For those that like to do their own research or use scientific articles....

"Meet the Robin Hood of Science"
"On September 5th, 2011, Alexandra Elbakyan, a researcher from Kazakhstan, created Sci-Hub, a website that bypasses journal paywalls, illegally providing access to nearly every scientific paper ever published immediately to anyone who wants it. The website works in two stages, firstly by attempting to download a copy from the LibGen database of pirated content, which opened its doors to academic papers in 2012 and now contains over 48 million scientific papers. The ingenious part of the system is that if LibGen does not already have a copy of the paper, Sci-hub bypasses the journal paywall in real time by using access keys donated by academics lucky enough to study at institutions with an adequate range of subscriptions. This allows Sci-Hub to route the user straight to the paper through publishers such as JSTOR, Springer, Sage, and Elsevier. After delivering the paper to the user within seconds, Sci-Hub donates a copy of the paper to LibGen for good measure, where it will be stored forever, accessible by everyone and anyone."

bigthink.com/neurobonkers/a-pirate-bay-for-science

Link for Sci-hub: scihub.org/

Also, a link for Google Scholar - another great resource!!

/scholar.google.com/

thanks Traveler!

I do love sharing the good stuff!!!

sounds interesting.......and deceptively promising. see I read other forums from time to time!!!!

Georgia Hunter said...
I've spent a little time trying to figure out how this site works and not having a lot of success. Can someone help me out?

Which one, GH? I may be able to help.

I am considering a dental implant but cannot find any study on long term immune system and dental implant-can you find any?
I know metal implants lower immune system but was looking at zirconia-

magoo2 said...
I am considering a dental implant but cannot find any study on long term immune system and dental implant-can you find any?
I know metal implants lower immune system but was looking at zirconia-

I was in a position that if I wanted to continue to eat, I had to get 3 dental implants. I have very little lower jaw bone left and could no longer support a lower denture. While the oral surgeons around here are only using titanium, I still went ahead with it, as I knew I couldn't afford to travel out of the area for the entire process - and well, I want to be able to eat!! LOL! A liquid diet and I don't get along very well for long! I just loose the ability to eat after a while!

What no one mentions from what I could find, is the toll that it can take on the body. My immune system isn't very high due to severe adrenal fatigue and Bartonella and Babesia asymptomatic infections. It took me a long time to heal. Be sure that you use plenty of abx (I used mostly herbal), build up and maintain your immune health very well and that you get enough pain meds because you could hurt pretty bad longer than most of their other patients - I have a pretty high pain tolerance, but I had to find alternative pain relievers that would work because I didn't insist that the oral surgeon set me up better for pain meds. I just didn't have any information about having this type of procedure done on someone with health issues such as mine.

Do be sure that you find out who will give you the aftercare you will need. There are little "O" ring type of things that will have to be replaced from time to time, and if you are like me - I evidently have incredible bite strength (who knew??) and need to have mine little O rings replaced very frequently (every 6 weeks right now).

The posts that stick up above the skin level - at least on the titanium ones - will collect more plaque very quickly. I bought my own teeth cleaner set, with the dental mirror & dental scraper. I must scrape my posts weekly or the build up interferes with the ability to snap on the tooth/teeth.

This is NOT an attempt to scare you out of getting the implant(s), but an attempt to help you be more prepared for what you MAY face.

Love the Robin Hood spirit--especially sharing for everyone's benefit! Thx, Trav!

happyjo said...
Love the Robin Hood spirit--especially sharing for everyone's benefit! Thx, Trav!

They simply CAN'T keep us in the dark!! I do my best to spread correct information, what better than to have a little help??

And, while I'm at it, check these out - just remember, if you are in a place where you find some news about Lyme and these infections very upsetting, please don't use these as they contain some articles that may be very upsetting to you!!

Science Daily - they post both the news we want to see and IDSA's "stuff" (see? I'm being nice!!)
/www.sciencedaily.com/news/health_medicine/lyme_disease/

Dr. Alan MacDonald's research: alzheimerborreliosis.net/research/

Hi Happy Turtle! Everything okay?

I see what you mean, GH. I don't have any ideas on how to get around it other than contacting them and asking.

magoo2 I think any invasion into the body will have an effect on you EVEN if you are well. With a compromised immune system (from lyme) I would think it would be even more stressful and could exacerbate symptoms.

But, in all instances you have to weigh the good versus the bad. If you can't eat and need implants you just need to get them. If you can wait until you feel your immune system is stronger, they by all means wait. Just ask your oral surgeon and I am sure he will agree with what I just said. It is in all aspects a surgery.