2008-07 Rosner Newsletter

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Tami Duncan, co-founder of the Lyme-Induced Autism (LIA) Foundation and Bryan Rosner

have just finished co-writing a book entitled The Lyme-Autism Connection: Unveiling the

Shocking Link Between Lyme Disease and Childhood Developmental Disorders. The book was

published in June, 2008 and is now available.

The Lyme-Autism ConnectionPaperback Book287 Pages, $25.95, Written by Bryan Rosner & Tami Duncan

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Over the last decade, two disease epidemics have gone from

mild ripples in the water to roaring, ravenous, all-consuming

tidal waves, destroying thousands of lives and tearing apart

countless families.

These two diseases are Lyme disaese and autism. Until

recently, these afflictions were believed to be unrelated.

Actually, that is an understatement. They were believed to

have absolutely nothing in common, occupying distinct and

opposite positions in the medical field. While bronchitis and

strep throat have some relationship in that they are both

infections, Lyme disease and autism were thought to have

nothing in common at all—one is a tick-borne infection which

healthy people contract while camping, and the other is a

prenatal brain development disorder.

Recently, however, science has found similarities between

Lyme disease and autism that cannot be ignored. When one looks beneath the surface of

these seemingly diverse disorders, the underlying discoveries are shocking.

Learn more and order The Lyme-Autism Connection

287 Pages, $25.95, Paperback



Read Excerpts from the Book:

Tami's Preface

Bryan's Preface

Symptoms vs. Syndromes

Foreword by Robert Bransfield, M.D.

Watch Dr. Charles Ray Jones and Dr. Warren Levin

talk about the Lyme-autism connection at the

2008 Lyme-Induced Autism conference:

An investigative report, this book set out to examine the explosive increase in both Lyme

disease and autism cases. The book is based on objective scientific data (read the latest

Lyme-autism connection scientific study) as well as the vast wisdom and experience of

physicians, researchers and parents. Although the Lyme-autism connection is an area of

research which is brand new and continually developing, there is an ever-increasing

amount of information and science to support the connection hypothesis. The following

are some of the discoveries which were made by the authors and presented in the book:

Autism involves the immune system, and many of the immune dysfunctions seen

in autism are the same as those seen in Lyme disease.

Numerous infections appear to be involved in autism, one of which is Borrelia

burgdorferi (the Lyme disease bacteria). Borrelia appears to be one of the more

important infections due to its skyrocketing prevalence and epidemic

proportions.

The Lyme-autism connection has been substantiated by clinical experience,

both in the physician’s office and at home among numerous mothers.

Borrelia can be transmitted from mother to baby during pregnancy, resulting in

early childhood infection.

The symptoms of Lyme disease overlap with the symptoms of autism, and in

fact, the two diseases share in common many of the same “mimicking

diagnoses.” Both Lyme disease and autism are characterized by clustering of

these diseases within family histories.

The Lyme-autism connection is being studied with increasing frequency, by

researchers with an ever-growing list of qualifications and credentials.

The connection is supported by geographical, chronological, and statistical

analysis of the epidemiology of the two diseases.

The Lyme-autism connection is comprised of not one or two elements, but

instead, numerous puzzle pieces which support one another to create and

substantiate the connection hypothesis.



If you intend to take action and apply

Lyme disease treatment to your child,

please do so only under the supervision of

a licensed physician.

This field is evolving rapidly. To stay up

to date, keep connected with the LIA

Foundation.

EXCERPT: GEOGRAPHICINCIDENCE

One of the most striking findings was the overlap

between the states with the highest incidence of

Lyme disease and the states with the highest

incidence of autism. The following graphs show this

dramatic association. In the below graphs, cases of

Lyme disease are indicated by black bars, and cases

of autism are indicated by grey bars. Note the

unmistakable clumping of cases of Lyme disease in

the states with the highest incidence of autism.

This graph has been broken into two parts to

accomodate the narrow width of this email.

