Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Increase Likelihood of Chronic Pain

May 26, 2022

https://www.paintreatmentdirectory.com/posts/anti-inflammatory-drugs-increase-likelihood-of-chronic-pain

Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Increase Likelihood of Chronic Pain

Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Increase Likelihood of Chronic Pain

By: Cindy Perlin, LCSW

Please see link for article.

SUMMARY:

  • Researchers from Montreal found those who became pain-free had an early inflammatory response that activated neutrophils (white blood cell that fights infection).
  • Those who developed chronic pain had did not have this inflammatory response and lacked these neutrophils.
  • The researchers had similar findings in patients with TMD.
  • The researchers than studied mice:
    • mice given the steroid dexamethasone or the NSAID diclofenac had pain duration that lasted 10 times longer.
      • When these mice were given an injection of neutrophils or associated proteins it prevented the development of long-lasting pain.
    • mice given gabapentin, morphine and lidocaine did not experience this duration of pain.
  • A UK study in 500,000 people with acute low back pain found those who took NSAIDs were nearly twice as likely to still have pain 2-6 years later than those that took anti-inflammatories.
  • NSAIDS have risks including heart attacks, strokes, GI bleeding, kidney damage and suppression of immunity. Risks increase after just a week or two of use.
  • Use of opioids also increases the likelihood for chronic pain, and 10-12% will develop an addiction causing overdoses and deaths. They also suppress the immune system.
  • Cannabinoids found in marijuana and hemp; however, are potent natural anti-inflammaories that have been used safely for thousands of years.
  • Omega 3 fatty acids are also natural and help the body move through inflammation rather than suppress it. Fish oil, a source of omega-3 fatty acids, is more effective in treating arthritis than pharmaceutical anti-inflammatory drugs.
  • Homeopathy has also been used successfully, and similarly helps the body produce a more robust healing response to pain rather than suppressing it.
  • Numerous herbs have been identified that are anti-inflammatory without the serious side effects of NSAIDs. These include curcumin (turmeric), white willow bark, pycnogenol, boswellia, resveratrol, cat’s claw and others.
  • Red and infrared light (low level or cold laser) therapy or photobiomodulation has also been shown to have anti-inflammatory and pain relieving effects without any adverse effects.

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Tick-borne Diseases Pose ‘Public Health Crisis’ in PA, Experts Say

https://www.wpxi.com/news/pennsylvania/tick-borne-diseases-pose-public-health-crisis-pa-experts-say

Tick-borne diseases pose ‘public health crisis’ in PA, experts say

By Liz Kilmer, WPXI-TV

PITTSBURGH — Pennsylvania continues to be a top state for Lyme disease, the most common tick-borne infection, and experts are urging awareness and caution.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health estimates that the state could have as many as 100,000 cases of Lyme disease each year.

“Pennsylvania is ground zero for ticks and tick-borne illnesses,” said Nicole Chinnici, the Director of the Tick Research Lab of Pennsylvania at East Stroudsburg University. “It has a lot to do with our geographical landscape and our protected land and having a decent amount of forest coverage. So with that… we have a huge public health crisis in our state, and it needs to be addressed.”

The lab tests ticks for free, determining the type of tick and potential infection. Last year, about 30,000 came from Pennsylvania residents, she said. Data show about a third of all ticks test for some type of illness.

And, more than half of people who submit ticks report having been bitten while in their own backyards.  (See link for article)

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SUMMARY:

  • Chinnici states your own backyard is the greatest risk because you don’t consider it a risk.
  • Dr. Shannon Smith, DC and LLMD states some that are infected never see a tick or a rash.
  • Smith states some of his patients have been misdiagnosed for years.
  • One such patient initially had fatigue but then developed iron deficiency and Celiac’s disease. Treatment has already begun to help by improving her memory and emotions as Lyme can cause depression.
  • Many misdiagnosed patients fall through the cracks due to a negative test.
  • Joint pain or facial drooping are classic symptoms but other symptoms include brain fog, speech difficulties, or fibromyalgia symptoms.
  • Smith recommends testing for other infections as well as they can cause other symptoms like GI issues.
  • Pets can bring ticks into the home.
  • Smith recommends taking a lint roller and roll it all over your body as ticks don’t quickly embed.
  • Wear tick repellent and bright/light colors
  • It is recommended to wear tick repellent and bright colors that make it easier to spot a tick. If you find a tick that’s attached, you want to use a fine-point tweezer, grabbing at the base of the mouth. More tips can be found on the lab’s blog: https://www.ticklab.org/blog/

