“The concept that 10-20 percent of patients with Lyme disease go on to develop persistent debilitating symptoms needing months to years of antibiotics (‘chronic Lyme disease’) is based on testimonials, not science.”
Long-Term Lyme Disease Unsubstantiated
The March 3rd Lyme disease piece by Harriet Kotsoris MD and Mayla Hsu PhD was misleading. Kotsoris and Hsu state that 10 to 20% of patients who develo...
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The new paper on medical crowdfunding and media portrayal by @CaulfieldTim and colleagues specifically notes fundraisers for questionable/unproven #Lyme treatments. https://t.co/OJEMF1pHrV
“Lyme literate” quacks empty the wallets of tens of thousands of desperate patients and nobody bats an eye.
Doctors and scientists say not to spend money on chronic #Lyme quackery and everyone loses their minds.
Chronic #Lyme quackery advocates in a nutshell
Me to quacks who market themselves as integrative, functional, and #Lyme literate:
“In a truly heartbreaking story, The Science Post has learned that several brands of organic food have been linked to Morgellons disease, gluten sensitivity and chronic Lyme disease.”
Organic food linked to Morgellons disease, gluten sensitivity and chronic Lyme disease
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Chronic Lyme Activists: Untreated Lyme is terrible!
Also Chronic Lyme activists: Treat Lyme with herbs, homeopathy, and essential oils that don’t work for #Lyme disease.
People who believe they have “chronic Lyme” are suffering and deserve compassionate treatment. But giving medicine not based in evidence is magical thinking, not good science.—@PharmacistScott
Avoid prolonged antibiotics for “Chronic Lyme”
Lyme disease is a real and growing concern in much of North America. The spirochete Borellia burgdorferi was only discovered in 1982, and today, Lyme ...
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"In 2003, the Department of Children and Families removed Dickson's children from her custody because the department contended that she was spending so much time campaigning for changes in Lyme disease care that she neglected their needs, Dickson said."
JUDGE OFFERS LYME DISEASE ACTIVIST DEAL TO STOP
A 47-year-old woman accused of threatening an assistant attorney general may have harassment charges against her dropped if she stops barraging state ...
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There’s a mysterious light in the sky. It must mean aliens are invading from another planet. We better stockpile weapons to fight the aliens.
We have mysterious symptoms. It must be chronic Lyme, Bartonella, and babesia. We better spend all our money on quackery. #BadLogic
“He apparently tried applying several different essential oils to the patient with no success. It was at this point that he declared the patient’s chakras were completely out of sync and he needed healing crystals stat.”
Naturopath gets in over his head when pilot asks if anyone on board is a doctor
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