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July 1, 2011

 

Chronic Lyme disease: Does it exist and should it be treated with long-term antibiotics? Join us for a live chat Friday, July 1 at noon EST (11 am CST, 10 am MST, 9 am PST) about Lyme disease, including the controversial issue of whether patients should be treated with long-term antibiotics for chronic Lyme disease. Morning Call health reporter Milton D. Carrero will chat with representatives from the two main organizations managing the treatment of Lyme disease in the United States. Dr. Lawrence Zemel of the Infectious Diseases Society of America and Dr. Daniel Cameron from the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society will answer your questions. Send questions in advance to milton.carrero@mcall.com.

 

 

Dr. Lawrence Zemel is Chief of the Division of Rheumatology at the CT Children's Medical Center and Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Connecticut. Dr. Zemel is a graduate of New York's Brooklyn College and SUNY Buffalo followed by residency at Buffalo's Children's Hospital and fellowships at Tufts-New England Medical Center and Boston Children's Hospital. Dr. Zemel, works in the field of Pediatric Rheumatology and Pediatrics, and has expertise in multiple areas, including Lyme Disease, Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) and Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis.

 

Dr. Daniel Cameron graduated from the University of Minnesota School of Medicine and Public Health followed by residencies at Beth Israel Medical Center and Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York. Dr. Cameron is widely recognized for conducting epidemiologic research while practicing medicine. He has been viewed as a pioneer in Lyme disease as an author of practice guidelines, analytic reviews, and clinical trials. He currently sees patients in his private practice in Mt. Kisco, New York while continuing his research and writing. He maintains the website LymeProject.com.

 

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Edited June 29, 2011 by philamom

[tpotter]

Thanks for sharing this. I'm definitely going to plan to watch it.

[philamom]

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[philamom]

For anyone who missed this, there will be a full transcript of the discussion posted at mcall.com/healthchat shortly.

[KaraM]

I tried to participate in the discussion, but they did not post my questions. Did that happen to anyone else? When the topic of co-infections came up I asked for their thoughts on Bartonella suppressing the immune system and possibly resulting in negative LYme results. I also asked if they knew of any studies connecting Bartonella and OCD. Maybe because I focused on Bartonella as opposed to Lyme, they didn't include my comments. Hmmmm.

[philamom]

I'm sure there was an overwhelming amount of questions asked, and unfortunately, not enough time to address them. I wish they would have extended the discussion.

[mama2alex]

Thanks for posting this! I read the transcript and it was interesting. Its hard to understand why Dr Zemel and the people at IDSA are so closed-minded. It doesn't seem to matter how much evidence ILADS presents or how many patients they help, the IDSA just isn't listening. Thank goodness for the brave and open-minded doctors who follow ILADS!