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PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY
for Lyme Disease, Co-Infections and Post-Viral Syndrome
The over-prescription of antibiotics for the treatment of every disease can be partially attributed to the excessive demand for antibiotics in the last half century. As to be expected, antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria developed within a year of introduction of yet another new antibiotic in clinical settings.
Quite often Lyme disease is associated with coinfections and unfortunately the current approaches are not equally effective against co-infections with Bartonella, Babesia, viral and fungal infections as well as parasites. So, to help Lyme’s patients to get rid of their multiple pathogens within several weeks, we apply an antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (PDT). This technology is also used successfully to treat any viral or bacterial diseases as well as post-viral syndrome patients.
PDT provides significant advantages over the existing antimicrobial therapies. It appears to be equally effective at killing both multi-drug resistant microbes as well as native bacterial strains. Furthermore, the effect of PDT on microorganisms is much more rapid as compared to that of other antimicrobial agents, and there is no evidence of PDT resistance until this date. The PDT technique uses a non-toxic compound to cause cell death, a process called photosensitization, in which microbial cells are pre-impregnated with a different and mostly natural substance called photosensitizers.
After sensitization, respectively after IV infusion, PS is deposited on the target pathogens and transforms them into molecular oxygen and into reactive oxygen species, which have a cytotoxic effect on microbial cells. During this process the substance reacts on exposure to a specific wavelength of light, for instance blue or red, and acquires an excited state through the transition of electrons to a higher energy level. In this excited state, photosensitizer can interact with molecular oxygen to initiate the formation of Reaction Oxygen Species (ROS).
All the available evidence suggests that even multi-antibiotic resistant strains are as easily killed by PDT as naive strains, and that bacteria and virus will not readily develop resistance to PDT.
In summary, we have integrated in addition to our successful eradication of Lyme’s disease with another effective nontoxic tool to eradicate microbes respectively the coinfections successfully. Instead of using more poisons in form of antibiotics and cause more serious side effects, we have developed now an almost nontoxic way to help this poor patient. I like to emphasize again, that the basic principles of PDT are relatively simple and assure reliability and efficiency. This technique can be highly effective only then if it is ensured that, during the execution of phototherapy, all the necessary components, i.e., the perfect photosensitizer, oxygen, and laser light, are present in sufficient amounts to cause damage to the target cells. Exciting news for all patients suffering from any chronic diseases!
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Eat Grains to Reduce Inflammation and Liver Disease Risk
Although most Americans eat only one-third of the recommended amount, nutrient-rich, whole grains already have been shown Polina Tankilevitch/Pexels.com to play a key role in safeguarding against obesity and metabolic syndrome. Two new studies establish their positive effect on cardiovascular and liver health, as well. Researchers from Columbia University that followed 4,125 older adults for 25 years found that lower inflammation and fewer cardiovascular incidents were correlated with higher amounts of fiber in the diet— particularly from wheat, barley, oats and other grains—rather than from fruits and vegetables. And a Chinese study in The Journal of Nutrition Researchers tested the blood of 1,880 people, half of which had nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, to look for markers of whole grain consumption. The subjects that ate more whole grains had a significantly reduced risk of developing the liver disease.
Consider Herbs from Traditional Asian Medicine for Diabetes
Diabetes is rampant in the world today, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, but it was also a health condition many centuries ago among Tibetan, Mongolian, Miao, Anna Pou/Pexels.com Dai, Uygur and Yi people in East Asia. To identify which diabetes medicines were effective in those indigenous medical systems, Chinese researchers examined medical databases and ethnic medical books. They found evidence of 112 such medications—105 plant-based, six coming from animals and one with fungal origins. The most commonly used were Astragalus membranaceus, now available in many contemporary immune-system formulations; Pueraria lobata, known as arrowroot or kudzu, and considered an invasive plant in North America; and Coptis chinensis, Chinese goldthread, whose main compound, berberine, is used in the West to treat bacterial and viral infections. “Ethnic medicine has abundant resources in diabetes treatment and has excellent development prospects, which is worthy of further exploration and modern research,” conclude the authors.
