Infectious disease doctor in Australia worries about patients with false Lyme diagnoses
This doctor’s patients had a 100% false positive rate for Lyme disease
CDC Division Director: Long-term antibiotics not warranted for Lyme treatment
The Poughkeepsie Journal spread conspiracy theories about Lyme disease for years, facilitated by long time “Chronic Lyme” propagandist Mary Beth Pfeiffer. On June 15, 2013, the Journal published the following response by Dr. Lyle Petersen to one of Pfeiffer’s articles. … Continued
CDC corrects Lyme lies
“The term chronic Lyme disease is controversial and often misleading.”
An example of pseudoscience: Chronic Lyme disease
Scientific data do not support claims regarding the existence of a chronic form of Lyme disease.
Un exemple de pseudoscience: La maladie de Lyme chronique
Les données scientifiques ne soutiennent pas prétentions quant à l’existence d’une forme chronique de la maladie de Lyme.
How March for Science was tricked by chronic Lyme advocates
But the group changed its mind!
Doctors and scientists discuss “Chronic Lyme” beliefs
Educational articles, written for a lay audience.
The Realities of Alternative Medicine for Serious Illness
Why are incompetent “Lyme literate” practitioners so appealing?
CDC scientist: Why bands 31 and 34 aren’t used in Lyme disease testing
The testing is accurate even without looking at these bands!
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.
Why Lyme bacteria generally requires 36-48 hours or more to transmit
Where does the grace period come from?
When Worlds Collide- Lyme Disease
What may have begun as legitimate public advocacy about a new infectious agent has itself become a threat to public health.
Excerpt from Medical Child Abuse
Stories of two children who received unnecessary diagnoses and prescriptions.