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“Lyme literate” doctor scam: A couple’s horrific experience
9 May 2024

“Lyme literate” doctor scam: A couple’s horrific experience

by LymeScience Editor | posted in: Rogues Gallery, Stories | 0

ILADS leaders defended the fraudster

children, coinfections, false positive diagnoses, felonies, ILADS, ILADS/ILADEF leaders, inappropriate prescribing, Kansas, Medical Child Abuse, Missouri, quackery, taxes, victims
ILADS Clifford Fetters conned a dying cancer patient, says complaint
3 May 2024

ILADS Clifford Fetters conned a dying cancer patient, says complaint

by LymeScience Editor | posted in: Rogues Gallery, Stories | 0

“I’d like to see him lose his license,” says her widower.

ACAM, cancer and tumors, ILADS, inappropriate prescribing, Indiana, muscle testing, patient harms, quackery, Supportive Oligonucleotide Therapy (SOT)
FDA cites IgeneX for problematic testing
23 Jan 2023

FDA cites IgeneX for problematic testing

by LymeScience Editor | posted in: Rogues Gallery, Science vs myths | 0

The loophole employed by predatory Lyme labs and Theranos

Australia, California, Canada, CDC, Doctor and scientist commentaries, FDA action, IgeneX, ILADS, ILADS/ILADEF leaders, inappropriate prescribing, quackery, testing
Mother falsely claimed son was harmed by vaccines, Lyme disease, leaky gut, heavy metals, EMFs, gluten, and more
20 Dec 2022

Mother falsely claimed son was harmed by vaccines, Lyme disease, leaky gut, heavy metals, EMFs, gluten, and more

by LymeScience Editor | posted in: Document repository, Stories | 0

Appalling abuse of an autistic child

anti-vaccine beliefs, autism, children, electromagnetic hypersensitivity, Medical Child Abuse, quackery, UK
Geeta Shroff/Nutech MediWorld: Exploiting hope  with discredited stem cell treatments
19 Dec 2022

Geeta Shroff/Nutech MediWorld: Exploiting hope with discredited stem cell treatments

by LymeScience Editor | posted in: Rogues Gallery, Stories | 0

So much time and money wasted

Bay Area Lyme Foundation, ILADS, ILADS/ILADEF leaders, inappropriate prescribing, India, LymeDisease.org, Medical Child Abuse, neurological disorders, quackery, SPECT scans, stem cells, treatments
FDA warns of child abuse with MMS bleach
4 Mar 2021

FDA warns of child abuse with MMS bleach

by LymeScience Editor | posted in: Document repository, Science vs myths | 0

Toxic snake oil used as a cure-all

autism, children, Doctor and scientist commentaries, FDA action, fraud, Medical Child Abuse, quackery, treatments
Samento/Cat’s Claw: Chronic Lyme Snake Oil
4 Dec 2019

Samento/Cat’s Claw: Chronic Lyme Snake Oil

by LymeScience Editor | posted in: Science vs myths | 0

But testimonials mislead

quackery, treatments
Why Long-term Antibiotics for Lyme Disease is Quackery
4 Jun 2019

Why Long-term Antibiotics for Lyme Disease is Quackery

by LymeScience Editor | posted in: Science vs myths | 0

6 trials show it doesn’t help but can cause harm.

Doctor and scientist commentaries, logical fallacies, quackery, treatments
Herbs & supplements for Lyme disease: Not recommended
13 Nov 2018

Herbs & supplements for Lyme disease: Not recommended

by LymeScience Editor | posted in: Science vs myths | 0

Herbs: Good on chicken, but they aren’t Lyme treatments

quackery, treatments
Ozone Therapy for Lyme: A Dangerous Scam
25 Jun 2018

Ozone Therapy for Lyme: A Dangerous Scam

by LymeScience Editor | posted in: Science vs myths | 0

Please don’t try to treat Lyme disease with ozone

ozone therapy, quackery, treatments
ILADS leader thinks his patients are sensitive to Wi-Fi
30 May 2018

ILADS leader thinks his patients are sensitive to Wi-Fi

by LymeScience Editor | posted in: Rogues Gallery | 0

ILADS and Global Lyme Alliance promote some pretty bizarre beliefs.

electromagnetic hypersensitivity, Global Lyme Alliance, ILADS, ILADS/ILADEF leaders, quackery
Stinging yourself with bees: dangerous and ineffective “Bee venom therapy”
23 Apr 2018

