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.
Study: more Lyme-carrying ticks in more places in US
News release from Bay Area Lyme Foundation. July 12, 2018: Bay Area Lyme Foundation, a leading nonprofit funder of innovative Lyme disease research in the…
It shouldn’t take this long to diagnose Lyme disease
By Nancy Marie Allen On a warm August night in 2004, my husband and I went to a local AMVETS hall to celebrate a friend’s…
FDA requires stronger warning about fluoroquinolone antibiotics
Press release from FDA, July 10, 2018. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today is requiring safety labeling changes for a class of antibiotics called…
TOUCHED BY LYME: “Powerful” patients axed Lyme vaccine? Baloney!
I have mixed feelings about the following article in the Wall Street Journal this week: “The Effort for Lyme Disease Vaccine Draws Early Fire.” To…
With unexpected death, autopsies should look for Lyme carditis
By Phyllis Mervine A friend of mine died last week in her sleep. She was only 49. She wasn’t my close friend, but she was a…
TOUCHED BY LYME: “Non-relevant” tick bite puts child in hospital
A mother’s posting on Facebook has gone viral. Here’s her story. Gina Elizabeth, of southwest Pennsylvania, took her four-year-old daughter Morgan to her local hospital…
New York makes strides against Lyme disease
Press release from New York Assemblymember Didi Barrett, July 3, 2018: As New York enters the height of tick season, and as a new and…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Using high level math to fight Lyme disease
The Adversity 2 Advocacy Alliance is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and fostering the power of turning personal challenges into service to others with…
What “balance” really means for the TBD Working Group
Phyllis Mervine, Founder and President of LymeDisease.org, submitted the following public comment to the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group. Towards the end of the Tick-Borne…
Stricker: Lyme vaccine failed because safety was ignored
The Lyme community is very concerned about how the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group (TBDWG) will approach the question of a Lyme vaccine in its…
Oklahoma votes to legalize medical marijuana
Vox.com, July 27, 2018: By German Lopez Voters in Oklahoma on Tuesday elected to legalize medical marijuana, which makes the state the 30th to allow the…
Using your mind to help fight Lyme disease from within
By Shona Curley Before Lyme, when something didn’t go my way, I stressed out. Like most healthy people, I was perfectly functional that way. I…