Lyme Blog Posts
LYME SCI: Found a tick on your dog? What you need to know.
As much as we love our furry friends, we all have to face one fact—owning a pet increases our exposure to tick bites. Mostly because…
This Finnish doctor uses herbs to heal Lyme disease and co-infections
By Marjo Valonen, MD It was the happiest moment of my life, to hold my twin babies for the first time. I am so glad…
Timelines–a new way to explain health history to your doctor
By Katie McCurdy As a patient with many mysterious symptoms, I know what it’s like to befuddle my doctors. I had heart palpitations, tingling in…
Our testimony asking Congress to boost Lyme disease funding
LymeDisease.org submitted written testimony last month to Congress, asking for Lyme disease funding to be increased to $202 million. Here’s what we said: Submitted by:…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Working group’s abrupt shift excludes Lyme patients
Last week, on June 4, my eyes were glued to my computer screen. The occasion? The first meeting of the newly reconstituted federal Tick-Borne Disease…
TBD Working Group: Please pay attention to these concerns
The following message was sent to the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group after its June 4 meeting. by Jeanne Ryan As an individual in recovery from…
Latest Lyme Times looks at Bartonella, mold, and mast cell disorders
Did you know that Bartonella, sometimes a co-infection of Lyme disease, was essentially rediscovered as a result of the AIDS epidemic? Dr. Ed Breitschwerdt, one…
Dr. Stricker helps train doctors in Mexico to treat Lyme disease
San Francisco Lyme specialist Dr. Raphael Stricker (a board member of LymeDisease.org) has recently returned from Hermosillo, Mexico. There, he delivered two talks at the…
TBD Working Group’s June 4 meeting, in tweets
The long-awaited ninth meeting of the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group took place in Washington DC on June 4. Our Lonnie Marcum live-tweeted the day’s proceedings. Move…
Shapiro on TBD Working Group; other controversial choices too
Less than 24 hours before the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group (TBDWG) holds its June 4 meeting, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has…
LYMEPOLICYWONK: Will patients be effectively represented on Working Group?
I submitted the following written comments to the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group, in advance of its June 4 meeting. If patient interests are not sufficiently…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Working Group weirdness. What gives?
Things are getting weird with the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group, which is scheduled to meet June 4 in Washington DC. As you’ll recall, the first…