The Global Search for Education: More Research – Ticks
Oct16

The Global Search for Education: More Research – Ticks

 “The next step is to determine if spirochetes that persist after antibiotic treatment are infectious.” — Dr. Monica Embers  The take home for me from Katie Couric’s recent report on Lyme disease is that there are still too many unanswered questions. We need more research to understand Lyme, which affects 300,000 victims each year because we don’t have answers. We do know the term “chronic...

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The Global Search for Education: Research – Ticks
Sep12

The Global Search for Education: Research – Ticks

 Borrelia burgdorferi cultivated from the brains of patients suffering from chronic Lyme neuroborreliosis as seen by dark field microscopy.  Given that according to the CDC, there are 300,000 individuals who are affected annually by Lyme disease in the US, it is astonishing that so little research money has been given to understanding Lyme and tick-borne illnesses in this country and internationally. Much like the syphilis debate...

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