset; and that their studies showed patients who received the infusion shortly after diagnosis did not need further medical treatment. Treating newly diagnosed covid-19 patients shortly after diagnosis, rather than waiting to determine which patients develop…..
Science has identified, described and catalogued thousands of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and abnormal proteins; and hundreds of cell-surface molecules, which are part of the Cluster Differentiations. Knowledge of the many thousands of pathogens is reported in texts and journals, yet is seldom incorporated into medical practice to aid in diagnosing the causes of chronic diseases. We need to develop diagnostic tools for use in medical practices to test for many known pathogens at the same time, in an efficient and…..
Chronic diseases develop years or decades after the initial acute infection with immortal pathogens. Chronic infection can remain dormant and spread silently, can evolve into a chronic disease over time, and/or can erupt as a chronic or severe disease when triggered by new or repeated infections. It is difficult to identify the causes of chronic disease, because the scientific method prefers to report only findings and observations; studies are limited in time and do not extend for the duration of…..
Approximately 1% of the U.S. population lives in nursing homes. Approximately 39% of covid19 deaths (101,100) in the U.S. and 6% of all cases of covid19 (724,000) are occurring in nursing homes. Cases in nursing homes are surging daily. Many residents of nursing homes are over the age at which they were fully vaccinated as children, particularly the MMR, because this patient population were adults before the MMR vaccine became available. DPT (DT) boosters should be given every 10…..
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