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Bogus “alternative medicine” diagnoses described

Posted 27 May 2024

Professor Edzard Ernst, who was the world’s first department chairperson in complementary medicine, has posted on his blog a four-part series on the fake diagnoses of so-called alternative medicine.

  • Part 1 addresses adrenal fatigue, candidiasis hypersensitivity, and alleged chronic intoxications eliminated by so-called “detox” treatments.
  • Part 2 addresses chronic Lyme disease, electromagnetic hypersensitivity, and homosexuality.
  • Part 3 addresses leaky gut syndrome, multiple chemical sensitivity, and neurasthenia.
  • Part 4 covers vaccine overload, vertebral subluxation, and yin/yang imbalance.

Source: Consumer Health Digest #24-21. May 26, 2024

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Study pans long-term antibiotic therapy for “chronic Lyme disease”

Posted 11 April 2016

Another study has confirmed the futility of long-term antibiotic therapy for people with symptoms attributed to “chronic Lyme disease.” This study involved 252 patients who received 2 weeks of standard antibiotic treatment followed by 12 weeks in which they received either doxycycline, another antibiotic, or a placebo. The three groups demonstrated no significant differences in outcome. [1]

An accompanying editorial concluded: “Patients with subjective, vexing symptoms attributed to Lyme disease should not anticipate that even longer courses of antibiotics will produce relief, a finding that is in concert with results from previous trials.” [2]

References:

  1. Berende A and others. Randomized trial of longer-term therapy for symptoms attributed to Lyme disease. New England Journal of Medicine 2016;374:1277-1288.
  2. Melia TM, Auwaerter PG. Time for a different approach to Lyme disease and long-term symptoms. New England Journal of Medicine 2016;374:1277-1288.
[Source: Consumer Health Digest #16-13, April 10,  … Read the rest