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IDSA Lyme Review Panel Hearing 7/30/09

July 20, 2009

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IDSA Lyme Review Panel Hearing 7/30/09

On July 30, the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) will hold a day-long hearing in Washington DC to review its controversial 2006 Lyme disease treatment guidelines. This hearing is part of an antitrust settlement Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal negotiated to address “serious flaws” in the IDSA guidelines. Read the Attorney General’s press release [...]

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Making Fun of Lyme Disease is No Joking Matter

May 5, 2009

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Making Fun of Lyme Disease is No Joking Matter

There was a Lyme community kerfluffle today with Kodak over their Mother’s Day ad on their Mom-A-Thon website. The tongue-in-cheek idea of the promotion is to save a mother afflicted with Lackus Appreciatis, an “overwhelming feeling of recurring unappreciatedness and seasonal ingratitude.” In a video featuring actress and singer Florence Henderson, visitors are urged to [...]

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