Lyme Science Blog

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 […]

The ILADS 2014 treatment guidelines for Lyme disease identified a number of key issues in making these recommendations: Lyme disease is a complex illness and patients may experience both acute and persistent manifestations Persistent manifestations may produce profound quality-of-life impairments, yet the mechanisms that produce persistent manifestations are poorly understood. The available evidence regarding the

by Daniel J. Cameron, MD MPH A cross-sectional pilot study carried out in the Breakspear neuroscience department in the United Kingdom reported that 50% of 16 serologically positive Lyme disease patients had a loss of libido compared to 0% in 18 controls (p<.001)  The loss of libido was not associated with detrusor muscle dysfunction or