Lyme Disease Blog

Medical Guidelines Based on Minimal Evidence

Thanks to the California Lyme Disease Association (CALDA) for this heads up. According to Lorraine Johnson, the CALDA Lyme Policy Wonk, two poster sessions at the IDSA annual meeting last fall stated that most of IDSA treatment guidelines, including those for Lyme Disease, are based mainly on opinion, not actual scientific evidence. Only 15% of [...]

IDSA Review Panel Upholds Lyme Treatment Guidelines

Looks like the battle for long-term Lyme treatment continues! Press Release April 22, 2010 SPECIAL REVIEW PANEL UNANIMOUSLY UPHOLDS LYME DISEASE TREATMENT GUIDELINES Short-term Antibiotics Proven to be Best Treatment for Patients Infectious Disease Society of America News Release Arlington, Virginia – A special Review Panel has unanimously agreed that no changes need be made [...]

Dr. Joe Jemsek Speaks on Lyme

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 [...]

Lyme Resources

Our list is in development. You could drive yourself nuts trying to read everything out there about Lyme. We’ll cut through the noise to provide you with the best, up-to-date info. Here’s a good place to start: The International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society ILADS Brochures – to read online or download. Treatment Guidelines – [...]