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The Lyme Disease Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Inc.
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Next Regular Meeting - Wednesday, May 21, 2008
7-9 PM at the Kennett Friends Meetinghouse
Location: Kennett Friend Meetinghouse at 250 N. Union Street (Route 82) Kennett Square, PA 19348 Directions & Map
Martin Fried, MD will be speaking at 7:00 PM. The topic of his presentation is “Rashes Associated with Lyme, Bartonella and Mycoplasma.” About Dr Fried =>
Scheduled speakers: See the Events page for more details =>
June 18, 2008 Special Teenagers meeting
Contact us by email at Lymepa@Lymepa.org or call 610-388-7333.
Note: We will try our best to return calls promptly. This is not a live hotline and is covered by volunteers.
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Lyme Protest Meeting - May 7, 2008 ~11 AM - 2 PM
at Congressman Pallone’s office in Long Branch, NJ
The Lyme bill, HR 741, is being held up in committee in congress. Congressman Frank Pallone, NJ, is Chairman of the House Health subcommittee and only he can get this bill out for a vote. As a result, the Lyme Rights group is planning a Lyme Protest at Congressman Pallone’s office to show him we are serious about needing this bill to be passed. Link to Lyme Rights Web Site for details =>
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Check out information on the PA Lyme bills in the PA House and Senate Go =>
Check out information on the Federal Lyme Bills at the LDA web site. Go =>
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Controversy on Treatment of Lyme Disease:
Patients with persistent symptoms after standard antibiotic therapy ( a 2–4 week period recommended by the IDSA) for Lyme disease have been denied further antibiotic treatment as a result of the assertion by the IDSA that long-term infection is rare or nonexistent. This growing controversy regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease is driven by the restrictive conditions imposed on physicians and their patients by the IDSA treatment guidelines.
Click here to read a rebuttal by Raphael Stricker, MD and links to the IDSA and ILADS guidelines.
Also see the link to the LDA petition protesting the IDSA guidelines.
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Lymeteens private Email discussion group for teens
with Lyme and tick-borne diseases.
We believe teens need to have the opportunity to discuss their experiences and feelings in a private Email discussion group. There are now over 100 members in this group nationwide. Members will be carefully screened for appropriateness. Details =>
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Disclaimer & Privacy
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