How to refer - Infectious and tropical diseases Tropical Medicine/Infectious Diseases referrals UCLH Referral Centre250 Euston Road Ground Floor North London NW1 2PG Telephone: 020 3447 9393 Fax: 020 3447 9354 Hospital for Tropical Diseases referral form Emergency walk-in clinic Travellers who have returned from the tropics within six months and are unwell, with fever or bloody diarrhoea, can attend the emergency clinic at the hospital without an appointment or referral. If patients have symptoms for longer than 6 months they should be referred by their GP to the appropriate service (as above). There is a rapid access infectious diseases clinic for patients with suspected acute infections. GP referrals to this service can be made by contacting the HTD registrar on telephone: 07908 250 924. We ask patients how they would like to recieve their results. The UCLH electronic results database will soon become visible to local practices who register with the hospital.
The National M.E. Centre - Caring for People with CFS / ME - Useful Links: M.E. Specific UK M.E. Sites | International M.E. Sites NeBeT (Neuro-Behavioural Training) - www.nebet.co.uk - the new neuro-behavioual training programme offered by Susan Codd, Specialist Occupational Therapist in CFS/ME and Audrey Norman, Counsellor in CFS/ME. Both work with Professor L J Findley, Consultant Neurologist who is a recognised specialist in the diagnosis and management of CFS/ME. M.E. 25% M.E. Action for M.E. - www.afme.org.uk - Tel: 0117 9279551 Association of Young People with M.E. - www.ayme.org.uk - Tel: 08951 232389 BRAME - www.brame.org - Blue Ribbon for the Awareness of M.E. - Tel: 01493 393717 WAMES - Welsh Association of ME & CFS Support - www.wames.org.uk - The Welsh Association of ME & CFS Support is an umbrella body set up in April 2001 with the aim of giving a united voice to ME and CFS sufferers in Wales. - Tel: 029 2051 4328 MERGE - www.meresearch.org.uk - ME Research Group for Education and Support (UK Charity no. 1080201) - Tel: 01738 451234 M.E. For M.E. International M.E.
5-Step Cleanse To Maximize Thyroid, Adrenal, Immune & Digestive Health After years of visiting numerous doctors who couldn’t tell me why I’d get random episodes of brain fog and fatigue, or why my digestion and immunity were so out of wack, I finally found a crew of integrative doctors who checked out my whole body picture. Since being diagnosed with Hashimoto's autoimmune hypothyroid disease, adrenal fatigue, intestinal candida, and leaky gut, I’ve been following a plant-based diet and have eliminated all gluten, dairy, sugars, processed foods, alcohol, and caffeine. It took baby steps to get here. With each step, I noticed my energy soaring, my brain fog clearing, my thyroid rebalancing, my digestive system working the way it should, and my immune system getting stronger. I can tell you from experience that cleaning up the toxic load inside your body isn’t a one-step, juice cleanse quick fix. 1. A clean diet consists of food that is organic, grown without hormones and pesticides, isn't processed, and doesn't contain refined sugars. 2. 3. 5.
