...Lyme disease panel, Dr. Gary Wormser, hand-picked a panel of like-minded researchers known to have a bias against the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease. This panel then selectively ignored evidence of persistent infection or clinical... Read More »
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{search_term_string}","query-input":"requiredThe IDSA panel–Q and A
26
JAN
2009
...vely may be impaired by her allegiance to the organization. The ethicist determined that Carol Baker did not have a conflict of interest and did not regard her organizational affiliation (past president IDSA) as a conflict. In addition to not having... Read More »
Gooznews takes on conflicts in guidelines
30
JAN
2009
...guidelines that did not acknowledge or permit treatment options, like long term antibiotic care. For physicians, it meant that to practice medicine using their best clinical judgment could cost them their professional medical... Read More »
TOUCHED BY LYME: A whole ’nother ballgame
31
JAN
2009
...ve aptly been called “The Lyme Wars.” Camp 1, which controls much of the research and official discussion of Lyme disease, has produced highly restrictive Lyme treatment guidelines that have been adopted by the Centers for Disease Control... Read More »
Gostin JAMA article–Politics as usual?
17
FEB
2009
...SA had violated state antitrust law by recommending against the use of longterm antibiotics to treat “chronic Lyme disease (CLD),” [Not true—the antitrust claim was based on due process violations in the guidelines development... Read More »
LDO achieved Gold level: Committment To Transparency