GRAPH 1:



GRAPH 2:



EXCERPT: TABLE OF CONTENTS

Foreword by Robert Bransfield, M.D., 10

Information for the Reader, 12

The LIA Foundation, 12

Introduction to this book, 14

PREFACE Getting Personal with Bryan and Tami

Bryan’s Preface: The Lyme-Autism Connection Close To Home, 19

Tami’s Preface: Research and Questions Bring New Hope, 24

CHAPTER 1 Introduction

The Twin Epidemics, 33

An Uphill Battle, 37

The Many Faces of Autism, 41

But Isn't Lyme Disease a Simple Bacteria?, 48



ILADS List: Basic Information About Lyme Disease, 48

Infection Stew, 52

On The Front Lines, 56

CHAPTER 2 Building the Foundation

Congenital Transfer, 59

Pregnancy and Lyme Disease, By John Drulle, M.D., 62

Recent Studies, 69

Family Disease Trends, 74

Interpreting the Data and Moving Past the Genetics Paradigm, 78

Refuting the Inventible Guilt, 80

CHAPTER 3 Immunity and Infections

Building the Case, 83

Autism and Infections, 88

A Few Key Example Infections, 91

CHAPTER 4 Making the Connection

The Antibiotic Clue, 97

The Key Lyme-Autism Study, 102

Open Studies, 111

CHAPTER 5 Connecting the Dots: Common Symptomology

Symptoms vs. Syndromes, 116

Blurred Lines Between Disease Labels, 117

Lyme Disease: The Great Imitator, 119

Autism: The Next Great Imitator?, 121

Autoimmunity, 126

Where the Rubber Meets the Road, 129

CHAPTER 6 Connecting the Dots: Geographic Distribution

The Correlation Coefficient, 135

Chronological Correlation, 140

Geographical Correlation, 145

CHAPTER 7 Getting Help

Finding a physician, 154

Finding a Lyme-Literate Medical Doctor (LLMD), 158

Finding an Autism-Literate Medical Doctor, 159

Using Internet Discussion Groups to Locate a Physician, 159

Brief Tips for Formulating a Treatment Plan, 160

Treatment Resources, 161

Websites, 162

Books, 164



Closing Argument, 165

APPENDICES

Appendix A: Testing for Lyme Disease and Co-infections, 169

Appendix B: Introduction to Lyme Disease, 179

Appendix C: Testing for and Treating Heavy Metal Poisoning, 189

Appendix D: The Think Tank Overview, 199

Appendix E: Personal Stories of Mothers and Families, 224

Bryan and Tami hope that you find this book to be fascinating and informative. You can

learn more about the book at http://www.lymebook.com/lyme-autism-connection. You can

learn more about the LIA Foundation at http://www.liafoundation.org. You can read the

press release for the book, as well.

In Other News...Lymebook.com News Headlines

Virulent Lyme Strain Spreading in U.S., Europe - WebMD. A recent news article

published by WebMD, and reviewed by Louise Change, M.D., is entitled “Virulent

Strain of Lyme Disease Spreading in U.S., Europe.” Here are some of the

highlights from the article.

It's not a new strain of Borrelia burgdorferi, the spirochete or spiral-shaped bacterium that

causes Lyme disease. In fact, it was one of the first strains ever identified -- found in the

cerebrospinal fluid of a patient with severe Lyme meningitis.

But now Wei-Gang Qiu, PhD, Benjamin Luft, MD, and colleagues find that the particularly

nasty ospC type A strain appears to be the most common of the 20 or so B. burgdorferi

strains found in the U.S. The spread of this virulent strain, they suggest, could be part of

the reason for the increase in Lyme disease cases seen over the past two decades.

"OspC type A is the type most widely distributed in the U.S. -- and, as others have shown,

this is the most virulent strain," Qiu, an assistant professor at New York's Hunter College,

tells WebMD. "If this is widespread, it is not good. You don't want to see this thing

increase." Read the full article here.

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New Bartonella Textbook by James Schaller, M.D. In Summer of 2008, Dr. James

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book on Bartonella. This book is an excellent complementary resource to his

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This is the first Bartonella Skin-Pattern book in English.

