BU Holds Lyme Disease Conference

Commentary: I spoke at Binghamton University’s Lyme Awareness Day, and over 400 people turned out for the event. It was presented by Binghamton University’s Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Research program (guest speakers included Dr Bahgat Sammakia, PhD, Vice President of Research at Binghamton University; Dr Ralph Garruto, PhD, Professor of Biomedical Anthropology; Dr John Darcy, PhD, research associate, Department of Anthropology; Dr Steven Bock and myself). The conference was sponsored by Southern Tier Lyme Support, who did a great job organizing the event. Both health professional and patients were present as I spoke for over two hours on the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme and associated tick-borne infections. I focused on how global warming trends are increasing emerging infections like Lyme, gave extensive scientific references on the problems with serology and persistence, and discussed how the 16 point MSIDS model can help patients suffering with chronic illness. The lecture may be available on You Tube in the near future. Fox news covered the conference, and here is a short video and article from Fox 40, WICZ:

BU Holds Lyme Disease Conference, Fox40, WICZ.com