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Monkeypox Cases Coincide with BARDA Purchase of Vax Which Could Cause A Global Smallpox Epidemic

May 25, 2022

https://thevaccinereaction.org/2022/05/monkeypox-cases-in-u-s-coincide-with-vaccine-purchases-by-barda/

Monkeypox Cases in U.S Coincide With Vaccine Purchases by BARDA

by Rishma Parpia
Published May 24, 2022
Important Excerpts:
On May 18, 2022, biotechnology firm Bavarian Nordic of Denmark announced that the U.S. Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), signed a contract with it to supply a freeze-dried version of its smallpox and monkeypox vaccine.4
A freeze-dried version of the vaccine is stated to have a longer shelf life.5BARDA placed an $119 million order for 13 million freeze-dried doses of Bavarian Nordic’s smallpox and monkeypox vaccine known as JYNNEOS®.  The contract states that the U.S. has an option to purchase additional vaccines worth $180 million if needed.6
SUMMARY:
  • On May 18, 2022, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) reported that a resident in the state has tested positive for monkeypox, the same day BARDA signed a contract to purchase 13 million doses of JYNNEOS.
  • In 2019 the FDA approved JYNNEOS, a live, non-replicating smallpox and monkeypox vaccine for high risk adults 18 years of age and older.  It is a two-dose regimen given four weeks apart and is the only FDA approved vaccine.
  • The FDA states it is made from a modified form of the vaccinia virus (Modified Vaccinia Ankara), which is closely related but less harmful than variola or monkeypox viruses and supposedly can not cause disease in humans.
  • The FDA states the recent purchase has nothing to do with the recent outbreak.

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**UPDATE May, 2022**

I’m reminded of the following fact:Source

The CDC admits that people recently vaccinated with the existing FDA-approved smallpox vaccine can shed the virus in the vaccine to others.

Given the risk for vaccinia virus transmission from recently vaccinated persons through inadvertent inoculation, nonemergency use of ACAM2000 is also contraindicated in persons with household contacts with a history or presence of atopic dermatitis, other active exfoliative skin conditions (e.g., eczema, burns, impetigo, varicella zoster, herpes, severe acne, severe diaper dermatitis with extensive areas of denuded skin, psoriasis, or Darier disease [keratosis follicularis]); conditions associated with immunosuppression (e.g., HIV/AIDS, leukemia, lymphoma, generalized malignancy, solid organ transplantation, or therapy with alkylating agents, antimetabolites, radiation, TNF inhibitors, or high-dose corticosteroids [i.e., ≥2 mg/kg body weight or 20 mg/day of prednisone or its equivalent for ≥2 weeks], hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients <24 months post-transplant or ≥24 months, but who have graft-versus-host disease or disease relapse, or autoimmune disease [e.g. systemic lupus erythematosus] with immunodeficiency as a clinical component); household contacts aged <1 year; and household contacts who are pregnant (recommendation category: A, evidence type 2 [Box]). Household contacts include persons with prolonged intimate contact with the potential vaccinee (e.g. sexual contacts) and others who might have direct contact with the vaccination site or with potentially contaminated materials (e.g., dressings or clothing). ACIP also does not recommend nonemergency vaccination with ACAM2000 for children and adolescents aged <18 years.

And guess what one of those side effects is that shares a common side effect with the COVID-19 vaccines?

Myopericarditis has also been associated with ACAM2000 and is estimated to occur at a rate of 5.7 per 1,000 primary vaccinees based on clinical trial data. (Source.)

Yes, weakened hearts resulting in heart disease is also a side effect of the smallpox vaccines.
You can read about all the other Precautions and Contraindications for this FDA-approved smallpox vaccine here on the CDC website.

https://palexander.substack.com/p/smallpox-vaccine-to-prevent-monkey?

Smallpox vaccine to prevent monkeypox could cause global smallpox (vaccinia) epidemic; I warn, do not be that stupid, understand you have damaged the immune systems of m (b)illions with COVID vaccines

Experts are saying smallpox vax 85% effective in monkey pox; this is NOT good news, for millions/billions are now immunocompromised from COVID vax; CDC sounds alarm for gay-bisexual men
May 21, 2022

First, I would ask POTUS Biden to go back out to the nation and address his prior statement about monkeypox risk which was misinformed and served to scare the nation (‘Everybody Should Be Concerned’ About Monkeypox, Biden Warns’). There was no basis for Biden to say what he did and whomever cleared him to say that e.g. para ‘concerned about monkeypox’, should be fired. This has caused needless concern by the general population. The legacy media must be shut down for the utter reckless manner in which they report on this monkeypox and it is clear they are seeking to cause panic and hysteria when the general population, children, low-risk persons etc. are not at risk. Based on all we know today, the fear mongering MUST be stopped.

