Microbiology research responds to medical student's critique of unproven alternative treatments. One-size-fits-all medical guidelines are not based on the full spectrum of evidence.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lyme disease is more than just an itch. It's a growing concern in the United States, affecting thousands of people and their ...

Lyme disease is an infection caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi. It spreads to humans through the bite of infected blacklegged ticks, often called deer ticks. Early symptoms can include: ...

Patients with debilitating symptoms are being diagnosed with a condition that has no clinical definition, writes fourth-year medical student. Treatments may do more harm than good.

Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne illness in the United States, a potentially disabling infection caused by bacteria transmitted through the bite of an infected tick to people and pets.

In a new Johns Hopkins Medicine study, researchers found that male and female patients with early Lyme disease present with different signs of the disease in the symptoms they report, their physical ...