Under Our Skin – Lyme Disease Documentary Trailer
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An infectious film about microbes, money and medicine. One of the most controversial illnesses in the history of medicine, Lyme disease may be the fastest growing infectious disease in the United States. Yet each year thousands are misdiagnosed – many of them told that their symptoms are "all in their head." This upcoming documentary investigates the shocking human, medical, and political dimensions of Lyme disease, an emerging epidemic destroying countless numbers of lives. A case study of …
Franny
July 3rd, 2009 at 11:29 pm
Vichelle
wiki; BBB: “However, it has been shown using Magnetic Resonance Imaging that, when a person is undergoing an MS “attack,” the blood-brain barrier has broken down in a section of the brain or spinal cord, allowing white blood cells called T lymphocytes to cross over and destroy the myelin. It has been suggested that, rather than being a disease of the immune system, MS is a disease of the blood-brain barrier.[citation needed] However, current scientific evidence is inconclusive.
July 5th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
Samantha
Doxycycline and Raptiva involve destruction of myelin; blood brain barrier. 2008 Medical journals speculated that MS, which Lyme is often misdiagosed as, is a disease of the blood brain barrier. That the severity of MS is in direct proportion to compromising of the BBB. Doxycycline and monocycline cross the BBB. Tetracyclines known since 1950′s to induce lupus; minocycline specifically is known to do this. Doxy causes brain swelling in children under eight; not prescribed them for that reason.
July 7th, 2009 at 6:01 am
William
Point being, that pharmaceuticals can cause meningo-encephalomyelitis and fatal brain infections such as progressive mutifocal leukoencephalitis (Raptiva).
July 7th, 2009 at 9:43 am
Emery
Through the Lyme disease CDC link, the NIH link negates “chronic Lyme disease”, and denies long term antibiotics are helpful for “PLDS” (Post-Lyme Disease Syndrome). Granted, “PLDS” may be antibiotic induced lupus (by crossing blood brain barrier–still experimental). However, the NIH link goes on at length about the harm of long term antibiotics for Lyme disease, but acne is treated long term with antibiotics yet it is not a debilitating disease. Why is that ignored?
July 8th, 2009 at 4:07 am
Samantha
BTW, why do people have to rate posts here to the point of removal? Can’t there be a civilized discussion, with differing opinions? Why are different viewpoints suppressed as they are on LymeNet chat? Who’s pushing an agenda here?
July 11th, 2009 at 4:37 am
Emery
MS drug Tysabri is now reported to cause progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy–a fatal brain infection. It makes me wonder more and more if it isn’t the pharmaceuticals being prescribed that is making people sick. Including doxycycline, cefuroxime, etc. for Lyme disease. Amoxicillin is reported to be equally as effective as Doxy for Lyme disease. Why not use that? Doxy is far more severe in crossing/compromising Blood Brain Barrier. MS may be a disease of the BBB.
July 11th, 2009 at 11:06 am
William
Is Anyone trying FOODGRADE Hydrogen Peroxide & or Jim Humbles Miracle Mineral solution???
Probably safer & more effective & cheaper than what you are doing now.
July 13th, 2009 at 9:57 pm
Chase
Is Anyone trying FOODGRADE Hydrogen Peroxide & or Jim Humbles Miracle Mineral solution???
Probably safer & more effective & cheaper than what you are doing now.
July 15th, 2009 at 3:12 pm
Bethany
You get it from the Bite of a Tick.
July 17th, 2009 at 6:56 pm
Kevin
thx..for the answer
July 19th, 2009 at 7:20 am
Michelle
Generally, a tick bite from a tick carrying the bacteria. Some doctors believe it can be transmitted through semen, as well as through the placenta during pregnancy.
July 19th, 2009 at 11:14 pm
Susanna
How do you catch it?
July 20th, 2009 at 2:59 pm
Marilynne
it’s an emerging infectious disease and because of establishment resistance is going to be another endemic pandemic. and Lyme disease is merely the disease with a reservoir large enough to get more notice; there are various other diseases where private profit is trumping medicine
July 22nd, 2009 at 4:05 am
Butch
BORING??? Are you kidding me? How about you watch my child who suffers every minute of everyday. You smug jerk. Hope this never happens to you or someone you love.
July 23rd, 2009 at 3:33 pm
Michelle
boring
July 24th, 2009 at 6:29 pm
Patsy
The only problem with this film, is that it BARELY speaks about the fact that the Lyme bacteria CAN BE TRANSFERRED TO OTHERS VIA BODILY FLUIDS!!!
No it can not.
July 26th, 2009 at 10:00 pm
Patti
Ps. This FACT is why the number of people with chronic illnesses is growing at an astounding rate (and that’s just the patients who’ve been DIAGNOSED properly with Lyme)!!!
July 30th, 2009 at 12:34 am
Marilynne
The only problem with this film, is that it BARELY speaks about the fact that the Lyme bacteria CAN BE TRANSFERRED TO OTHERS VIA BODILY FLUIDS!!!
July 30th, 2009 at 4:51 pm
Annemarie
Lyme disease is often misdiagnosed as MS. So people could very well have been misdiagnosed and prescribed Tysabri for MS, only to develop the fatal brain infection of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. Just that easily.
July 31st, 2009 at 11:24 am
Emery
Tysabri, used for MS, causes progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, a rare and frequently fatal disease of the central nervous system. PML often results in irreversible neurological deterioration and death. Raptiva, psoriasis drug, has now received a black box by FDA for also causing PML. Be careful what we get diagnosed/prescribed.
August 1st, 2009 at 1:21 pm
Jane
People, “Chemtrails,” are killing the biological nutrients, supporting all plant life. What do you think that is doing to our immune systems, and that of bees? I have saved a sample of snow, from a storm in late December, that left my hair sticky and gluey feeling. I showered if out immediately. Does anyone know where I can get it tested? In need of one who is trustworthy.
August 2nd, 2009 at 11:09 am
Michelle
“melikerns” idea to openeyepictures
The movie has brought much needed awareness, however, why don’t you post a list of petitions,a list of political representatives that we can contact. Put the links on your page; this will make it easier for those who barely have the energy to move. Please
August 4th, 2009 at 2:30 pm
Susy
I read a book years ago, called “Sugar Blues” by William Dufty. An absolute read. He states that during the Bubonic Plague, the rich who could afford sugars, were dropping like flies, the poor country folk who could not, faired well.
August 7th, 2009 at 6:31 pm
Tom
Google…..”Low Dose Naltrexone Homepage.” And also here on You tube…”Controlling Lyme Disease,” and see the LDN videos by “TropicalDawg” here as well. I have been using LDN, for just over a week now, and feel the need to pass the buzz. This is a drug that helps with the immune system, inflammation and endorphins. Eat as if you had a yeast problem, because Lyme loves what yeast loves. And no sugars of any kind…”Including Fruit!”
August 11th, 2009 at 6:27 am
William
Leaks in the blood brain barrier, which normally prevents harmful molecules from passing from blood into the brain, have been implicated in inducing seizures and epilepsy. However, it is unclear what mechanisms might lead to rupture of the blood brain barrier.
Paolo Fabene, of the University of Verona in Italy, and his colleagues now show that leukocytes, cells of the immune system that defend the body from bacteria and virus, might be responsible.