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Year-end Donation Reminder
28
DEC
2011
With your support, LymeDisease.org (formerly CALDA) will continue to shed light on issues of critical importance to Lyme patients...to advocate and educate...and help fund needed medical research.
Click here to make a tax-deductible donation to LymeDisease.org. Read More »
NEWS: Massachusetts facing a "Lyme crisis"
21
DEC
2011
Writing as a guest columnist in a MA newspaper, Lyme activist Trish McCleary says Lyme patients are being turned away by doctors and hospitals in the state. She calls for immediate action by legislators. Read More »
NEWS: Overcoming Lyme, graduating with honors
16
DEC
2011
From the Kalamazoo Gazette: Twelve years ago, he was severely debilitated by Lyme and needed a wheelchair. Now, he's recovered his health, graduated with honors from college, and will walk across the stage to pick up his diploma. Read More »
NEWS: Dr. Jones' legal appeal to be heard by CT Supreme Court
08
DEC
2011
New developments in the case of Lyme-treating pediatrician Dr. Charles Jones. Connecticut's top court has agreed to hear a key aspect of his appeal. Read More »
Still time to take Lyme patient survey; end date is Dec. 31
05
DEC
2011
If you haven't taken LymeDisease.org's patient survey yet, please take a moment to share your views. The patient perspective on Lyme treatment options is largely ignored by the medical establishment. With information from this important survey, we hope to change that! Read More »
NEWS: Wisconsin Lyme patients rally around embattled MD
28
NOV
2011
Dr. John Gregory Hoffman, MD, a beloved Wisconsin doctor who has treated Lyme patients for 20 years, has had his license suspended by the state medical board. Supporters have been working to help Lyme patients left without a treating physician, and to raise money for his legal defense. Read More »
NEWS: ILADS lights up NYC’s Times Square with Lyme message
24
NOV
2011
The International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society is running a powerful public awareness campaign to create greater understanding of the dangers of Lyme disease, thanks to a special donation of advertising time on the CBS JumboTron. Read More »
NEWS: New scientific findings about Morgellons disease
15
NOV
2011
Morgellons is a mysterious condition that is sometimes called the "fiber disease." Along with other symptoms, sufferers will find what appears to be small fibers sticking out of their skin. Many people with Morgellons also have Lyme disease. Mainstream medicine tends to... Read More »
LDO achieved Gold level: Committment To Transparency