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Views: Give Lyme victims same rights as other patients

Commentary: Dr Holly Ahern has written an insightful opinion piece for the Poughkeepsie Journal on the present politics of Lyme disease. As she explains in her article, there is abundant peer-reviewed scientific evidence (confirmed by ...
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A study on the association between infectious burden and Alzheimer’s disease

Commentary: Prior scientific studies have shown an association between borrelia and Alzheimer's disease (AD), as well as inflammation and AD, but multi factorial etiologies have not been considered to play a role in the disease ...
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Maladie de Lyme : la France en retard ?

Commentary: I was interviewed this past weekend at the Strasbourg Lyme conference by France 3, one of the national TV stations in France. For those who do not speak french, the crux of the interview ...
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Association Lyme Sans Frontieres

Commentary: I just returned home to the US after lecturing in Strasbourg, France. There were approximately 500 patients and another 150 health care providers who attended the 3 day symposium which was organized by Lyme ...
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Truthout Interviews Joshua Cutler on Lyme Disease and the IDSA

Commentary: Joshua Cutler discusses his experience with Lyme disease in this interview on Truthout. He had seen approximately 32 doctors before getting a diagnosis, and had been diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia and anxiety, ...
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DR. ALAN MACDONALD ADDRESSES INAUGURAL MEETING OF SAA -LONDON, JUNE 2014

Commentary: Chronic disease accounts for approximately 75% of the health care costs and 70% of the deaths in the United States. One of those diseases, Alzheimer's disease (AD), is predicted to triple in incidence within ...
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Lyme bacterium’s possible ancestor found in ancient tick

Commentary: Spirochetes were recently discovered in fossilized ticks, offering possible insights into the evolutionary history of Lyme disease. Although spirochetes have been with us for a long history of time, what has changed over time ...
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Email from New York State Senator Terry Gipson

Commentary: This message is from Senator Terry Gipson, asking for help for those suffering from Lyme disease. He is calling on the State Senate Health Committee to move his legislation, S.5520B, out of committee, and ...
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Lyme disease in Mich: “Robs you of life as you know it”

Commentary: Michigan is highly endemic for Lyme disease, and yet some doctors are still unaware of the signs and symptoms of the disease, leaving people to suffer for long periods of time. I have had ...
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Lyme and associated tick-borne diseases: global challenges in the context of a public health threat

Christian presented with me at the Belgian Senate last month to help educate politicians on the emerging threat of tick-borne disorders. We met again in Oslo this past week. He discussed the problems with testing ...
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