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The most important resource supporting Lyme-autism research is the Lyme-

Induced Autism (LIA) Foundation. The foundation hosts think tanks and

conferences in which the brightest minds of medicine gather to roundtable

about the connection. If you were unable to attend the 2008 LIA Foundation Conference

held on April 12 in Fort Lee, New Jersey, you should consider getting the 9-DVD set from

the conference. We now carry this set as a supporting resource for the Lyme-autism book.

Some of the most respected and knowledgeable physicians in the field spoke at the

conference, including:

Robert Bransfield, MD

Richie Shoemaker, MD

Charles Ray Jones, MD

Janelle Love, M.D.

Peta Cohen, MS, RD

Kazuko Grace-Curtin

Guissepina Feingold, MD

Warren Levin, MD

Richard Horowitz, MD

The 9-DVD set includes all of these presentations. Learn more about the DVD set and place

your order here.



We need your help! One of our upcoming books, focusing on Lyme disease and

health insurance challenges, requires the stories and victories of patients just

like you. If you have a success story of your battle with a health insurance

company, please let us know about it!

Specifically we are looking for stories of patients that have successfully litigated cases

against any insurer, with copies of all court documents. Please include the originating

complaint that brought about the court action. Did the patient have long-term disability

cut off without notice? Did the patient experience their health insurer deny benefits for

coverage of treatment? Has litigation brought about resolution and resumption of

coverage issues? Has any patient challenged the IDSA guidelines and their "standard of

care" successfully? Has anyone overcome the "not medically necessary" curve ball that

insurers like to throw at patients? Finally, were punitive damages awarded or damages for

pain & suffering, loss of future earnings, past and future medical expenses which ensued

resulting from not being treated in a timely and thorough manner? Would the patient be

willing to be interviewed by phone? Any Lyme legal victory story with proper

documentation will be considered.

We need case victories that focused on patient SSDI, health insurer, LTD insurer, worker's

comp insurer and casualty insurer, and worsening of symptoms due to third party causes.

We prefer to have all court documentation of each case.

On the physician front, we are looking for victories over state medical boards, health

insurers, physician protection legislation that some states have in place, victories in

getting research published in mainstream journals and grant allocations. Please submit

all information on this topic to Kathleen at [email protected].

About Kathleen Liporace, author of the new book:

Kathleen Liporace’s field of employment is medico-legal consulting for attorneys and

patients against insurers. This involves much research, negotiating and writing. She has

done well over 600 hours of research into Lyme and co-infections and the controversy

surrounding the IDSA elite Lyme guideline writing members.

In an ongoing effort to keep the Lyme community up to date with the latest

news and events, Bryan Rosner spends considerable time updating his Video

Blog. In this blog, Bryan discusses various important Lyme-related topics. The

blog is updated 1-4 times per month. Don't forget to bookmark the page when you visit and

check back for the latest news and research! Visit the blog now:

http://www.lymevideoblog.com.



We now carry the well-known and highly

informative textbook by Lida Mattman, Ph.D.,

entitled Cell Wall Deficient Forms: Stealth

Pathogens. This book is a must have for doctors, patients, and

researchers. Lida Mattman graduated from Yale University

with a Ph.D. in immunology. She was nominated for the Nobel

Prize in Medicine and she is respected worldwide as the

leading expert on cell wall deficient bacteria.

At 448 pages long, and 2.1lbs in weight, the book is extensive

and thorough. Lida Mattman's work has invluenced many

current treatment protocols and much modern thinking on diseases. Learn more about the

book here.

BioMed Publishing Group is now offering a children's book on Lyme disease! We

all know that Lyme disease can be very devastating in children. It is also a

difficult task to educate children about the disease. Now you can accomplish

this! Don't miss this beautifully illustrated, expertly written

children's book on Lyme disease, authored by a registerd

nurse.

Getting this book for your child may provide an incalculable

benefit if your child becomes aware of the dangers of Lyme

disease and is careful when outdoors and in wooded areas.

See a sample page from the book and learn more here.

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Bryan Rosner and the Lymebook.com Staff

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