9 Steps to Detox from Mercury Fillings - Klinghardt Protocol Approved by: American Academy of Neural Therapy and Institute of Neurobiology (Bellevue, WA, USA) Institute for Neurobiologie (Stuttgart, Germany) Academy for Balanced NeuroBiology Ltd (London, United Kingdom) This lecture was presented by Dietrich Klinghardt M.D., Ph.D. at the Jean Piaget Department at the University of Geneva, Switzerland Oct. 2002 to physicians and dentists from Europe, Israel, several Arab countries and Asia. What are Neurotoxins? Neurotoxins are substances attracted to the mammalian nervous system. The body is constantly trying to eliminate neurotoxins via the available exit routes — the liver, kidney, skin and exhaled air. Neuronal uptake and via axonal transport to the spinal chord (sympathetic neurons) or brainstem (parasympathetics) — from here back to the brain. Here is an incomplete list of common neurotoxins in order of importance: Heavy metals — such as mercury, lead, cadmium and aluminum. What are the Symptoms? How is the Diagnosis Established? Rationale:
Turmeric more Effective than Prozac at Treating Depression It’s common knowledge in the natural health world that pharmaceuticals often (if not always) do more harm than good. It’s also clear that foods, herbs, and other natural sources can offer similar benefits without those nasty side effects. Once again, our beliefs have been affirmed by science: A recent study published in Phytotherapy Research says that not only is turmeric effective at treating depression, it may even be more effective than some of the most common anti-depressant drugs currently on the market. While previous studies have indicated the effectiveness of turmeric (curcumin) in treating serious depression, this study was the first randomized controlled clinical trial of its kind. Researchers with the Department of Pharmacology of Government Medical College in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India compared the effects of turmeric and Prozac (fluoxetine), both used together and individually, in 60 patients diagnosed with major depressive disorder (MDD). Source: Natural Society Related:
Top 10 most Unhealthy, Cancer-Causing Foods – Never eat these again! The statement "everything causes cancer" has become a popular hyperbole, and one that some people use as rhetorical fodder to excuse their own dietary and lifestyle failures, particularly as they pertain to cancer risk. But the truth of the matter is that many common food items have, indeed, been scientifically shown to increase cancer risk, and some of them substantially. Here are 10 of the most unhealthy, cancer-causing foods that you should never eat again: 1) Genetically-modified organisms (GMOs). But GMOs are everywhere, including in most food derivatives made from conventional corn, soybeans, and canola. 2) Processed meats. 3) Microwave popcorn. 4) Soda pop. 5) 'Diet' foods, beverages. 6) Refined 'white' flours. 7) Refined sugars. 8) Conventional apples, grapes, and other 'dirty' fruits. 9) Farmed salmon. 10) Hydrogenated oils. Sources for this article include: - - Source: Natural News via True Activist
Dr. Mercola Liposomal Vitamin C - MyNaturalMarket There's a major problem with traditional oral vitamin C. It just does not have the bioavailability advantages of liposomal technology. Liposomal absorption is quite different from intestinal absorption. What that means to you is that you can't take as much vitamin C because it could cause digestive issues. That's one of the reasons why we created Liposomal Vitamin C. But we went above and beyond that with my formula. Liposomal Vitamin C: Suggested Use Adults take two Licaps capsules daily with food and water, or as directed by your healthcare professional. Other Ingredients Sunflower lecithin, Medium chain triglycerides, Vegetable cellulose, Beeswax, Paprika extract (for color).
Helpful Guidelines for taking Homeopathic Remedies - Erika Price - Homeopathic Remedy Antidotes - Homeopathic remedies are essentially vibrational medicine, and they are easily overwhelmed by other strong material vibrations. Try to avoid anything with coffee flavor, mint, camphor, menthol, large quantities of caffeine, or chamomile externally or internally. For example: avoid mint flavored toothpastes, chewing gums, and mouthwashes (mint and menthol); menthol lozenges and candies; coffee, even decaffeinated or coffee flavored ice cream or candies. If you must have caffeine get it from tea or caffinated soda. Avoid Noxema products and Tiger Balm (camphor); etc. Much to my amazement very few homeopathic practitioners or the pharmacies that sell homoeopathic remedies give patients correct or thorough information for taking homeopathic remedies.
Giardia in humans From what I have read Metro, tinidazole and all the other drugs only kill the parasite they do not kill the eggs, nothing kills the eggs.So if you take 5 or 7 days of these drugs, it will come back because the eggs have hatched out to start it all off again, so probably the drugs do work but they need to cover the circle of the eggs.They say tinidazole is more effective with less side effects than metro, you have to take 2g of tinidazole in one day. You could take this high dose of tinidazole and yes it would work better than metro but not for long because as soon as the eggs hatch out it would just start up again surely.You need to find out the time factor of the eggs hatching and take enough tablets to cover that time. I think this is why many people say the tablets do work at first but then don't work it just comes back again.I have just read that most of these herbal remedies help but they do not cure giardia.