The Lyme Disease Controversy
UNDER OUR SKIN- A picture is worth a thousand words. Trailer
ABC 13 News- Lynchburg, VA
Lyme Controversy, Parts I-III
WTNH-8 Lyme Disease Debate
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYIvMMsdZ1g
"The IDSA's 2006 Lyme disease guideline panel undercut its credibility by allowing individuals with financial interests -- in drug companies, Lyme disease diagnostic tests, patents and consulting arrangements with insurance companies -- to exclude divergent medical evidence and opinion
In The Words Of Those Who Say
Chronic Lyme Disease Doesn't Exist...
Lyme disease is the cause of a lot of anxiety and discussion
The aim of this study was to examine... feelings of anxiety...
... uncertainties concerning the sequelae after treatment.
... vaccine development may help calm public anxiety about Lyme disease...
... leads to irrational social behaviour, which can be described as an induced hypochondria.
... and to attempt to allay the anxiety that is sometimes associated with this disease.
The widespread anxiety about the long-term consequences of the illness...
The patients were not more depressed, anxious, or hypochondriacal than the normal population...
Disagreement between the belief systems has led to confusion and anxiety...
... avoid unnecessary anxiety about possible long-term complications of Lyme disease...
... in large measure because of fears that it does not respond to current antibiotic regimens.
This anxiety has led to the use of untested drugs and longer courses of therapy
Concern... has convinced many patients that they have a permanent disease...
Although there has been great concern about congenital Lyme disease
Virtually all children will respond well to treatment for any stage of Lyme disease.
... to eliminate anxiety about not treating possible true Lyme disease...
... and this information can calm public anxiety.
Fear of Lyme disease may be as powerful as the disease itself.
... a positive result in the face of vague symptoms can add to the problem.
After Destroying Countless Lives The Infectious Diseases Society of America & The Centers for Disease Control Continue To Publish Information That Hurts Us!