Lyme Science

May 2016 Trip to Capitol Hill, IDSA Headquarters, and Lyme Policy and Science Forum

May 2016 Trip to Capitol Hill, IDSA Headquarters, and Lyme Policy and Science Forum

Each May, The Mayday Project hosts a rally outside of the Infectious Disease Society of America’s Headquarters in Arlington, VA, to raise public awareness for Lyme Disease and for the damage being done by the outdated and dangerously flawed IDSA Lyme Disease Treatment Guidelines, and to fight for change.  Patients travel from around the region […]

Lyme Links ~ Essential Reading, Late May 2015

Lyme Links ~ Essential Reading, Late May 2015

There were so many not-to-be-missed articles this month that they ALL became easy to miss and easy to lose track of.  Which I have done, prior to finding the time to read or share most of them. This is due in large part to May being Lyme Disease Awareness month, and to the ongoing traction […]

Questions, Logic, Ticks, and Lyme Funding Links from Northern Rockies Lyme Disease Coaltion

Questions, Logic, Ticks, and Lyme Funding Links from Northern Rockies Lyme Disease Coaltion

Following are three of the first articles published on the new Northern Rockies Lyme Disease Coalition website.  We are gearing up to launch May 1. The only anticipated on-line fanfare will be photographic (see requests below the article links) and real-life will include presence at the Mayday Project’s IDSA Rallies in Arlington, VA. A CALL FOR INCREASED […]

“Recent” Tick Science From 1909, Revised in 1949 (Then Apparently Forgotten)

Until at least 1949, only soft bodied ticks were considered to carry the spirochetes later learned to be associated with Lyme disease.  Later it was found that hard bodied ticks carried them also, but I’m at a loss as to how it was forgotten that they also were carried by soft bodied ticks. For the […]

Why is Two-Tiered Lyme Disease Testing Still in Use? Check Out This POLICYWONK Article

 Lymdisease.org diagram, full size below Please take a moment to read the article I’m leading into here, and if your time is perhaps too short to read until we get there, please scroll directly down to the article link.  At the very least, you need to save this one for later.  (And/or share it with […]

Use of Best Available Current Science Would Lead to Appropriate Diagnosis and Care

There will be numerous posts on this topic, as it is the primary obstacle to proper care for Lyme patients.  Inadequate guidelines authored by IDSA and published/supported by CDC are causing misdiagnosis, delayed diagnosis, delayed care, inadequate care, and permanent disability or death for thousands and thousands of the millions of people who have contracted […]