Tag Archive | "Lyme Disease"

Lyme Resources

Friday, February 20, 2009

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You could drive yourself nuts trying to read everything out there about Lyme. We cut through the noise to provide you with the best, up-to-date info. A good place to start: 1. The International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society ILADS Brochures – to read online or download. Treatment Guidelines – by ILADS, Joseph Burrascano, M.D., [...]

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Getting Rid of Lyme Disease

Thursday, February 19, 2009

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Early Stage Lyme If Lyme Disease is diagnosed within the first few weeks after infection and treated with antibiotics for long enough, it can frequently be cured. Unfortunately, there’s no general agreement on what “long enough” means. Most doctors prescribe an antibiotic for two to three weeks, four weeks tops. Often this is not enough. [...]

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What is Lyme?

Friday, January 23, 2009

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Lyme Disease is a bacterial infection commonly thought to be transmitted by the bite of an infected tick. When first infected, some people get a red bull’s-eye rash. Many don’t. You can feel like you have the flu with fever, headache, muscle pains, and maybe a stiff neck or swollen joints. If the disease is [...]

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