Lyme Disease, The Great Imitator on the Rise
Lyme disease is a multistage illness that attacks multiple systems in the body. Symptoms present as hundreds of other conditions including rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis and fibromyalgia.
Lyme Disease Receives CDC Budgetary Increase
On July 17, 2009 the HHS Appropriations Committee reported an increase of $3.66 million for Lyme disease, from $5.27 million to $8.93 million, for the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), the only increase for diseases in the National Center for Zoonotic and Vector-Borne, and Enteric Diseases.
Challenges to Lyme Disease Treatment Discussed on audio series, 'Interviews with Experts.'
Raphael Stricker, MD, discusses challenges to Lyme Disease treatment on the audio series, 'Interviews with Experts'. Stricker talks about the inaccuracy of the available Lyme disease tests, and addresses the usefulness of long-term antibiotics in the successful treatment of Lyme. He says the restrictive IDSA guidelines pose a serious problem for chronic Lyme patients. The IDSA guidelines are currently under review as the result of an antitrust investigation. The interview series offers Lyme specialists a program where they can talk about Lyme disease symptoms, diagnosis and treatment. ...
May Marks Lyme Disease Awareness Month: Is Lyme Disease The Next Tsunami Fact or Fiction?
May 2007 is Lyme Disease Awareness Month. Christine N. Cibula, M.S. of Living With Lyme, A Division of Strategic Living, Inc. sheds light on the lesser known facts and widely accepted fiction surrounding Lyme disease that perpetuates the improper diagnosis, testing, and treatment of Lyme Disease patients Nationwide and Worldwide. You decide whether Lyme disease as the next tsunami is fact or fiction.
Lyme Disease Hasn't Gone Away
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection that can be contracted from the black-legged, or deer tick. Deer ticks look like small dog ticks. This disease occurs in both North America and in Europe, although different species of deer tick are usually responsible for spreading it.