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LYME DISEASE PATIENTS:
March, 2001
Two of the most prominent physicians in the treatment of chronic Lyme disease, Dr. Joseph Burrascano and Dr. Richard Horowitz are currently being unjustly tried by the Office of Professional Medical Conduct (OPMC), the medical licensing arm of the New York State Department of Health.
Both Dr. Burrascano and Dr. Horowitz are at risk of losing their licenses to practice medicine essentially because of their willingness to offer aggressive treatment to chronic Lyme disease patients.
They are being tried by an OPMC that has stated in writing that they believe that Lyme disease is almost always cured by 3 weeks of antibiotics! [Webmasters Note: See OPMC Letters ]
If the OPMC is permitted to go ahead with these trials and take the licenses from these doctors, it will have a chilling effect on the medical climate throughout the country, with most Lyme patients losing their access to effective care.
YOUR HELP IS URGENTLY NEEDED:
1) LEGAL DEFENSE FUNDS: Financial contributions are urgently needed to provide the best possible legal defense for these physicians.
For contributions to Dr. Horowitz's Legal Defense
Fund, please mail
to:
Horowitz Legal Defense Fund
c/o Monica Miller
PO Box 410
Kinderhook, NY 12106
Contributions for Dr. Burrascano should be mailed to:
Burrascano Legal Defense Fund
c/o Monica Miller
PO Box 410
Kinderhook, NY 12106
2) LOBBY DAY: If you are a New York State resident,
or if you are
being treated for Lyme disease by a New York State
physician, it is
essential that you attend
Lobby Day on March 27th. New Yorkers will travel to
Albany to attend
a
teach in and to meet with legislators to advocate
for:
---- Legislative hearings to investigate the bias of
the OPMC in
regard to Lyme disease physicians AND a MORATORIUM on
the OPMC's
action against the Lyme doctors until such hearings
can be held.
---- Reform of the laws governing the OPMC which have
permitted them
to use their police power to enforce bias and violate
patient's
rights to treatment choice.
We need large numbers of Lyme disease patients, family
and friends in
order to show our legislators that this is an
important New York State
issue. If you live in New York State or are treated
by a Lyme disease
physician in New York State, please sign up with:
a) Sue at SSchr32899@aol.com or 413-247-5884.
b) (After 3/18/01) Joan at JGreen1471@aol.com or
212-932-0359
Thanks,
Voices of Lyme
Voices of Lyme is a grassroots organization of Lyme
disease patients.
Lobby Day
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