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Title: Lyme Disease: The Cause, the Cure, the Controversy (Johns Hopkins Health Book) by Alan G. Barbour ISBN: 0-8018-5245-5 Publisher: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr Pub. Date: May, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95

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Average Customer Rating: 1.54 (13 reviews)

Rating: 2
Summary: Like a second opinion doctor who lacks communication skills
Comment:

Unfortunately Alan Barbour's book has nothing to offer the patient, caretaker or public that the 3 best selling Lyme disease books do. Referring to authors Denise Lang, Polly Murray and Karen Forschner.

For scientific information and hard facts Forschner's book comes out on top over Barbour's.

When reading the book one gets the feeling as when sitting in a doctors office. Not the compassionate family doc, nor the reserved but informative specialist, but rather the second opinion doctor. The one who makes an unsuccessful attempt at not criticizing your primary physcian while proclaiming his own agenda.

Barbour seems to ride the medical fence concerning the controversies of Lyme disease, telling us nothing new, in detail or subtly supporting theories that are not proven, such as Post-Lyme Syndrome. The word "cure" is curious in the book's title.

In conclusion the 258 pages could easily be condensed to about 25 for actual worthwhile information.

Alan Barbour M.D. is an esteemed scientist whom may want to consider confining his literary work to peer-reviewed medical journals.

Rating: 1
Summary: Detrimental to those in need of treatment! Take caution.
Comment: I contracted chronic Lyme disease a year ago and was not diagnosed for ten months. During that time I got worse and worse and not one doctor helped me. In fact they were rude and didn't listen. The over all feeling in the medical community is one of disbelief and hostility. This book is the epitome of those feelings. Reading this book made me feel the same way I did listening to a doctor tell me that the positive test was not significant. This book does nothing more than berate those that are already sick and frightened. It makes you feel as though you are the one with the problem. The disease is all in your head. Also I think I should add that the author of this book was appointed to the Lyme Advisory community for California and then was promptly removed because the people that had Lyme Disease were so angry with his attitude towards them. Beware of this book. It will do nothing other than make you feel bad about a disease that is not your fault. Which leads me to the age old question, Which is worse the cure or the disease? When there are books like this on the market perpetuating the horrible attitude towards truly sick people it is neither. Until this opinion is dispelled, there is no disease and there will be no cure despite how sick you really are.

Rating: 1
Summary: Information is not helpful; controversy is not explained
Comment: This book will only confuse you if you are looking for real answers to the Lyme disease controversy or help for an undiagnosed illness. Barbour does not give you enough information to make informed decisions regarding treatment or diagnosis of an actual entrenched and untreated case of Lyme disease. Your money will be better spent buying books by Denise Lang, Karen Forschner, or Polly Murray.

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