Special Report: Activists Force Review of Lyme Disease Guideline...

Courtesy MedPage Today Infectious Disease  Fri, 07/11/2008 - 11:56

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Ardent proponents of the much-disputed notion of chronic Lyme disease, backed by this state's attorney general, have won a concession by the Infectious Diseases Society of America, which has agreed to reevaluate its guidelines that cover the issue.

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