tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4073397588746430486.post5383935715815375890..comments2023-10-30T22:11:21.083-10:00Comments on Lyme Disease, Science, And Society: Camp Other: Repost: Lyme Disease & Antibiotics: More Than Skin DeepCamp Otherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10224408965529778101noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4073397588746430486.post-51895882182942949022011-06-03T07:52:45.375-10:002011-06-03T07:52:45.375-10:00Rick L,
Hi. Welcome to CO blog!
Thank you for st...Rick L,<br /><br />Hi. Welcome to CO blog!<br /><br />Thank you for stopping by and commenting on the study of the use of antibiotics with ALS. I will have to take some time out to read the study and see what the outcome is. Interesting.<br /><br />Some conditions need long term antibiotic treatment. I would hope we find a new medical treatment that is lower risk and effective, but until we do, if antibiotic treatment benefits outweigh the risk and improve the quality of life for people, access to the option is important. Sometimes there aren't other tools in the toolkit, or if they're lower risk, they're lower benefit, too.<br /><br />In terms of CP treatment, are there any particular treatment guidelines documents you can point me to? Do you have issues with diagnosis and testing for CP, as one does for Lyme disease?<br /><br />Everyone is more familiar with their own condition that that of others, but I think we have much we can learn from each other and help each other out.Camp Otherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10224408965529778101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4073397588746430486.post-9818894415087365332011-06-03T06:59:51.075-10:002011-06-03T06:59:51.075-10:00More info about long term antibiotics in ALS.
Her...More info about long term antibiotics in ALS.<br /><br />Here's an interesting <a href="http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00349622?term=Amyotrophic+Lateral+Sclerosis&recr=Open&rank=24" rel="nofollow">link</a> to a Phase III double-blind study of ceftriaxone on patients with ALS.<br /><br />It's a Phase III study, so they've already determined that ceftriaxtone is safe for ALS patients for at least 20 weeks. Now, at Phase III, enrollees are getting either 12 months of ceftriaxtone or placebo.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.alsconsortium.org/Ceftriaxone_FAQs_v1.0.pdf" rel="nofollow">Frequently Asked Questions</a> (pdf file) re: this study from the Northeast ALS Consortium.<br /><br />And, there is the use of long-term antibiotics in the treatment of Chlamydophila Pneumoniae (formerly known as Chlamydia Pneumoniae).<br /><br />When you read the extensive material at <a href="http://www.cpnhelp.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.cpnhelp.org/</a>, you quickly see the similarities between the protocols of Lyme knowledgeable practitioners and those for C. Pneumoniae.<br /><br />Just passing this along.Rick L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15967728635739822562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4073397588746430486.post-73086333534282067882011-05-30T14:05:22.172-10:002011-05-30T14:05:22.172-10:00Jess,
Thanks for reading, and for your comment.
...Jess,<br /><br />Thanks for reading, and for your comment.<br /><br />Yes, antibiotic treatment of livestock is a major contributor to antibiotic resistance, and it was mentioned in comments on the original post of this article to the Daily Kos. I have also posted about antibiotic resistant bacteria in meat in <a href="http://campother.blogspot.com/2011/04/friday-four_15.html" rel="nofollow">the Friday Four column</a> in the past, though it's not something I've written about extensively.<br /><br />Denmark hasn't used antibiotics in its livestock for some time now and other countries in the EU are following. It is only a matter of time before the US follows suit - petitions to stop the use of antibiotics in US livestock have been around for some time, the danger of overusing antibiotics known for some time - and this must change now.<br /><br />"Why is it OK to give antibiotics to animals that are not sick and not to humans that are sick?" Very good question.Camp Otherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10224408965529778101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4073397588746430486.post-31383625450469955862011-05-29T08:07:03.501-10:002011-05-29T08:07:03.501-10:00Another thoughtful article. Thanks Camp Other!
I d...Another thoughtful article. Thanks Camp Other!<br />I do wish that you had mentioned that most of our antibiotic resistance comes from all the meat we consume. Riddled with an average of 5-8 types of antibiotics. And when tested also has most forms of antibiotic resistant bacteria. The animals are fed cocktails of antibiotics and we humans are consuming it all. Even 'organic' non-medicated meat has these problems because they start with parents who have been medicated. This is what is causing our food chain to disintegrate. Why is it OK to give antibiotics to animals that are not sick and not to humans that are sick? This is unacceptable. -JessAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com