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 One of the important factors in how symptoms of illness relapse and remit, is that infections relapse and remit. For example, //Staphylococcus aureus// is a major human pathogen which plays a role in deep tissue infections, osteomyelitis, and chronic lung infections.  One of the important factors in how symptoms of illness relapse and remit, is that infections relapse and remit. For example, //Staphylococcus aureus// is a major human pathogen which plays a role in deep tissue infections, osteomyelitis, and chronic lung infections. 
  
-A key characteristic of these infections is that relapse can occur months or years after an apparent cure. These relapses, Dr. Bettina Löffler and her team from the Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie in Münster, Germany, [[http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110126081521.htm|believe]] are due to phenotype switching, a change in the bacterial behaviour. After infection and invasion of the patient's host cells, the bacteria form small colony variants (SCVs), tiny bacterial subpopulations that can evade the immune system and many antibiotics and grow slowly.(({{pubmed>long:21268281}}))+A key characteristic of these infections is that relapse can occur months or years after an apparent cure. These relapses, Dr. Bettina Löffler and her team from the Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie in Münster, Germany, [[https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110126081521.htm|believe]] are due to phenotype switching, a change in the bacterial behaviour. After infection and invasion of the patient's host cells, the bacteria form small colony variants (SCVs), tiny bacterial subpopulations that can evade the immune system and many antibiotics and grow slowly.(({{pmid>long:21268281}}))
  
 Microbes ability to easily switch between forms explains both their persistence and the variability in patients' symptom presentation from one time point to another. Microbes ability to easily switch between forms explains both their persistence and the variability in patients' symptom presentation from one time point to another.
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-Researchers at Jefferson Medical Center in Philadelphia found a 74% relapse rate in sarcoidosis patients with treatment-induced remission, while only 60% of patients identified as having a favorable prognosis actually sustained remission over 130 months.(({{pubmed>long:9118698}}))+Researchers at Jefferson Medical Center in Philadelphia found a 74% relapse rate in sarcoidosis patients with treatment-induced remission, while only 60% of patients identified as having a favorable prognosis actually sustained remission over 130 months.(({{pmid>long:9118698}}))
  
 Many argue that the most accurate study of sarcoidosis to date is the 2003 NIH ACCESS study, which followed 215 sarcoidosis patients for two years - a period during which it is sometimes mistakenly thought that the disease can go into remission. The study found that measures of sarcoidosis severity remain unchanged over the two-year period, despite the fact that many patients were using corticosteroids and other drugs. Many argue that the most accurate study of sarcoidosis to date is the 2003 NIH ACCESS study, which followed 215 sarcoidosis patients for two years - a period during which it is sometimes mistakenly thought that the disease can go into remission. The study found that measures of sarcoidosis severity remain unchanged over the two-year period, despite the fact that many patients were using corticosteroids and other drugs.
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 It has also been argued that there is a gap between how patients themselves and members of the medical community perceive success and improvement, as well as their concept of cure. The medical community has a tendency to be satisfied by results that show a patient has stabilized thanks to a particular medication, without taking into account systemic effects of disease, such as fatigue and pain, which are often excluded as endpoints. It has also been argued that there is a gap between how patients themselves and members of the medical community perceive success and improvement, as well as their concept of cure. The medical community has a tendency to be satisfied by results that show a patient has stabilized thanks to a particular medication, without taking into account systemic effects of disease, such as fatigue and pain, which are often excluded as endpoints.
  
-A [[http://www.wired.com/medtech/health/news/2005/03/66806|2005 article]] on gene therapy described patients who had undergone treatment as “basically cured” – even though three had developed leukemia and one died.+A [[https://www.wired.com/medtech/health/news/2005/03/66806|2005 article]] on gene therapy described patients who had undergone treatment as “basically cured” – even though three had developed leukemia and one died.
  
 The above example is a misuse of the word “cure.” For one thing, an actual cure results from a treatment that allows all participants to become well, including no long-term side effects or harm. Did the above study check in with its subjects a decade down the road in order to access their health years later? Probably not. But if they did, the subjects were probably symptomatic again, as gene therapy has not yet been adopted as an effective way to treat disease. The above example is a misuse of the word “cure.” For one thing, an actual cure results from a treatment that allows all participants to become well, including no long-term side effects or harm. Did the above study check in with its subjects a decade down the road in order to access their health years later? Probably not. But if they did, the subjects were probably symptomatic again, as gene therapy has not yet been adopted as an effective way to treat disease.
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 +(//the protocol is continued for 3-5 years//) In actuality, the impact of Th1 disease is different for each individual. Patients themselves vary in personality, physiological reactions, environmental conditions, degree of impact that social attitudes make to their morale. Stress is an important factor interfering with recovery, it often contributed to collapse of innate immunity.
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 +A majority of patients have chosen to continue the therapy for as long as they experience improvement; this has been known to continue for ten years. Minimally for as long as it takes to bring 1,25 D into the healthy range and maintain this over one year of testing (if available). Often for at least as long as it takes to experience continuing improvement.
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 +(//patients must wear wrap-around NoIR sunglasses at all times, including inside//) Those people who already wear sunglasses have been known to find the wrap-around NoIR give superior comfort. Actually some patients never wear NoIR because not photosensitive, for others it hits hard and fast. A few have been obliged to postpone the MP journey because they could no longer practice their profession effectively while photosensitive.
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 +(//Protocol relies on massive amounts of pharmaceutical drugs//) Not massive amounts, and only one drug, to cure problems which may have been caused by previous use of pharmaceutical drugs (penicillin type drugs). Any MP compatible Abx used while on MP is optional and used in minimal doses.
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 +(//MP gives you one reason for pain. 'Too much vitamin D'//) The MP explains most pain as caused by microbial die-back producing cytokines as the immune system begins to work normally. Other pain may be caused by irreversible damage. This type of pain can be controlled by judicious use of opiates. Patients and doctors who desire only reduction of pain may be advised to avoid the MP. Patients who desire roll-back leading to cure of immune problems must look to developments in immune protection, restoration and support.
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 +(//MP could be dangerous?//) Young children and pregnant women are warned they must postpone this therapy, as a precaution. Olmesartan is one of the safest medications known. It is far safer than many drugs available without prescription, such as aspirin..
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 +(//MP recommends the opposite of natural practitioners, seems all that MP does is shut down bodily ability to heal//) Olmesartan does the opposite, when dose is taken frequently, enables recovery of innate immunity, including healing where damage is not irreversible. Patients are encouraged to find a natural whole foods diet which is suited to their individual digestive process. Moderate exercise appropriate to the individual is encouraged, going all out is not.
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 +(//MP staff are not open-minded//) I do not understand this reaction. IMO patients must be pretty open minded to stick with MP long enough to be nominated as support staff. They welcome discussion of the experience of all participants, learn from failure and success as does any competent scientific study. 
  
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