Lyme Disease Action is saddened to hear that the North Carolina Medical Board has charged Dr. Joseph G Jemsek with unprofessional conduct for making what the board describes as unsubstantiated diagnoses (of Lyme) of at least five patients. (See Charlotte doctor charged with improper Lyme disease diagnoses by Tim Whitmire. We at Lyme Disease Action […]
more...Dear Dr Gibson I am responding to your Enquiry regarding ME/CFS on behalf of the charity Lyme Disease Action. Our response is divided into the following parts: (1) Why Lyme Disease Action feels it appropriate to make a brief submission to the Enquiry. (2) Background to the formation of Lyme Disease Action. (3) The potential […]
more...See Lancet comment – Real numbers of Lyme patients are not known in the UK Phillips et al. use the phrase ‘a growing problem with Lyme disease’, however, it is possible that this may not be the recent phenomenon that the phrase implies. There is no irrefutable reason why such a bacterium, or one of […]
more...by by Dr Thomas Stuttaford, The Times 8th August 2005. The article can be found on the Timesonline website see, Going down to the woods? Wear Socks The LDA issued the following statement about the article. Thank you so much for addressing the growing problem of Lyme disease (‘Going down to the woods? Wear socks.’ […]
more...by Nic Fleming, The Telegraph 21st July 2005. The article can be found on the Telegraph website see, ME is in the genes not in the mind, say scientists The LDA issued the following statement about the article. We are heartened by Dr Jonathan Kerr’s findings of abnormal white blood cell behaviour in ME sufferers […]
more...LYME DISEASE ACTION Registered Charity 1100448 Registered Company 4839410 Founded as a charity November 2003. PRESS RELEASE 9TH JUNE 2005 www.lymediseaseaction.org.uk PRESS RELEASE * Conference on Tick Borne Diseases to be held at Halifax Hall, University of Sheffield on 17th and 18th June 2005. * Topics to be addressed at the Conference include Lyme Disease […]
more...by Valerie Elliott in the Times on 30th May, page 25. The article can be found on the Timesonline website see, Page 1 , Page 2 The LDA issued the following statement. Thank you for your enlightening article about Lyme disease. We at Lyme Disease Action have on record instances of people making unusual observations […]
more...Lyme Disease Action News – 27th April 2005 Lyme Disease Action wishes to put on record its thanks for the magnificent effort put in by Katrina Anderson in raising the grand total of £3,926.55 for our charity. Thank you so much Katrina!! Thanks also, of course, to Reg Anderson who actually did the sky-dive! … […]
more...BMJ Journals Rapid Response 19th April 2005 Minerva highlights an interesting hypothesis as to how the spirochaetal disease, Lyme borreliosis, could have been involved in the development of Gulf War Syndrome. What a pity this idea has not been addressed by the various bodies commissioned to investigate the health of victims of the syndrome. Large […]
more...PRESS RELEASE 7 March 2005 We support Councillor Thorpe’s call for Action on Lyme Disease Lyme Disease Action, the first registered charity to address Lyme disease issues in the United Kingdom, is fully supportive of the letter that Councillor David Thorpe of Hinckley, Leicestershire has sent to the Prime Minister Tony Blair today, 7th March […]
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