Bartonella: Not a Lyme coinfection, many false diagnoses
Many myths about Bartonella are spread on the Internet
Legislative Guide- Archive 2018
Click here for 2019 legislative sessions 2018 Legislative Sessions- In plain English (updated 2018-06-12) Connecticut SB00200– Requires health care providers to administer Lyme blood tests for nonspecific pain. Our recommendation: Vote No. This will lead to unnecessary testing. Status: Failed … Continued
Real Lyme patient: Stop spreading nonsense
A story about unnecessary anxiety about Lyme disease, from the Netherlands.
Echte Lyme-patiënt: Stop met het verspreiden van onzin
Had ik in chronische Lyme gelooft, dan was het slecht afgelopen.
Julia Bruzzese and the need for media responsibility
Why every chronic Lyme story needs to be questioned
ILADS leader thinks his patients are sensitive to Wi-Fi
ILADS and Global Lyme Alliance promote some pretty bizarre beliefs.
Doctors and scientists discuss “Chronic Lyme” beliefs
Educational articles, written for a lay audience.
Video: Why detox foot baths are scams
It’s a chemistry trick.
The Realities of Alternative Medicine for Serious Illness
Why are incompetent “Lyme literate” practitioners so appealing?
Does Chronic Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Exist?
Short Answer: No
Borrelia hermsii: not a known co-infection of Lyme or other tick-borne diseases
Different ticks in generally different geographic areas.
Major tick-borne infections and the ticks that carry them
This chart shows why claims of having many chronic co-infections are so unbelievable
Scientologist quack David Minkoff disciplined by medical board
Dr. David Minkoff is a quack in Clearwater, Florida who was disciplined by the Florida Board of Medicine after the death of Lisa McPherson, a fellow Scientologist. His license was suspended for one year and he was fined $10,000. Minkoff … Continued
CDC scientist: Why bands 31 and 34 aren’t used in Lyme disease testing
The testing is accurate even without looking at these bands!
Washington: Lyme cases almost non-existent and greatly outnumbered by fictional cases
There are over 20 chronic Lyme quacks in Washington, but only 0-3 confirmed cases acquired there every year
Anju Usman: Disciplined after serious charges
Lyme disease has no demonstrable link to autism. But Anjum “Anju” Usman Singh, a doctor in Illinois who runs True Health Medical Center, has some bizarre beliefs about autism. She was on the physician advisory board of the now-defunct Lyme-Induced … Continued
ILADS and “Surviving mold” doctor Keith Berndtson: Disciplined
Disciplined “for prescribing controlled substances for family members and in excessive quantities to some patients.”
ILADS doctor Jeffrey Piccirillo: Disciplined for grave charges
Doctor charged with engaging in professional incompetency, practice harmful to the public, sexual misconduct and unprofessional conduct.
Stinging yourself with bees: dangerous and ineffective “Bee venom therapy”
“Bee venom therapy”: another fad treatment in the chronic Lyme world.
Nebraska: Lyme disease rare, false positives frustrate health experts
There is no Lyme disease in Nebraska, although there are other tick-borne diseases.