Don’t Assume Selfies Show True Facial Features
The more than 100 million cell phone selfies taken every day have produced an unanticipated outcome: a documented uptick in plastic surgery. Younger women in particular are increasingly showing cosmetic surgeons their selfies to demonstrate why they want to change the size or shape of their nose, but these concerns may be based on a distorted perception because selfies distort facial features, say researchers from the University of Texas Southwestern. In their study involving 30 subjects, they took one photo 12 inches from the face with the arm bent and another at 18 inches with the arm straight. When comparing the 12-inch selfies against a third photo taken five feet away, the researchers found that, on average, the nose appeared over 6 percent longer and the chin seemed 12 percent shorter. This created a distortion total of over 17 percent in the nose-to-chin ratio. Selfies also made the base of the nose appear wider relative to the width of the face. “If young people are using selfies as their only guide, they may be coming to plastic surgeons to fix problems that don’t exist except in the world of social media,” says study leader Bardia Amirlak, M.D.
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Deep-Sea Mining is the New Frontier
Whether mining the ocean floor will be allowed to proceed and the minerals obtained there play a role in supply chains of the future is one of the biggest decisions of resource governance today. The seabed holds a vast quantity of mineral resources, yet is also one of the last pristine areas on the planet. A new white paper published by the World Economic Forum, Decision-Making on Deep-Sea Mineral Stewardship: A Supply Chain Perspective, has found that significant knowledge gaps make it hard to predict the scale of the potential effect, and decisions made now about mineral stewardship will have lasting effects for generations.
The World Bank and the International Energy Agency forecast a multifold increase in the demand for key metals used for decarbonization, many of which are found in mineral deposits in the deep seabed, but some organizations and more than 600 scientists have called for a pause or total ban on the exploitation of these minerals. Positive factors such as increased metal supply, wider use of decarbonization technologies and benefits to countries from extraction royalties must be considered against the generation of sediment plumes, noise from extraction and impacts on the seafood industry.
kittitee550/AdobeStock.com Using satellite maps and radar to estimate the number of migraSeanPavonePhoto/AdobeStock.com tory birds streaming across the night sky, Chicago tops the list of cities where birds face the most danger from light pollution in both spring and fall. North America hosts about 3 billion fewer birds today than in 1970, according to a 2019 analysis published in Science. The causes include light pollution, climate change, vanishing habitat and pesticides. Scientists believe the combination of factors could lead many abundant bird populations toward extinction.
For example, Cornell University ornithologist Andrew Farnsworth found that the seven annual Tribute in Light twin towers anniversary memorials on September 11 that project intense beams of light into the night sky attracted an average of more that 1 million birds. Within the first 20 minutes of each event, up to 16,000 birds crowded into a tight radius. Bird conservationists listen for disoriented chirps and if too many are circling aimlessly in the beams, the lights are turned off.
BirdCast incorporates large-scale weather radar and machine learning to forecast the exact nights when hundreds of millions of migratory birds will arrive over U.S. cities. The team sends the data to conservationists and policymakers to help the birds by dimming lights along the way.
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Attitudes Changing Toward Animal Rights
A new survey by the University of Exeter published in Social Psychological and Personality Science shows that children differ dramatically from adults in their moral views on animals. Researchers asked a group of 479 children and adults ages 9 to 11, 18 to 21 and 29 to 59 about the moral status and Image'in/AdobeStock.com treatment of farm animals (pigs), pets (dogs) and people. The youngest participants said that farm animals should be treated the same as people and pets, and think eating animals is less morally acceptable than do adults. The two older groups held more traditional views. The findings suggest that speciesism, the moral imperative that gives different value to different animals, is learned as we become socialized. Dr. Luke McGuire says, “Humans’ relationship with animals is full of ethical double standards. Some animals are beloved household companions while others are kept in factory farms for economic benefit. Dogs are our friends, pigs are food.”
McGuire notes, “If we want people to move towards more plant-based diets for environmental reasons, we have to disrupt the current system somewhere. For example, if children ate more plant-based food in schools, that might be more in line with their moral values, and might reduce the normalisation towards adult values that we identify in this study.”