Now an i) update from CDC on the risk-group that monkeypox is focused in (as of Monday 23rd May 2022), ii) updated evidence of transmission by WHO expert, iii) some preliminary thoughts on the failed COVID mRNA vaccine, iv) the WHO pandemic treaty, and then v) further details on this issue of smallpox vaccination and monkeypox with a special shoutout to Dr. Vinay Prasad for his balance and common sense in this.  (See link for article)

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**Comment**

Highlights on smallpox vaccination & monkeypox (I highly recommend reading the entire article):

  • By initiating smallpox vaccination, if it contains smallpox or viccinia virus, smallpox and vaccinia could be re-introduced to populations and would be catastrophic.
  • Monkeypox should be fought with tried and tested successful focused public health containment tools such as acute contact tracing and isolating infected/symptomatic people, not mass vaccination of the population.
  • Even vaccinating the identified at-risk group – bisexual and homosexuals, needs careful study for HIV/AIDS patients who have been COVID “vaccinated” now have 2 existing challenges beyond the risk of monkeypox as their immune systems are suppressed due to HIV as well as being compromised/dysregulated due to the COVID shots.  Lyme/MSIDS patients would also fit into this category.
  • The immune system is suppressed for 2 weeks post COVID shots leaving people vulnerable to COVID and other viral infections/pathogens as well as the fact white blood cells are depressed during this time and explains why there are so many adverse events, hospitalizations and deaths in the first 2-3 weeks post ‘vaccine’.  The fact the CDC/NIH do not count these as occurring in the ‘vaccinated’ is fraudulent & done to make a ‘pandemic of the unvaccinated’ narrative. 
  • Corrupt public health ‘officials’ did not warn the ‘vaccinated’ of their vulnerability post jab and that they may be at risk of developing a broad range of illnesses including cancers.  Please see Dr. Urso’s 5-minute video explaining about the explosion of cancer and latent disease (reactivated latent viruses, etc) post COVID shots.
  • It appears to be transmitted as a STD, although this has been debated.
  • As of today, there have been ZERO deaths due to monkeypox cases in Europe and North America.
  • Do not take any more COVID shots. COVID is continuing due to the continued “vaccination” with non-sterilizing, non-neutralizing shots with antibodies that are targeting the infectiousness of the virus (the spike).
  • “Increasing the number of vaccinated persons will inevitably lead to increases in morbidity and mortality due to vaccinia, and current evidence suggests net harm would result if smallpox vaccine were made available to the general public on a voluntary basis.”  SOURCE
  • Valid conjecture is COVID shots suppressing immune systems has caused monkeypox to emerge in Europe and N. America. COVID ‘vaccinated’ could be at dramatic risk to monkeypox and a host of other pathogens/viruses.
  • The smallpox vaccine can potentially drive cases of smallpox and vaccinia in COVID ‘vaccinated’.

“Smallpox vaccine is less safe than other vaccines routinely used today. The vaccine is associated with known adverse effects that range from mild to severe. Mild vaccine reactions include formation of satellite lesions, fever, muscle aches, regional lymphadenopathy, fatigue, headache, nausea, rashes, and soreness at the vaccination site.13,18,19 A recent clinical trial reported that more than one-third of vaccine recipients missed days of work or school because of these mild vaccine-related symptoms.18…

In the 1960s, serious adverse events associated with smallpox vaccination in the United States included death (1/million vaccinations), progressive vaccinia (1.5/million vaccinations), eczema vaccinatum (39/million vaccinations), postvaccinial encephalitis (12/million vaccinations), and generalized vaccinia (241/million vaccinations).20 Adverse events were approximately ten times more common among those vaccinated for the first time compared to revaccinees.20 Fatality rates were also four times higher for primary vaccinees compared to revaccinees.21…

Progressive vaccinia (a.k.a. vaccinia necrosum, vaccinia gangrenosum) is defined as an uncontrolled replication of vaccinia virus at the vaccination site that leads to a slow and progressive necrosis of surrounding tissue.24 Satellite necrotic lesions typically develop, and ultimately vaccinia virus may be found in other tissues and organs.24 This condition typically affects individuals with incompetent immune systems.24,25 The cardinal clinical signs of progressive vaccinia include an unhealed vaccination site >15 days post vaccination, and the lack of inflammation or an immune response at the vaccination site.24,25 Untreated progressive vaccinia is fatal, but treatment with VIG or the antiviral cidofovir may be effective in some cases.”  SOURCE

