Special report

Spirochaetes: know your enemy

Tom Grier, a microbiologist and Lyme disease suffer, and author of The Lyme Disease Survival Manual, has spent years delving into the complex microbiology of the Lyme spirochaete. His work makes d ... more »

Treatment alternatives

If you believe you are suffering from Lyme disease, but are having trouble convincing your physician to take action, you may wish to read more about Dr Burrascano's guidelines. You can either obta ... more »

Putting tests to the test

The Western immunoblot test is the most widely used test for diagnosing Lyme disease. Recently, the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) revised their criteria for the test. These new criteria fai ... more »

Baking soda and elbow grease

The main ingredients in most oven and drain cleaners are sodium hydroxide (lye), a caustic that can cause burns to the skin and, in severe cases, blindness, and sulphuric acid, a corrosive chemica ... more »

Keeping your house clean naturally

The best way to keep your home clean is to not let grease and grime build up in the first place. A quick regular wipedown is still the best way to prevent surfaces from getting sticky, greasy and ... more »

Household cleaners - A witch's brew

Most household cleaners are a witch's brew of toxic chemicals, industrial waste and carcinogens when all you need are some old fashioned cleaning staples and a bit of elbow grease. ... more »

The 'live' laundry detergent

Most laundry detergents are formulated with enzymes to get the most common stains out. These products are called 'biological' detergents. .. ... more »

Safe ways to wash your clothes

Nearly all commercial brands of laundry detergent and fabric softener leave chemical residues on your clothes which can irritate the skin. And while most are made to biodegrade within a matter of ... more »

The not so accurate test for fmd

The enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test, frequently used to test HIV and now foot and mouth disease (FMD), is notoriously unreliable. The test is conducted using a sample of the patient ... more »

New treatments-more of the same?

Not long ago, the 78 year old dermatologist Dr Jerome Z. Litt, author of one of the profession's standard textbooks The Drug Eruption Manual (Parthenon Publishing, 1999) spoke out about the narrow ... more »

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