Lyme Times
Winter 2014 Issue

Table Of Contents
LymeTimes Winter 2014 Issue
Evidence-Based Medicine

Knowing where evidence ends and values begin is important to patients with Lyme disease.

By Lorraine Johnson, JD, MBA

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State of the Science

LLMD presents his “Top-Ten List” of Lyme facts uncovered over the last 25 years

By Raphael Stricker, MD

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NIH Clicnical Trials

What we learned from four famous trials funded by the National Institutes of Health Brian Fallon, MD, MPH

By Brian Fallon, MD, MPH

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Understanding Persistence

Columbia University research center pursues a cure for chronic Lyme

By Brian Fallon, MD, MPH

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Chronic Lyme Disease Clinical Trails

Clarifying the benefits of amoxicillin

By Dan Cameron, MD, MPH

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Borrelia Biofilms

A Complex slime renders Bb resistant to antibiotics

By Eva Sapi, PhD, & David Luecke, MA

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The Complications of Co-infections

Blood-sucking parasites transmit a world of disease into the lives of Lyme patients

By Lorraine Johnson, JD, MBA

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Tick-Borne Disease Epidemiology

California ticks carry a plethora of disease agents to unsuspecting Lyme patients

By Robert S. Lane, PhD

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Where are the Studies?

Pathology studies must focus on patients with relapsing symptoms

By Tom Grier

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Lyme Neuropathology

Pathologist identifies Bb spirochete in Alzheimer’s brain tissue

By Alan B. McDonald, MD

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Patient-Powered Research

How patient involvement in research design can improve care for Lyme disease patients.

By Lorraine Johnson, JD, MBA

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