New Haven Advocate (CT)

Lyme Disease

Letters: Greyhound Racing, Lyme Disease

By our readers

Tuesday, July 20, 2010 7:00am

Letters from our readers

This topic is a top priority considering Connecticut had to recently pass a law to protect doctors treating Lyme patients from unmerciful attacks by a handful of people on a five-year taxpayer-funded witch hunt (“Tick Tock,” July 15).

Thanks to the Advocate, the public can now see what the Connecticut Department of Public Health (backed by the Governor), the Medical Advisory Board and members of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) are doing to prevent people with Lyme from receiving life-saving treatment for a disease that can cause chronic illness, disability and even death when not diagnosed and treated promptly and properly.

State Rep. Jason Bartlett states what is happening to Dr. Charles Ray Jones is pure “harassment.” He refers to the repeated sanctions by the DPH as “garbage” and “ridiculous.” Many agree.

It is time for the DPH to stop supporting an organization (IDSA) that was found by Attorney General Richard Blumenthal to have developed their Lyme treatment guidelines in a corrupt manner. It is time to stop prosecuting a wonderful doctor whose only crime is helping children.

Lucy Barnes, Director

Lyme Disease Education and Support Groups of Maryland

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