The Arthritis Center of Riverside
Publications

Research and Scientific Publications

Role of Mycoplasmal Infections in Fatigue Illnesses: Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia Syndroms, Gulf War Illness and Rheumatoid Arthritis
G.L. Nicolson, PhD, M.Y. Nasralla, PhD, A.R. Franco, MD, K. De Meirleir, MD, N.L. Nicolson, PhD, R.Ngwenya, MD, and J.Haier, MD, PhD,
Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (Minireview-Microbiology) 

Diagnosis and Integrative Treatment of Intracellular Bacterial Infections in Chronic Illnesses: Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia Syndromes, Gulf War Illness, Rheumatoid Arthritis and other Chronic Illnesses
Garth L. Nicolson, PhD, Marwan Y. Nasralla, PhD, A. Robert Franco, MD, Nancy L. Nicolson, PhD Robert Erwin, MD, Richard Ngwenya, MD, and Paul A Berns, MD.
Clinical Practice or Alternative Medicine (Official Journal of the American College of Advancement of Medicine) Submitted.

Detection of Mycoplasmal Infections in Blood of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis.
J.Haier, M.Nasralla, A.R.Franco and G.L. Nicolson
Rheumatology 1999; 38:504-509

Multiplex PCR for the Detection of Mycoplasma fermentans, M. hominism, and M. penetrans in Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrom, Fibromyalgia, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Gulf War Syndrome.
Aristo Vojdani, PhD, MT, Al Robert Franco, MD
Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Vol. 5., No.  . 1999, pp. 187-197

"The Lancet" Reports Remissions, Reversals in Harvard Scleroderma Study
The Lancet

Antibiotic Minocycline Reverses Disfiguring and Debilitating Skin Disease Scleroderma
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Cooperated with Dr. William A. D'Angelo as a Fellow in Rheumatology in the following 4 research projects which have been presented at scientific meetings and/or published:

ARA Criteria for Scleroderma Subcommittee. Clinical Criteria for Early Diagnosed Systemic Sclerosis (SS):  Preliminary Results of the ARA Multicenter Cooperative Study.  (Abstr.)  Arthritis and Rheumatism.  21:576, 1978

Prevalence of Scleroderma Capillary Abnormalities in Connective Tissue Diseases.  (Abstr.) Arthritis and Rheumatism.  21:576, 1978

Diagnosis Potential of In Vivo Capillary Examination for Scleroderma (Systemic Sclerosis) and Related Disorders

Study of Prevalence of Camptodactilia and Clinodactilia as a genetic marker in patients with Connective Tissue Diseases and the relatives.

Useful Publications to Read

The New Arthritis Breakthrough
The only medical therapy clinically proven to produce long-term improvement and remission. Included is Dr. Brown's classic, The Road Back.
By: Henry Scammell

Why Arthritis
Searching for the cause and cure of rheumatoid arthritis
By: Harold Clark, PhD

Scleroderma
The proven therapy that can save your life
By: Henry Scammell