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There are two schools of thought on treating Lyme disease. Most doctors tend to follow the protocol established by the Infectious Disease Society of America, which calls for oral antibiotics for 10 to 28 days. But a few follow a protocol set by the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society. It calls for "a duration [...]
Dr. Daniel Cameron, MD, MPHTestimony in support of PA Senate Bill #1199June 22, 2010Chairman, members of the committee, I appreciate the opportunity to speak on behalf of the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) in support of Pennsylvania S.B. 1199, “Lyme and Related Tick-Borne Disease Education, Prevention and Treatment Act”. I am an Internist [...]
Prevalence, on the other hand, is the measure of new and ongoing cases, which is useful as a measure of burden of disease in a population”. “Actual practice reflects the best description of the “real world”. The higher risk of chronic Lyme disease (34% and 62%) has been reported in studies not restricting enrollment to subjects [...]
I have been trained at the University of Minnesota, Beth Israel Medical Center and Mt. Sinai in medicine and epidemiology. I have treated thousands of Lyme disease patients in my Mt. Kisco, New York office. I am the chief author of the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) treatment guidelines, president of ILADS, as [...]
Dear Mr. Chairman, On behalf of the International Lyme and Associated Disease Society (ILADS), I am writing to support the Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2007 (HR 741). ILADS strongly supports the bill’s intent to improve the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic Lyme disease. The number of cases [...]
Connecticut Legislature Legislative Office Building Hartford, CT 06106-1591 February 5, 2009 Dear Sir or Madam: On behalf of the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS), I urge support for Connecticut H.R.6200 bill, “An Act Concerning the Long-term use of Antibiotic Treatment of Lyme Disease.” The legislation is urgently needed to ensure that Lyme disease [...]
Link to video of public hearing Agenda and Testimony Welcoming remarks by Chairman White, Senator Stack and Senator Greenleaf Senate Bill 1199 | Senate Bill 1199 Summary 10:00 a.m. Julia F. WagnerPresident, MontCoLyme & ChairLymeActionPA Attachment 1 Attachment 2 Attachment 3 Attachment 4 Attachment 5 Attachment 6 Dr. Elizabeth L. Maloney, MDAmerican and Minnesota Academies of [...]
LYME DISEASE TASK FORCE INITIAL HEARING November 30, 2010 This will be the first of two expert testimony hearings to be held by Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell’s newly appointed Lyme Disease Task Force. The hearings are designed to gather important information about the accuracy of diagnostic tools and the efficacy of treatments, and to explore [...]
