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 is not a known co-infection of Lyme or other tick-borne diseases
Different ticks in generally different geographic areas.
Infections and the ticks that carry them
This chart shows why claims of having many chronic co-infections are so unbelievable
CDC scientist: Why bands 31 and 34 aren’t used to test for Lyme disease
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
The Media Must Exercise Greater Responsibility in Reporting Information on Lyme Disease
Why every chronic Lyme story needs to be questioned
Stinging yourself with bees: dangerous and ineffective 🐝
A fad treatment in the chronic Lyme world.
Continuing education (CME, CEU) for medical professionals
Useful, evidence-based information on Lyme disease.
Nebraska: No Lyme disease but false positives frustrate health experts
There is no Lyme disease in Nebraska, although there are other tick-borne diseases.
Papers on chronic Lyme disease
References that might be useful
Dispelling the Chronic Lyme Disease Myth
Minnesota doctors debunk “chronic Lyme”
Case Study: A Patient Claiming Chronic Lyme Disease
The story of one patient who believed she had chronic Lyme disease.
Deadly C. diff infections from unnecessary antibiotics for false chronic Lyme diagnoses
Chronic Lyme treatments can kill
Good journalism on chronic Lyme pseudoscience
Stories worth reading
Lyme disease tests: Science vs Misconceptions
Correcting misunderstandings about Lyme testing
Lyme has no link to multiple sclerosis, ALS, Alzheimer’s, autism, or Parkinson’s
Despite false information online, Lyme disease is quite geographically restricted. The CDC reports “in 2015, 95% of confirmed Lyme disease cases were reported from 14 states.” This creates a natural experiment where it’s possible to see if Lyme incidence in areas … Continued
Australia has no Lyme disease- So why are activists promoting it?
In 2016, Australian scientists writing in The Medical Journal of Australia concluded the following about Lyme disease in Australia: There is no convincing evidence that classic Lyme disease occurs in Australia, nor is there evidence that the causative agent, Borrelia burgdorferi, is … Continued
How chronic Lyme recruits followers
Dr. David Patrick, Director of the School of Population and Public Health at University of British Columbia, and he wants to help “alternatively diagnosed” chronic Lyme patients. So he and his colleagues studied the issue. They found that all 13 … Continued