Focus – Opinions and Features

From Buzzfeed, August 3, 2015 by Ana Saldamando There’s no way to explain illness to someone who hasn’t been ill. Like, seriously ill. It’s like saying “Enjoy your youth” to a teenager. And you can only say “I feel like I’m dying” so many times before it falls on deaf ears — and... Read More »

by Dr. Andrew Pugliese   A 15-year-old young lady came to see me last year with quite an interesting story. Six months prior to her visit, she was at summer camp, when she developed a fever, chills, myalgia and arthralgia. The patient also has a history of cranio-pharyngeal... Read More »

­by Daniel J. Cameron, MD, MPH “Minds are like parachutes. They only function when open.” This particular quote by Thomas Dewar came to mind after reading an article, Chronic Lyme Disease (1) in the June issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America. In it, the author... Read More »

New York State Senator Sue Serino, Chair of the NYS Senate Taskforce on Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases, held a two-four community forum about Lyme disease in Hyde Park on June 30. On the following video, you can listen and learn from speakers from the Cary Institute, Dutchess... Read More »

This press release from the Lyme Disease Association, provides important links and background information about the proposed bill: The Energy & Commerce Committee (E&C) passed The 21st Century Cures Act, HR 6, by a vote of 51-0, on May 21, 2015. Chairman Fred Upton (MI)... Read More »

Notice anything  different about our website? Now it’s more easily accessed using a mobile phone or tablet, as well as a laptop or desktop computer. We’ve also updated the information and offer some new features. Here’s some of what you’ll see there: Lyme... Read More »

Our latest issue looks at the troubling case of Vicki Logan, a cautionary tale by Dr. Kenneth Liegner. Other topics in this issue: lab tests for Lyme, co-infections, the ILADS guidelines, Dr. Richard Horowitz, patient support groups…and much more. The issue is mailed free... Read More »

As winter weather wanes, millions of nymphal ticks are hatching out in the woods, fields and backyards in many parts of the United States. Read More »

Lyme activist Vikki Samela created this slideshow of images from October's event. Read More »