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Bethesda, MD – Members of the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) highlight a newly published article entitled Perspectives on Chronic Lyme Disease, as yet another example of the need for more dialogue between physicians, researchers and other health professionals regarding the existence and diagnosis of chronic Lyme disease. The American Journal of Medicine [...]
There is a treatment controversy between International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) and International Diseases Society of America (IDSA), pitting doctors against doctors, scientists against scientists, and the ones who suffer – the Lyme disease victims. Lyme disease can become almost a way of life. Many Lyme disease victims have gone from physician to [...]
The fact is Lyme is a complex disease that can be highly difficult to diagnose. Reliable diagnostic tests are not yet available which leaves many—patients and physicians alike—relying on the so called “telltale signs of Lyme disease: discovery of a tick on the skin, a bull’s eye rash, and possibly joint pain. However, ILADS research [...]
The campaign launch coincides with Lyme Awareness Month and the community premiere of Under Our Skin, the recently released film by Open Eye Pictures, focused on the controversy surrounding diagnosis and treatment for Lyme disease. ILADS has developed Top Ten Tips for Preventing Chronic Lyme Disease for use as reference for people who suspect they [...]
