When I read a well written and sensibly crafted article like this one, I start to question the whole Lyme Disease thing.
Just when I feel committed to the reality and the process, articles like this throw a wrench in the works.
Another perspective on Lyme Disease
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This article was written at a time when NH had a bill before the legislature to specifically allow for the extended use of ABX by LLMDs. It would have prevented them from Medical Society action and was the first step in mandatory coverage by insurance companies. The Bill was defeated. It will re-surface. So, taken in that context we shouldn’t necessarily expect him to lay out his actual defence of the IDSA….which he doesn’t. While acknowledging his empathy for chronically ill and (briefly) touching on the nature of the “placebo effect” and the anti-inflammatory nature of some ABX he all but brushes away the rheams of evidence that people can, and do get better on ABX treatment.
I would caution that this article, though well-written, lacks the actual argument point-counterpoint that is necessary to objectively state the case for “Chronic Lyme.” But, then again, that wasn’t the purpose of the article. It was to refute the need for legislation to define the scope of medical practice. Every doctor opposes this.
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As always, Bob, you’re the voice of reason. Thanks!