Forbes.com, April 21, 2018: By Bruce Y. Lee Looks like a bunch of New Jersey residents survived the winter. But that is not really good news. On Friday, the New Jersey Department of Agriculture announced the latest follow-up to what was described in a February 2018 publication in... Read More »
UK’s new Lyme guideline brings both positives and negatives
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APR
2018
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is a governmental body in the United Kingdom that publishes clinical guidelines for health care professionals. (It is similar to the National Guidelines Clearinghouse in the United States.) Recently, NICE published a... Read More »
Infection found in treated patients with persistent Lyme symptoms
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APR
2018
Press release from Union Square Medical Associates, April 17, 2018: A study by an international team of researchers has found persistent infection despite antibiotic therapy in patients with ongoing symptoms of Lyme disease. The study was published in the open access journal... Read More »
Congress acts to improve CDC and NIH Lyme disease programs
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APR
2018
The following article is submitted by Bruce Fries, of the Patient Centered Care Advocacy Group: Congress has stepped up efforts to improve the federal government’s response to the rapidly growing epidemic of Lyme disease. The FY 2018 Congressional Appropriations bill signed into... Read More »
How Lyme bacteria can outsmart the human immune system
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APR
2018
Press release from University of Maryland: A University of Maryland (UMD) researcher has uncovered a mechanism by which the bacteria that causes Lyme disease persists in the body and fights your early, innate immune responses. Dr. Utpal Pal, Professor in Veterinary Medicine, has... Read More »
FDA approves first test to screen for Babesia in US blood supply
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MAR
2018
Press release from US Food and Drug Administration, March 6, 2018: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the Imugen Babesia microti Arrayed Fluorescent Immunoassay (AFIA), for the detection of antibodies to Babesia microti (B. microti) in human plasma samples, and... Read More »
TBD Working Group member resigns; changes to subcommittees also
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MAR
2018
Karen Vanderhoof-Forschner has resigned her position as a member of the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group. The Department of Health and Human Services announced that news, as well as several subcommittee changes on its website. Here’s what was posted: Working Group... Read More »
Morgellons Disease is Not a Delusion, Says New Study
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MAR
2018
Press release from Charles E Holman Morgellons Disease Foundation, March 5, 2018: When does a “delusion” become reality? That question is addressed in the review paper entitled “History of Morgellons Disease: From Delusion to Definition” written by microbiologist Marianne... Read More »
Florida TV reporter’s own Lyme story and long road to diagnosis
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FEB
2018
TV anchorwoman Nicole Sommavilla works for Suncoast News Network in Sarasota, Florida. This week, she started a multi-part series on Living with Lyme. It’s based on her personal experience. Click below to watch them. Feb. 14, 2018: Feb. 15, 2018:... Read More »
LDO achieved Gold level: Committment To Transparency