No "magic bullet" for Lyme, but lots of useful ideas
(Book review) “Freedom from Lyme Disease,” by Bryan Rosner.
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NEWS: New ILADS Lyme guidelines promote options and informed choice
LymeDisease.org has endorsed the new Lyme disease guidelines published by ILADS, calling them “both evidence-based and patient-centered.”
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"Lyme? At least it isn’t cancer"
Guest blogger Emily Reach White writes that one of the hardest things about Lyme disease is the reaction of other people.
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Dr. Jones called both Great Satan and Mother Theresa
The following guest blog is excerpted from a lengthy interview with Lyme pediatrician Dr. Charles Ray Jones on the Lyme Connection website. In this section, Dr. Jones discusses how 20 years of harassment by medical authorities almost got him to give up treating children for Lyme–and what prompted him to keep at it.
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Jesse Colin Young “got brain back” after Lyme treatment
The singer/songwriter/founding member of the band “The Youngbloods” talks about his experience with Lyme disease.
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NEWS: New rapid test finds "off-season Lyme" and miyamotoi
Researchers say new DNA test will help diagnose borrelia infections quickly, leading to more timely treatment.
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NEWS: Persistent Lyme infection may cause hepatitis
“The CDC keeps asking for ‘credible scientific evidence’ that persistent infection may cause problems in these patients. We have delivered that evidence on a silver platter.”
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HARD SCIENCE ON LYME: Are FDA-approved tests better or worse?
The FDA gave its blessing to Lyme tests that miss as many as half the cases or more. The CDC thinks this should be good enough for patients. But patients insist on tests with better sensitivity from specialty labs in spite of having to pay out of pocket. Why is the government trying to prevent them from using all the tools in the arsenal when failure to diagnose has profound, life-altering consequences?
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New Lyme book offers "science plus compassion"
Review of “Compendium of Tick-Borne Disease: A Thousand Pearls.”
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NEWS: Ancient Lyme bacteria preserved in amber
Earliest fossil evidence of Borrelia found in amber that is at least 15 million years old.
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