LymeSci Blog
Lonnie Marcum
is a Physical Therapist, with a dual degree in health administration and physical therapy. She has a passion for helping people heal from illness and injury by treating the whole body. She became active in the Lyme community after her daughter was diagnosed with tick-borne diseases in 2013. She now devotes much time to learning about Lyme and related conditions, and sharing that knowledge via social media. In addition, she has served as a member of the HHS Tick-Borne Disease Working Group: Tick Biology, Ecology, Control Subcommittee. Her blog, LymeSci, seeks to help patients understand the science of tick-borne diseases and new developments in research.
Why do officials continue to deny the reality of gestational Lyme?
by Sue Burke Faber I’ll never forget a couple of years ago when our whole crazy Lyme journey began. I had been diagnosed here in…
Lyme, Mitochondria and the Power of the Heart
By Shona Curley I’m sure many of you Lyme Warriors know that Lyme disease, and really all chronic illness, is at heart a disease of…
LYMEPOLICYWONK: What Lyme disease treatments are most effective?
Wondering if medical marijuana is effective at controlling the pain associated with Lyme disease? How other patients are treating their fatigue and insomnia? Which treatments…
New York State Grants Approval of IGeneX’s Newly Developed Lyme ImmunoBlot Tests
August 07, 2018 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time Lyme ImmunoBlots (IgM and IgG) represents quantum leap in test performance over the traditional B. burgdorferi Western…
LYME SCI: Lyme has been found in all 50 states and is on the rise
Quest Diagnostics has released its findings from over six million Lyme disease lab tests taken over the last seven years. Quest’s report says Lyme has…
From wheelchair to walking–one woman’s Lyme disease story
By Tera Banks I became sick with Lyme in 2012. I was bitten by a mosquito in Melrose Park, Illinois, and shortly afterwards came down…
Battling Lyme disease with education and prevention
By Elizabeth Maloney, MD A recent article in the Minnesota Star-Tribune discussed one legislator’s struggle with Lyme disease (“Retiring legislator continues to serve by telling…
Re-cap of 7th TBD Working Group meeting, in tweets
Here’s what we live-tweeted during the July 24 meeting of the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group.
TOUCHED BY LYME: Why we care so strongly about a potential vaccine
I was recently contacted by a reporter for a national news organization. She was blunt: why is your organization so opposed to a vaccine for…
LYMEPOLICYWONK: Lyme disease costs may exceed $75 billion per year
I recently submitted a projected cost of illness analysis for Lyme disease to the federal Tick-Borne Diseases Working Group. (My full comments are here.) The…
These three myths about PANS/PANDAS are ruining lives
The following is written by a 23-year-old woman who writes the Dreaming Panda blog, about her experiences coping with Lyme disease and PANS/PANDAS—an autoimmune condition…
Lyme disease in Ireland: ‘I became a shadow, a virtual recluse’
By Kerry Lawless Looking back, it’s easy to see the signs, to recognize the symptoms, to know that it was Lyme disease. But in 2007,…