Lyme Blog Posts
LYMEPOLICYWONK: The More the Merrier—The Power of Small
I was reading a book today about the power of small groups. The book is called Microtrends. It is by Mark Penn. …
LYMEPOLICYWONK: CDC Revolving Door Policy Suits Vaccine Manufacturers Just Fine
Have you ever heard the saying “what goes around, comes around”? How about “you scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours”. The revolving door…
LYMEPOLICYWONK: Impure Science—the Fine Art of Blowing Smoke
Have you read the LA Times op-ed that ran on December 16 by Daniel Sarewitz and Samuel Thernstrom? The piece is called “Impure Science”…
LYMEPOLICYWONK: Dr. Paul Duray Resigns from IDSA Panel Due to Family Illness–Implications unknown
The IDSA panel list has been revised to reflect the fact that Dr. Paul Duray has resigned from the panel. The IDSA does not…
LYMEPOLICYWONK: Recognizing the problem is the first step—Persistence.
An important study by Dr. Stephen Barthold and Dr. Ben Luft was recently published. The title sounds a bit bleak, but don’t let the…
LYMEPOLICYWONK: Barthold and Luft–Persistence and Integrity in Science.
Breathe a sigh of relief. No, really. It is not that often in Lyme disease that one reads an unbiased study that speaks…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Tweeting for Lyme awareness
The California Department of Public Health recently solicited input from the Lyme Disease Advisory Committee regarding Twitter messages for Lyme disease awareness. You can contribute…
LYMEPOLICYWONK: Tee Time for Lyme
Someone I know. OK, a young woman whose father called me and who then met me at a support group. OK, a father…
LYMEPOLICYWONK: You can observe a lot by watching: Breast Cancer & Lyme Disease
The parallels between breast cancer and Lyme disease are not obvious, are they? I was surprised by them myself. Breast cancer patients…
NEWS: Thanksgiving in the Lyme world
Our Gratitude List: 2009 has been a remarkable year for the Lyme community. Here are some things we're grateful for this Thanksgiving season.
LYMEPOLICYWONK: Mammograms, pap smears and Lyme? Statistical lives vs personal lives. You choose.
Have you been following the news lately? So much about health care reform and guidelines revisions that appear to be blatant cost containment issues…
LYMEPOLICYWONK: IDSA Lyme Guidelines—Do they violate the IDSA’s own rules on guidelines?
Patients think that the IDSA guidelines are harmful to their health because physicians, hospitals, and insurers rely on them to deny patients access to the…