3 NOTES: House Subcommittee Hearing On Lyme Disease

Here are some very rough notes from today's hearing on Lyme disease in Washington, DC. Please be aware that notes on about 5 minutes of testimony are missing towards the end of the day's hearing. If the webcast is archived, viewers may wish to refer to it to make their own notes. House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, & Human Rights hearing 2PM EDT Tuesday, July 17, 2012 2172 Rayburn HOB Washington, DC, USA "Global Challenges in Diagnosing and Managing Lyme Disease - Closing Knowledge Gaps" OPENING...

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0 House Subcommittee Hearing On Lyme Disease

In the "this could be interesting to watch" file: HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING ON LYME The Lyme Disease Association, Inc (LDA) announces that the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, & Human Rights will hold a hearing 2PM EDT, on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 in 2172 Rayburn HOB in Washington, DC. The hearing, Global Challenges in Diagnosing and Managing Lyme Disease - Closing Knowledge Gaps, will be webcast and available live via the Committee website: http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearings/view/?1455 US...

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2 Microarray Analyses of Inflammation Response of Human Dermal Fibroblasts to Different Strains of B. burgdorferi S.S.

This interesting abstract just got posted on PubMed and is in PLoSONE: Microarray Analyses of Inflammation Response of Human Dermal Fibroblasts to Different Strains of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Stricto Schramm F, Kern A, Barthel C, Nadaud S, Meyer N, Jaulhac B, Boulanger N. Abstract In Lyme borreliosis, the skin is the key site of bacterial inoculation by the infected tick, and of cutaneous manifestations, erythema migrans and acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans. We explored the role of fibroblasts, the resident cells of the dermis, in...

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0 WBUR Series: Living With Lyme

On June 26, 2012, WBUR, Boston's NPR (National Public Radio) station, 90.9, began publishing a series, "Living With Lyme", on their website. The series of articles are accompanied by free downloadable podcasts and sometimes photos and slideshows. In addition to these articles, a live streaming video discussion on Lyme disease was broadcast on June 28 and is available online in its archives. Additional Lyme disease related articles continue to be published on WBUR after the initial series was posted. Here is a comprehensive list of all the...

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