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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
CDC: Why PCR/DNA direct testing isn’t used for Lyme diagnosis
20 Dec 2022

CDC: Why PCR/DNA direct testing isn’t used for Lyme diagnosis

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

Antibody testing is more useful

testing
UK warns about inappropriate Lyme disease testing
18 Feb 2021

UK warns about inappropriate Lyme disease testing

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

Many ways to get a false positive diagnosis

testing, urine tests
NIH discusses IgeneX unreliability for Lyme testing
6 Sep 2020

NIH discusses IgeneX unreliability for Lyme testing

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

With IgeneX, healthy patients tested falsely positive for Lyme

IgeneX, NIAID, NIH, testing, urine tests
Tick testing for Lyme and other infections?
10 Oct 2019

Tick testing for Lyme and other infections?

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

Tick testing is not recommended for diagnosis.

testing, ticks
24 French Medical Societies Endorse New Lyme Guidelines, Support for Patients
5 Jul 2019

24 French Medical Societies Endorse New Lyme Guidelines, Support for Patients

by LymeScience Editor | posted in: Local Info, Science vs myths | 0

Experts overwhelmingly agree

diagnosis, France, testing, treatments
CDC Division Director: Long-term antibiotics not warranted for Lyme treatment
20 Feb 2019

CDC Division Director: Long-term antibiotics not warranted for Lyme treatment

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

Correcting a conspiracy theorist

CDC, Doctor and scientist commentaries, ILADS, inappropriate prescribing, Mary Beth Pfeiffer, testing, treatments
When do symptoms mean Lyme disease?
27 Nov 2018

When do symptoms mean Lyme disease?

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

This is a revised version of a submission to the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group by Dr. Phillip Baker, PhD, the Executive Director of the American Lyme Disease Foundation (ALDF). The full article, dated September 15, 2018, may be viewed at the ALDF … Continued

ALDF, symptoms, testing
CDC scientist: Why bands 31 and 34 aren’t used in Lyme disease testing
6 May 2018

CDC scientist: Why bands 31 and 34 aren’t used in Lyme disease testing

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

The testing is accurate even without looking at these bands!

CDC, Doctor and scientist commentaries, logical fallacies, testing
Lyme Disease Tests: Science vs Misconceptions
27 Feb 2018

Lyme Disease Tests: Science vs Misconceptions

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

Correcting misunderstandings about Lyme testing

testing
How chronic Lyme recruits followers
25 Feb 2018

How chronic Lyme recruits followers

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

CFS, Fibromyalgia, & unexplained symptoms misdiagnosed as Lyme

British Columbia, Canada, testing
CD57 testing for Chronic Lyme: Meaningless and a waste of money
21 Feb 2018

CD57 testing for Chronic Lyme: Meaningless and a waste of money

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

Why CD57 tests are like Ouija boards

CD57, logical fallacies, testing
Lyme Misdiagnosis: A Serious Problem
20 Feb 2018

Lyme Misdiagnosis: A Serious Problem

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

Studies show a massive number of false positive Lyme diagnoses

testing

Useful Pages

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  • Doctor/Scientist Commentaries
  • The Harms of “Lyme Anxiety”
  • Lyme Misdiagnosis Illustrated
  • Scientific Papers
  • Former Quacks Speak Out
  • March for Science Ejects Harmful Cult

Recent Posts

  • FDA cites IgeneX for problematic testing
  • “Media-inspired panic” about Lyme documented in 1989
  • More victims of Lyme quackery- updated January 22, 2023
  • 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
  • Document Repository
  • 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!
  • Neurologist explains chronic Lyme false assumptions
  • Tick testing for Lyme and other infections?
  • Appalling “Chronic Lyme” treatment causes serious infection in a patient
  • Infectious disease doctor in Australia worries about patients with false Lyme diagnoses
  • “Lyme literate” Leader Ronald Wilson: Unprofessional Conduct, Other Violations
  • 24 French Scientific Societies Mobilize to Protect Patients
  • 24 French Medical Societies Endorse New Lyme Guidelines, Support for Patients
  • Real Lyme Patient Responds to Lyme Truther
  • Idaho: No Lyme Disease
  • Doctors in Spain Warn Against False Lyme Diagnoses in Children
  • Journalists Expose German “Lyme” Clinics

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. 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.

This is an independent site created to separate facts from fiction using the best scientific evidence.  Because patients deserve better.

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