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Either works

Either works in context but the meanings are opposite: should it be prescribe or proscribe in the legislation section? Him (talk) 22:21, 22 January 2011 (UTC)

Yes. --Idiot numbre 188 (talk) 22:25, 22 January 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, that should've been prescribe. Thunderkatz^Ho! 22:31, 22 January 2011 (UTC)

Biased view of Chronic Lyme Disease

There is currently a lot of evidence to suggest that Chronic Lyme Disease does exist. Even the NHS acknolwedges that:

The 2010 Lyme disease healthguide pathway on the NHS Map of Medicine (online link here ) acknowledges there is doubt in which position is correct: “there is current evidence to support both IDSA and ILADS schools of thought and it may be some time until one set of guidelines becomes generally more accepted than the other.”

It also states: “In the absence of current consensus between IDSA and ILADS: longer course (more than 21 days) of antibiotics may be beneficial in some sub-groups of patients, eg Lyme encephalopathy, post-Lyme disease, after consultation with Lyme experts.”

Your article is very biased and does not adequately represent the doctors and medical professionals that believe that chronic Lyme exists.

For more information, I'd recommend the book Cure Unknown: Inside the Lyme Epidemic by science writer Pamela Weintraub. I'd also recommend the new book Treatment of Chronic Lyme Disease: Fifty-One Case Reports and Essays in Their Regard by MD, FACP, FIDSA Burton A. Waisbren Sr.

There are also many studies which show evidence of persistence of Borrelia species post antibiotic exposure in vivo and in vitro

You realize asking people to buy a book is kinda unreasonable due to the concepts called "expensive" and "poor" existing, right? In vitro and in vivo studies are weak evidence. http://www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalraptorblog.php/the-hierarchy-of-scientific-evidence-keys-to-skepticism/ I can't access any of your other links. Chronic Lyme disease is not medically recognized. The term for that disease is actually: post-lyme disease syndrome. http://www.cdc.gov/lyme/postlds/ You realize pdf actually goes against your point? Good try but you lose. ClickerClock (talk) 23:08, 24 October 2015 (UTC)