Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have found that Lyme bacteria "have developed a novel strategy for subverting the immune response of the animals they infect." Their study appears on-line in the journal Public Library of Science Biology.
Topics covered in this issue include: Lyme in the Southeast Patient Voices…
Phyllis Mervine, founder and president of the California Lyme Disease Association, has been honored by the American Institute for Public Service for her advocacy work for Lyme patients. According to the Institute, Jefferson Award recipients "are ordinary people who do extraordinary things without expectation of recognition or reward."
Along with new and continuing challenges for the Lyme community, there is also much to be grateful for. Here's some of what we're thinking about this Thanksgiving.
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Pamela Weintraub's stirring speech at the Institute of Medicine's state-of-the-science Lyme workshop on October 11 brought a standing ovation from the audience, and spirited discussion from panelists. Read the text of her remarks here.
More than a year after the IDSA's historic Lyme hearing, there continue to be reverberations throughout the Lyme community. Read legal analysis, speaker presentations, and transcripts.
The governor of Massachusetts has signed a bill providing protection to doctors who prescribe long term antibiotics for Lyme disease. The new law gives doctors discretion to diagnose and treat according to their best clinical judgment.
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