The Sun Times tracks the difficult and circuitous path it took a Chicago man to get diagnosed and treated for Lyme disease, and delves into the political controversy around the disease. Read More »
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NEWS: Journal for physician assistants takes balanced view of Lyme disease
03
MAY
2010
"On target with Lyme disease: Understanding vector-borne infections," is the title of a thorough article about Lyme disease in the latest issue of JAAPA, the Journal of the American Academy of Physicians Assistants. Without taking sides, the article discusses both the... Read More »
NEWS: "Joy Luck Club" author Amy Tan discusses her Lyme and a "new definition of healthy"
26
APR
2010
In an interview with the St. Petersburg Times, author Amy Tan says seizure medication and antibiotics keep her Lyme symptoms under control. "I have a new definition of healthy," Tan says. "If you can do what you want, you're healthy. So I'm healthy." Read More »
NEWS: San Ramon conference to shed light on Lyme disease
22
APR
2010
The Contra Costa Times talks to Dr. Dave Martz, who will keynote this weekend's Lyme disease conference in the San Francisco Bay area. After being told he had terminal ALS, Martz pursued Lyme disease treatment--which turned his health around. Read More »
NEWS: Here’s the IDSA’s press release about their newly released Lyme report
22
APR
2010
"IDSA's primary concern is for the health and safety of patients," said IDSA President Richard Whitley, MD. Read More »
NEWS: Lyme Disease Association statement in response to IDSA panel report
22
APR
2010
Says LDA President Pat Smith, "These guidelines being upheld become another nail in the coffin for those afflicted with Lyme disease." Read More »
NEWS: IDSA panel says "no change" to Lyme guidelines
22
APR
2010
The IDSA Lyme review panel has finally issued its long-awaited report. It recommends against making any changes in the medical society's controversial Lyme treatment guidelines. Read More »
NEWS: Update from Dr. Jones
24
MAR
2010
A letter from Dr. Charles Ray Jones, Lyme-treating pediatrician who has been disciplined by the Connecticut medical board. Read More »
NEWS: Former skateboader with Lyme finds help with stem cell treatment in India; musician friends step up to help him pay for it
20
MAR
2010
When Gavin Peters, a well-known skateboarding sensation in the 1990s, became mysteriously debilitated in 1997, he was diagnosed and treated for MS, which just made him substantially worse. In 2005, he was found to actually have Lyme, but none of the treatments seemed to help.... Read More »
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