“There are more than 100 million doses of another vaccine, ACAM2000. This is an older generation vaccine meant to prevent smallpox, but could also be used to prevent monkeypox, McQuiston said. That vaccine, however, can come with significant side effects, and would be considered only for very close personal contacts of those with monkeypox infection, as well as health care workers.” SOURCE

Dr. Alexander is a COVID-19 Consultant Researcher in EBM, Research Methodology, and Clinical Epidemiology and informally provides support to some members of the US Congress and Senate.

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Fauci’s World & Wuhan Researchers Publish Paper on Assembled Monkey Virus Strains

https://thehighwire.com/videos/tony-fauci-americas-gaslighting-expert/

May 20, 2022

Out of the Horse’s Mouth: Social Distancing, School & Business Closures, Wearing Masks.  ‘Whatever it Takes’

– But has the gall to say we never locked down…..

Fauci gives viewers a teachable moment in gaslighting, something Lyme/MSIDS patients are quite experienced with, as he attempts to tell Americans that they didn’t experience any lockdowns over the last two years.

“Now is the time to do what you are told.” ~ Dr. Anthony Fauci

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BTW: Fauci’s wife, U.S. Bioethics Chief at the NIH, just published a paper telling corporations they can ethically ‘pressure employees’ and ’embarrass vaccine resistors.’  The paper posits ‘vaccine’ mandates can “be ethically appropriate” if there is “clear articulation about the consequences of not complying with the policy.”  The paper also gives the tactic of using “targeted statistics (such as 75% of the company or unit have been vaccinated) to spur competition or even implicitly embarrass vaccine resistors.”

The unearthed paper comes amidst controversy over Fauci’s decision to fund research on “killer” bat coronaviruses at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. His wife’s supervision of ethics of NIH research and policy are a conflict of interest given Fauci’s role in shaping COVID-19 response and ‘vaccination’ guidelines.  Source

And speaking of papers…..

https://thenationalpulse.com/2022/05/22/wuhan-assembled-monkeypox-strains/

The Infamous Wuhan Lab Recently Assembled Monkeypox Strains Using Methods Flagged For Creating ‘Contagious Pathogens’

Natalie Winters

May 22, 2022

The Wuhan Institute of Virology assembled a monkeypox virus genome, allowing the virus to be identified through PCR tests, using a method researchers flagged for potentially creating a “contagious pathogen,” The National Pulse can reveal.

The study was first published in February 2022, just months before the latest international outbreak of monkeypox cases which appear to have now reached the United States. The publication’s Editor-in-Chief is Wuhan’s infamous “bat lady,” Shi Zhengli, who is the lab’s premier bat coronavirus researcher and a recipient of funds from Anthony Fauci through Peter Daszak’s EcoHealth Alliance.

The paper, which was authored by nine Wuhan Institute of Virology researchers and published in the lab’s quarterly scientific journal Virologica Sinica, also follows the wide-scale use of Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests to identify COVID-19-positive individuals.  (See link for article)

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SUMMARY:

  • The paper is titled: “Efficient Assembly of a Large Fragment of Monkeypox Virus Genome as a qPCR Template Using Dual-Selection Based Transformation-Associated Recombination.”
  • Monkey pox viruses – referred to as “MPXVs” in the paper – have strains that are “more pathogenic and [have] been reported to infect humans in various parts of the world.”
  • The paper acknowledged that TAR “applied in virological research could also raise potential security concerns, especially when the assembled product contains a full set of genetic material that can be recovered into a contagious pathogen.”
  • While the study conducted experiments on mice and chicken, it noted that H7N9 variants are “also highly transmissible in ferrets, posing the threats of pandemic potential in humans.”
  • The Wuhan lab conducted similar research into strains of bat coronaviruses that could infect humans and has admitted the lab lacks proper safety protocols.
For a brief bit of history:

In 1958, lab monkeys were shipped from Singapore to Denmark of which 30% developed a “pox-like skin eruption” 7-9 weeks after arrival, according to a March 1973 paper  published in what is now the peer-reviewed journal Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews.