Stinging yourself with bees: dangerous and ineffective “Bee venom therapy”

by LymeScience Editor | posted in: Science vs myths | 0

“Bee venom therapy”: another fad treatment in the chronic Lyme world.

quackery, treatments
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: More Lyme quackery
19 Feb 2018

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: More Lyme quackery

by LymeScience Editor | posted in: Science vs myths | 0

Another unnecessary therapy marketed for Lyme disease.

hyperbaric oxygen therapy, quackery, treatments

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Recent Posts

  • More victims of Lyme quackery- updated January 3, 2025
  • Document Repository
  • UK doctors find most Lyme concerns unwarranted, again
  • How Dr. Google is Impacting Parental Medical Decision Making
  • “Lyme literate” doctor scam: A couple’s horrific experience
  • ILADS Clifford Fetters conned a dying cancer patient, says complaint
  • Geoffrey Ames: Sexual misconduct and quackery
  • Chronic Lyme quackery causes liver damage
  • ILADS method should not be used, says Polish Health Ministry
  • Doctor describes “Pseudo-Lyme disease” in 1995
  • Why Chronic Lyme is based on ideology, not science
  • French National Academy of Medicine condemns Lyme disinformation
  • “Chronic Lyme” patient dies after refusing lupus treatment
  • FDA cites IgeneX for problematic testing
  • “Media-inspired panic” about Lyme documented in 1989
  • Fairy dust cleanse: How to create a health scam
  • Our favorites from Dr. Glaucomflecken
  • CDC: Why PCR/DNA direct testing isn’t used for Lyme diagnosis
  • Mother falsely claimed son was harmed by vaccines, Lyme disease, leaky gut, heavy metals, EMFs, gluten, and more
  • Geeta Shroff/Nutech MediWorld: Exploiting hope with discredited stem cell treatments
  • No credible evidence supports rumors about stretch marks
  • Anti-vax doctor Paul Thomas surrenders license after gross negligence, mistreating children
  • Doctor explains “The Grace of Denial”
  • Teenager develops psychosis after abuse with antibiotics and disulfiram
  • Lyme misdiagnosis story from 1991
  • My mom has MS. Facebook convinced her she had “chronic Lyme”.
  • Chronic illness support group bans Lyme misinformation to protect patients
  • Pediatrician discusses alarming “chronic Lyme” abuse of a young boy
  • Chronic Lyme diagnosis and treatment lead to abuse of teenage boy
  • So-Called “Special” Issues of Journals: Big Money for Gold OA Publishers
  • FDA warns of child abuse with MMS bleach
  • UK watchdog condemns ILADS propaganda
  • UK warns about inappropriate Lyme disease testing
  • Experts: How Lyme disease became a scapegoat
  • Experts review “Chronic Lyme Disease”
  • Chronic Lyme drugs cause life-threatening skin detachment
  • Lyme literate child abuser disciplined twice
  • False Lyme diagnoses documented by military doctors
  • ILADS doctor disciplined after “Lyme” patient dies of Cancer
  • NIH discusses IgeneX unreliability for Lyme testing
  • On Lyme, 20+ German Medical Groups Agree
  • David C. Wright: Disciplined after mistreated patient gets C. diff
  • Journalist mom explains appeal and dangers of chronic Lyme
  • “Lyme Literate” Martin D. Fried: Felony Drug Conviction
  • Fewer deaths in Lyme patients than typical Americans, a year after diagnosis
  • Lyme continuing education (CME, CEU) for medical professionals
  • Samento/Cat’s Claw: Chronic Lyme Snake Oil
  • Kurt E. Johnson: Disciplined after allegations of gross negligence
  • Maladie de Lyme chronique: un scandal médical à condamner!
  • Chronic Lyme disease: A scam that should be condemned!

About LymeScience

The CDC and medical organizations around the world have warned of false and misleading information about curable tick-borne infections like Lyme disease.

Such misinformation is being spread by so-called “Lyme literate” doctors and “Lyme warriors” who promote themselves as patient advocates while doing a disservice to patients.

Victims of misinformation may come to believe they have multiple sham infections such as “chronic Lyme”, “chronic tick-borne Bartonella”, “chronic Babesia”, “toxic mold illness”, and Morgellons. Often, they are also falsely told they are immunocompromised.

Families are spending enormous amounts of time and money on quackery in desperate attempts to treat unrecognized infections, when something else is causing the symptoms.

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