California US
ILADS has released new peer reviewed Guidelines for Lyme Disease. They are available for $15 from ILADS (they had to buy them from the publisher). This is Very
Important, as they are the only peer reviewed -very important to doctors- publication to deal with this subject.
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Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy
Supplement
Evidence-based guidelines for the management of Lyme disease
The International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society
Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy 2(1),S1-S13 (2004)
No abstract available
antibiotics, Babesia, Bartonella, Borrelia burgdorferi, Ehrlichia,
guidelines, Lyme disease, tickborne diseases
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www.future-drugs.com/publ...nid=7#Lyme
Lyme disease: ILADS issues new treatment guidelines
The International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) has published
new guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease to help
physicians combat the fastest growing vector-borne disease in the United
States. By conservative estimates, hundreds of thousands of US victims alone
may be infected with Lyme every year, yet there is no evidence-based
comprehensive system for diagnosing or treating Lyme disease and there is no
'standard of care' or managing the disease.
The guidelines appear as a supplement to the February 2004 edition of Expert
Review of Anti-infective Therapy. The 13-page "evidence-based" guidelines
provide physicians solid direction on which patients to evaluate, which
tests to order, what antibiotics to use, and what steps to take to ensure
concerns over antibiotic use are addressed.
According to ILADS president, Dr. Steven Phillips, "these guidelines will
provide physicians with vital encouragement and validation, as well as
confidence they've sometimes lacked when trying to detect and treat the
disease. Misinformation and conflicting views have caused inconsistencies
and confusion; sometimes at great costs to patients. ILADS' guidelines come
from some of the most respected, published, and experienced medical experts
in the industry. These guidelines should make a big and positive difference
in patients' lives."
ILADS comprises more than 200 medical experts specializing in the direct
treatment of Lyme disease patients. The ILADS members who created the
guidelines include primary care clinicians, researchers, community health
care providers, and patients' advocates.
Regular subscribers will receive the guidelines alongside their journal
issue. If you are not currently a subscriber, the guidelines are available
directly from the association at www.ilads.org.
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Lyme Disease Information:
www.lymeinfo.net
Lyme Announcements:
groups.yahoo.com/group/lymeinfo/
I subscribe and have a copy. It says symptoms of lyme disease include fatigue, low grade fevers, hot flashes or chills, night sweats, sore throat, swollen glands, stiff neck, migrating arthralgias, stinness and less commonly frank arthritis, myalgia, chest pain and palpitations diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea, sleep disturbance, irritibility and mood swings, poor concentatratin and memory loss, depression, back pain, blurred vision and eye pain, jaw pain, testicular / pelvic pain, tinnitus, vertigo, cranial nerve disturbance facial numbness, pain, tingling, or optic neuritis, headaches, lightheadedness, and dizziness.
If you are trying to convince your doctor you could have Lyme disease this would be invaluable.
www.future-drugs.com/publ...cationid=7
***
www.future-drugs.com/summ...&publicati
onid=7
Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy
Supplement
Evidence-based guidelines for the management of Lyme disease
The International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society
Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy 2(1),S1-S13 (2004)
No abstract available
antibiotics, Babesia, Bartonella, Borrelia burgdorferi, Ehrlichia,
guidelines, Lyme disease, tickborne diseases
***
www.future-drugs.com/publ...nid=7#Lyme
Lyme disease: ILADS issues new treatment guidelines
The International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) has published
new guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease to help
physicians combat the fastest growing vector-borne disease in the United
States. By conservative estimates, hundreds of thousands of US victims alone
may be infected with Lyme every year, yet there is no evidence-based
comprehensive system for diagnosing or treating Lyme disease and there is no
'standard of care' or managing the disease.
The guidelines appear as a supplement to the February 2004 edition of Expert
Review of Anti-infective Therapy. The 13-page "evidence-based" guidelines
provide physicians solid direction on which patients to evaluate, which
tests to order, what antibiotics to use, and what steps to take to ensure
concerns over antibiotic use are addressed.
According to ILADS president, Dr. Steven Phillips, "these guidelines will
provide physicians with vital encouragement and validation, as well as
confidence they've sometimes lacked when trying to detect and treat the
disease. Misinformation and conflicting views have caused inconsistencies
and confusion; sometimes at great costs to patients. ILADS' guidelines come
from some of the most respected, published, and experienced medical experts
in the industry. These guidelines should make a big and positive difference
in patients' lives."
ILADS comprises more than 200 medical experts specializing in the direct
treatment of Lyme disease patients. The ILADS members who created the
guidelines include primary care clinicians, researchers, community health
care providers, and patients' advocates.
Regular subscribers will receive the guidelines alongside their journal
issue. If you are not currently a subscriber, the guidelines are available
directly from the association at www.ilads.org.
===
Lyme Disease Information:
www.lymeinfo.net
Lyme Announcements:
groups.yahoo.com/group/lymeinfo/
I subscribe and have a copy. It says symptoms of lyme disease include fatigue, low grade fevers, hot flashes or chills, night sweats, sore throat, swollen glands, stiff neck, migrating arthralgias, stinness and less commonly frank arthritis, myalgia, chest pain and palpitations diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea, sleep disturbance, irritibility and mood swings, poor concentatratin and memory loss, depression, back pain, blurred vision and eye pain, jaw pain, testicular / pelvic pain, tinnitus, vertigo, cranial nerve disturbance facial numbness, pain, tingling, or optic neuritis, headaches, lightheadedness, and dizziness.
If you are trying to convince your doctor you could have Lyme disease this would be invaluable.
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