Monday lost Rolf Luneng physician authorization. Now he believes the decision is a serious infringement.
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Facts about Lyme disease
Infectious diseases caused by Borrelia bacteria.
Lyme disease is transmitted by ticks. Because tick bites are often painless, many patients with Lyme disease have marked tick bite.
The risk of Lyme disease after tick bite is below 1 percent.
Lyme disease is a chronic infectious disease, which may particularly affect the skin, nervous system, heart and joints.
Lyme disease be treated with antibiotics.
In 2012 it was reported 255 cases in Norway.
Source: Norwegian Encyclopedia / NTB
- It is very serious that it goes to the step of debarment me as a doctor my right and duty to treat sick people they either become healthier or completely healthy again, writes Luneng in a statement Friday afternoon. Monday was a doctor by Rolf Luneng Norwegian Lyme Center deprived authorization by the State Board of Health. It happened after many concern and a warning from health authorities. - I shall therefore be punished as a "semi-criminal physician" to have made hundreds of people healthy, just because inadequate treatment guidelines have not been followed. These guidelines are designed for patients with an acute borrelia infection and not for those with chronic Lyme disease. This shows that we need new policies that address the chronically ill patients need good enough evaluation and treatment. Norwegian Board of points in the decision that Luneng, despite imposed warning, not complying with legal requirements and the conditions for the withdrawal of authorization thus are met. - Rough violations - Academic controversy surrounding the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease patients are not and should not be enough to put me off my authorization. This is perceived as a serious infringement of HT, supporting him. FOR: - At high time that Luneng was stopped MOT: Scandal that Luneng lose license VG since Monday trying to get Luneng. He explains his unavailability with "very high demand of patient inquiries and great internal turmoil after the decision struck down like a bomb on Monday morning." Rolf Luneng believes the decision is a violation of the Declaration of Helsinki medical ethical guidelines: "In the treatment of a patient where there are no proven prophylactic, diagnostic and therapeutic methods, or where such methods have failed, the physician, the patient's informed consent, be free to take advantage of preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic interventions that are new and untried, when the measures of the physician judgment it offers hope of saving life, restore health or alleviating suffering. " decision from the Board of Health will be reviewed by several attorneys, and Luneng says he will send the appeal within the time limit.
Watch Video
See video Monsen: - Without Rolf Luneng'd been bedridden
AP follows
Health and Medicine
Facts about Lyme disease
Infectious diseases caused by Borrelia bacteria.
Lyme disease is transmitted by ticks. Because tick bites are often painless, many patients with Lyme disease have marked tick bite.
The risk of Lyme disease after tick bite is below 1 percent.
Lyme disease is a chronic infectious disease, which may particularly affect the skin, nervous system, heart and joints.
Lyme disease be treated with antibiotics.
In 2012 it was reported 255 cases in Norway.
Source: Norwegian Encyclopedia / NTB
- It is very serious that it goes to the step of debarment me as a doctor my right and duty to treat sick people they either become healthier or completely healthy again, writes Luneng in a statement Friday afternoon. Monday was a doctor by Rolf Luneng Norwegian Lyme Center deprived authorization by the State Board of Health. It happened after many concern and a warning from health authorities. - I shall therefore be punished as a "semi-criminal physician" to have made hundreds of people healthy, just because inadequate treatment guidelines have not been followed. These guidelines are designed for patients with an acute borrelia infection and not for those with chronic Lyme disease. This shows that we need new policies that address the chronically ill patients need good enough evaluation and treatment. Norwegian Board of points in the decision that Luneng, despite imposed warning, not complying with legal requirements and the conditions for the withdrawal of authorization thus are met. - Rough violations - Academic controversy surrounding the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease patients are not and should not be enough to put me off my authorization. This is perceived as a serious infringement of HT, supporting him. FOR: - At high time that Luneng was stopped MOT: Scandal that Luneng lose license VG since Monday trying to get Luneng. He explains his unavailability with "very high demand of patient inquiries and great internal turmoil after the decision struck down like a bomb on Monday morning." Rolf Luneng believes the decision is a violation of the Declaration of Helsinki medical ethical guidelines: "In the treatment of a patient where there are no proven prophylactic, diagnostic and therapeutic methods, or where such methods have failed, the physician, the patient's informed consent, be free to take advantage of preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic interventions that are new and untried, when the measures of the physician judgment it offers hope of saving life, restore health or alleviating suffering. " decision from the Board of Health will be reviewed by several attorneys, and Luneng says he will send the appeal within the time limit.
