Lyme Blog Posts
POLITICAL ACTION: State Legislation in the Lymelight, Part 3
Legislation intended to combat problems associated with Lyme disease can help, or it can exacerbate the very problems that it is intended to address. LDA…
POLITICAL ACTION: History of Federal Lyme Legislation, Part 3
In March 2001, as planned, Congressman Smith (NJ) introduced the third version of the Lyme Disease Initiative (HR1254 ). The language was almost identical to…
POLITICAL ACTION: State Legislation in the Lymelight, Part 2
Legislation intended to combat problems associated with Lyme disease can help, or it can exacerbate the very problems that it is intended to address. LDA…
POLITICAL ACTION: History of Federal Lyme Legislation, Part 2
The Lyme Disease Initiative (LDI) of 1999 was 1,000 words longer than the 1998 version and packed with details from the community’s wish list. The…
Silencing the sick– IDSA wages calendar warfare
How is it possible for the IDSA to have a public guidelines review on Lyme Disease hearing date set for April 27th when it hasn’t…
POLITICAL ACTION: State Legislation in the Lymelight
Legislation intended to combat problems associated with Lyme disease can help, or it can exacerbate the very problems that it is intended to address. LDA…
TOUCHED BY LYME: A political and medical snake pit
I’m always looking for new ways to explain to people the complex world of Lyme disease. Not only is the illness itself biologically complex, able…
POLITICAL ACTION: History of Federal Lyme Legislation, Part 1
The first federal Lyme bill was introduced 11 years ago. The Lyme disease community still has not passed a federal Lyme bill. Why not? Learn…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Lyme Awareness Trifecta at California nurses’ conference
Nurse practitioners had three opportunities to learn about Lyme disease at a recently concluded statewide conference in Sacramento:
TOUCHED BY LYME: No Lyme in California?
Today I attended California's Lyme Disease Advisory Committee meeting in Sacramento. It's a group which advises the state health department on tick-borne disease issues. I…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Did Lyme contribute to killing of pastor?
The eyes of the Lyme community are riveted on this week’s tragic shooting death of an Illinois minister. The alleged shooter, 27-year-old Terry Sedlacek, has…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Financial help for Lyme drugs?
Sooner or later, anyone dealing with Lyme disease comes face to face with the high cost of prescription medicines. Even those who start out with…