Thanksgiving in the Lyme world, 2014
Along with new and continuing challenges for the Lyme community, there is also much to be grateful for this Thanksgiving season.
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Telling the stories of people with Lyme disease
“The Lyme Altar: A People’s History of Symptoms, Sacrifice and Hope,” a new documentary, focuses on Lyme patients and the doctors who treat them.
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THE LYME TIMES: Celebrities turn spotlight on Lyme disease
The cover of the latest issue of THE LYME TIMES features entertainers Debbie Gibson and Daryl Hall, who are among the celebrities helping to draw media attention to Lyme disease.
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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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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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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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THE LYME TIMES: A Feeling for the Organism
“Had we listened to our pediatrician and the local Lyme disease expert, we might have stuffed him full of psychoactive medications unable to address the disease. It would have been tantamount to locking him up and throwing away the key,” Elizabeth Stone said. Luckily they found Dr. Jones and her 16-year old son made a near-miraculous recovery.
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THE LYME TIMES: 25 years of tick-borne disease advocacy
Twenty-five years ago, with a handful of volunteers, Phyllis Mervine launched what became LymeDisease.org. Our first issue of The Lyme Times was two legal-sized pieces of paper photocopied and stapled together. This anniversary issue looks at the early years of Lyme advocacy–the pioneers and the denialists–and the grassroots efforts that have brought us to this point.
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NEWS: Predicting who gets long-term complications from Lyme disease
Scientists are learning more about how different people’s immune system respond differently to Lyme infections.
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