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Controversy infects Lyme Disease treatment, diagnosis - StamfordAdvocate

The infectious disease doctors that put together the treatment guidelines have interests in other areas, including the insurance companies.'' Blumenthal brought an anti-trust action against the Infectious Disease Society of America last year after determining that the panel drawing up the treatment guidelines had conflicts of interest. The current guidelines do not call for treating Lyme Disease with antibiotics for more than a few weeks, and recommend a

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