The FDA Testing Gap for Emerging Tick-Borne Diseases Where is the Borrelia miyamotoi FDA test? If the FDA gets its way, physicians would only have access to diagnostic tests for tick-borne diseases that are FDA approved. This would eliminate “specialty labs,” and severely restrict a clinician’s ability to diagnose Lyme disease, as well as other […]
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A read of the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) 2014 evidence based guidelines says otherwise. The ILADS guidelines focus on the risk of poor outcomes such as chronic neurologic Lyme disease, Lyme encephalopathy, and post-Lyme disease syndrome. The ILADS guidelines highlight the poor evidence using the Institute of Medicine’s recommended evidence grading system. The
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After 37 years treating Lyme disease, I’ve seen men and women originally diagnosed with fibromyalgia find symptom relief once given antimicrobial treatment. The symptom overlap between these conditions creates diagnostic challenges that can lead to missed or delayed diagnosis when infection is the underlying cause. Symptom Overlap Between Fibromyalgia and Lyme Disease Fibromyalgia and Lyme
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The task force by Executive Order must submit an action plan by February 15, 2015, outlining specific steps on how to implement a national strategy to combat antibiotic resistance and accelerate research and development on new antibiotics by 2020. The task force will be led by the secretaries of Health and Human Services, the Department
The task force by Executive Order must submit an action plan by February 15, 2015, outlining specific steps on how to implement a national strategy to combat antibiotic resistance and accelerate research and development on new antibiotics by 2020. The task force will be led by the secretaries of Health and Human Services, the Department
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Congratulations are also in order for Congressman Chris Smith, NJ for all his years of support and work on making this bill. Congressman Sean Maloney, NY and Wolf, VA are to be thanked for their leadership as well. Steve Bulger, District Director, Congressman Chris, Gibson – NY 19th CD, 518-610-8133 (office) Thanks are also in order
Over the past five years, the number of black-legged ticks (Ixodes scapularis), also known as deer ticks, in Ohio has exploded, and in turn, caused the number of reported Lyme disease cases to double, according to a new study conducted by Ohio State University and the Ohio Department of Health. [1] The authors in the
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One study found that more than 1/3 of patients with chronic neurologic Lyme disease suffered from depression, in addition to fatigue, headaches, poor concentration, lightheadedness, and joint pain. While depression is not uncommon in patients with chronic illness, it does seem to be more prevalent among patients with Lyme disease, according to Dr. Robert Bransfield,
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When LabCorp Restricted Western Blot Access In 2014, LabCorp announced a policy change that sent shockwaves through the Lyme disease community: physicians would no longer be able to order Western blot testing for Lyme disease unless the initial screening test (ELISA or IFA) was positive or equivocal. This meant that if a patient’s screening test
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Senator Schumer Addresses Doxycycline Shortage During Peak Lyme Season Senator Schumer addressed the growing shortage of doxycycline during an August 12, 2004 press conference in the Hudson Valley, New York. At the time, Lyme disease cases were rising sharply across the region, raising concern about access to one of the most commonly prescribed antibiotics for
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