Posts Tagged ‘2001’

Is the Placebo Powerless?- An Analysis of Clinical Trials Comparing Placebo with No Treatment

New England Journal of Medicine, 2001.  Refutes literature on the effectiveness of placebo, through review and analysis of over 100 clinical trials. Symptoms were not helped by placebo, except in instances of subjective symptoms or pain. Includes table.

http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM200105243442106#t=article

What is Babesiosis?

American Family Physician.  Easy-to-read patient handout on the cause, diagnosis, and treatment of Babesia infections.

http://www.aafp.org/afp/20010515/1976ph.html

Quintiles Transnational Presentation to the House Subcommittee on Energy and Commerce

Quintiles Transnational. Part of a presentation on tracking illness reports through insurance company claims, the report compares their figures for Lyme in 2000 with the reports of the CDC. Includes charts, maps.

http://energycommerce.house.gov/reparchives/107/hearings/11012001Hearing406/russell.pdf

Lyme Disease — United States, 2001–2002

CDC, 2002. Report of annual statistics for Lyme disease, and a discussion of the rate of actual cases compared to the reportable ones. Includes chart, image, map, table.

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5317a4.htm

When to Suspect and How to Monitor Babesiosis

American Family Physician. An overview of the spread, symptoms, and treatment of Babesia microti, a protozoal tick-borne disease. Includes images, tables.

http://www.aafp.org/afp/20010515/1969.html

A Controlled Study of Cognitive Deficits in Children With Chronic Lyme Disease

Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience. Children with Lyme disease received neuropsychological testing to determine cognitive deficits. Includes tables.

http://neuro.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/reprint/13/4/500

Complement Evasion by Borrelia Burgdorferi: Serum-Resistant Strains Promote C3b Inactivation

Infection and Immunity. This study examines one way in which Borrelia resist the immune system’s defenses. Includes chart, images.

http://iai.asm.org/cgi/reprint/69/6/3685

An In-Depth Topic Review of Lyme Disease

Weill Cornell Medical College. An overview of Lyme to date, with emphasis on skin manifestations, the differential diagnosis, and treatment protocols. Includes charts, images, and maps.

http://www.hss.edu/professional-conditions_13650.asp#Definition

Lyme Disease of the Nervous System: Tracking the Elusive Spirochete

Weill Cornell College of Medicine, 2001, audio and transcript. After a brief look at the history of Lyme, Bass discusses neuroborreliosis, its symptoms, testing strategies and challenges, and treatment.

http://www.hss.edu/professional-conditions_13468.asp

Two Controlled Trials of Antibiotic Treatment in Patients with Persistent Symptoms and a History of Lyme Disease

New England Journal of Medicine. This randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled study examined 78 seropositive and 51 seronegative patients who had previously received about 30 days of IV ceftriaxone for Lyme disease, but still had symptoms. Includes charts, tables.

http://content.nejm.org/cgi/reprint/345/2/85.pdf