Press Releases
ILADS, Chronic Lyme Community Cautiously Optimistic after Landmark Hearings
Doctors and Patients Hope for Changes in Controversial Treatment Guidelines
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. ...
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....
Turn the Corner Foundation Rings in Lyme Disease Awareness Month Early
Early Detection and Treatment of Lyme is Imperative...
ILADS Members Question Motives of New England Journal of Medicine Article on Lyme Disease Treatment
Article in New England Journal of Medicine Fails to Disclose Conflicts of Interest of Overlapping Panel Members...
ILADS Demands Retraction of New IDSA Guidelines for Treatment of Lyme Disease
Dr. Stricker states IDSA's position reflects a biased view of the disease that's either unsubstantiated or refuted by existing peer- reviewed medical literature....
ILADS President Calls For More Comprehensive Dialogue To Prevent Chronic Lyme Disease
"Physicians need to adopt a broader perspective in order to help patients avoid years of chronic, debilitating illness. Patients need to be informed of their treatment options." Cameron...
ILADS Launches Chronic Lyme Disease Prevention Campaign
Guidance for Lowering Risk As Summer Approaches...
International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS)
Clinical expertise key to preventing chronic Lyme disease; Willy Burgdorfer keynotes annual conference ...- The Diane Rehm show from American University Radio discussed Lyme disease on WAMU radio
- ILADS guidelines becomes a standard of care
- IDSA hearing July 30, 2009
- ILADS summarizes its push for the Freedom to Practice Medicine
- ILADS Members Question Motives of New England Journal of Medicine Article on Lyme Disease Treatment
- Dr. Edwin Master's passed away on father's day
- Lawmakers challenged with Lyme Disease
- Experts debate Lyme disease-violence claim
- Chronic Lyme Disease Controversy
- Update on the ILADS Lyme Guidelines
R-Anne
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24 February, 2010 09:18:52
Thank You for issuing this press release to clarify why the guidelines have not been updated. Many in the Lyme community had been given ...
Irene Bayersdorfer
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01 August, 2009 08:01:14
I have been diagnosed many times as having a positive reaction from the Lyme profile, however in most cases a Western blot was not ordered. ...
trishden
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31 July, 2009 09:50:08
Thanks Sue I won't bother wasting my time listening to the regurgitations of
IDSA & ALDF. Although Dr. Bransfield is one of the good guys ...
Ivanko
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30 July, 2009 04:09:37
ILADS is my favorite.
Oliver Brody
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27 July, 2009 08:32:10
Will the webcast be available to watch after the conference?