    • A year later 200 lab monkeys in a Philadelphia Merck facility were infected.
    • There were outbreaks at the Walter Reed Army Institute in Washington D.C.
    • There were outbreaks at the Zoological Garden in the Netherlands in 1962 & 1964.
    • The WHO reported FOUR more pox-like outbreaks in U.S. lab monkeys from 1965-67.

Monkeypox did not affect humans until 1970 in Africa and researchers made sure to highlight the six infected were not vaccinated against smallpox.

History shows monkeypox came from Singapore and was enhanced via gain of function in the U.S., but the narrative is that it originated in Africa in 1958 but nobody explains where or how.  Source

Deja Vu

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https://popularrationalism.substack.com/p/12-monkeypox-facts-what-you-need

12 Monkeypox Facts: What You Need to Know

After a deluge of requests from people, here’s the essential information you need to know.
James Lyons-Weiler

I have to start this article by saying I loathe articles with titles. My immediate reaction to seeing these in MSM is “all you WANT me to know”.

So, here’s a list of unannotated (mostly) facts.

  1. They ran a simulation on a monkeypox outbreak in March 2021. Who? Here.
  2. FDA approved of Tecovirimat, (aka TPOXX), an antiviral that is effective against Monkeypox, in July 2018.
  3. Transmission requires intimate (very close) contact (although it’s not an STD)
  4. CDC says you should not be concerned. Biden says you should.
  5. There are about 1,000 doses of vaccine for Pox viruses (smallpox and monkeypox) that could be used on patients in the US. CDC says for those at “high risk). So that means no one.
  6. Doctors are being told to be on the lookout for Monkeypox cases.
  7. It’s been around since 1958, about the time scientists were injecting African subjects with blood products from monkeys to see which viruses might be transmissible. Zika virus came into our species about the same time.
  8. If you see an overturned truckload of escaped monkeys, keep driving. Don’t stop and “help”, or, according to the official narrative, a monkey might “hiss” in your face.
  9. There are only about 200 recent cases worldwide.
  10. WHO’s Interim Guidance suggests the use of RT-PCR with positive controls. (What???? Where were the positive controls for SARS-CoV-2????)
  11. WHO and CDC have both said it can be “contained”.
  12. Moderna has jumped onto the Monkeypox vaccine bandwagon.More later.

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**Comment**

Clarification: Monkeypox IS spreading through sexual contact, but is not considered a STD.  See this article for more:  https://fortune.com/2022/05/23/monkeypox-spread-sexual-contact-not-sexually-transmitted-infection-who/  This point is being debated.

For more:  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2022/05/23/monkeypox-outbreak-follows-germ-game-preparations/

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Best Friends Fighting Lyme Together & A Perfect Example of Why We Need Each Other

https://www.globallymealliance.org/videos/two-best-friends-are-fighting-lyme-disease-together

Two Best Friends are Fighting Lyme Disease Together

by Admin at Global Lyme Alliance on March 25, 2022

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Chase and Natalie, two best friends, are supporting one another on their Lyme journeys.
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Chase and Natalie have both been diagnosed with Lyme disease. They discuss the challenges they face as young adults battling such a debilitating disease. They try to embody a positive attitude as they receive their treatments. Natalie is in a wheelchair because the Lyme has affected the muscles in her legs. She also has been dealing with severe pain in her jaw for the past three years, having received four surgeries. They both talk about how those with Lyme may appear healthy on social media, but you never know what’s really happening behind the scenes. By sharing their experiences, they are spreading awareness and helping others with Lyme to feel less alone.

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**Comment**

What a perfect example of how support makes all the difference.  Having traveled this journey myself I understand the pain, confusion, fear, and gaslighting common with Lyme/MSIDS.  To see two people laughing about what they are going through perfectly demonstrates the importance of friendship and support. One of the worst aspects of this journey is not being believed.

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I really appreciated her comment about being careful about accepting advice from those who are not infected as they truly don’t know what it’s like and what you are going through.  One of the most difficult times for me was when a well-meaning homeschool, Christian mom told me I was in sin for not trusting God by taking antibiotics. Being faithful is important to me but these antibiotics were saving my life.

Be careful what you tell others.
Words have the power of life and death.  Tread carefully.

On the other hand, I vividly remember my son’s marital arts coach tell me, “Alicia, Lyme doesn’t stand a chance against your indomitable spirit.”

That one floored me, because I felt anything but indomitable at the time.  Barely making it through each day, and shuffling through the house trying to just keep the ball rolling, this man put hope into a very weary heart. I will never forget his words.  They still put a clip into my steps.

Let your words inspire and be a catalyst for healing.

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