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Nobel Laureate Dr. Luc Montagnier to speak at October 15 - 17th Lyme conference

Nobel Laureate Dr. Luc Montagnier joins leaders in the Lyme disease community at this year's 2010 ILADS professional conference

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ASTONISHMENT AS MEDICAL PANEL RUBBER STAMPS ITS OWN CONTROVERSIAL GUIDELINES

“It’s a sad day for the health care system and for everyone who suffers from the Lyme disease epidemic,” says Dr. Robert Bransfield, President of the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS). “The IDSA’s flawed positions means patients will continue to suffer with incorrect diagnosis and improper treatment.” Treatment guidelines are crucial when it comes to healthcare because they may dictate whether patients can get diagnosed and treated for illnesses and whether or not insurance companies will pay for it. ...

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ILADS, Chronic Lyme Community Cautiously Optimistic after Landmark Hearings

Doctors and Patients Hope for Changes in Controversial Treatment Guidelines...

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IDSA hearing July 30, 2009

We want to keep you informed about everything ILADS is doing to spotlight the historic Infectious Disease Society of American (IDSA) hearings this week, Thursday, July 30th. The hearings are in response to a lawsuit against the IDSA, brought by Connecticut's Attorney General Richard Blumenthal. In his groundbreaking lawsuit, AG Blumenthal charged that the IDSA guidelines for Lyme disease prevent many seriously ill patients from getting necessary treatment. A 2008 settlement resulted in the IDSA agreeing to create a new panel to review its guidelines. The following professionals representing ILADS are testifying at the hearings—to be held at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC: Daniel Cameron, MD, International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS), California; Lorraine Johnson, JD, MBA, California Lyme Disease Association (CALDA), Ukiah, CA; Allison Delong, ILADS, Providence, RI; Ken Liegner, MD, ILADS, Armonk, NY; Steven Phillips, MD, ILADS, Wilton, CT; and Raphael Stricker, MD, ILADS, San Francisco, CA. See the IDSA website for a complete list of the presenters. ...

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Medical Society applauds Connecticut Lawmakers for passing a bill that protects physicians who treat Lyme disease

Bethesda, MD, June 21, 2009 - Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced she has signed a bill allowing doctors to prescribe long-term antibiotics for a patient clinically diagnosed with Lyme disease without fear of sanction for state health regulators. The International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS (www.ILADS.org)) applaud Connecticut legislature for unanimously passing the bill and the governor for signing a bill that will protect physicians who treat Lyme disease....

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