Scientists seek better tests for Lyme
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070813/ap_on_he_me/healthbeat_lyme_disease"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070813/capt.82a056c07032476da12a37a1e9dc072d.healthbeat_lyme_disease_wx113.jpg?x=87&y=130&sig=P1Nip8QPlKtAZs0MrrOarQ--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="In this photo released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this 2007 photograph depicts the pathognomonic erythematous rash in the pattern of a ?bull?s-eye?, which manifested at the site of a tick bite on this Maryland woman?s posterior right upper arm, who?d subsequently contracted Lyme disease. President Bush's recently revealed treatment for Lyme disease makes him part of an unfortunate trend: The tick-borne infection is on the rise, with cases more than doubling in the last 15 years. (AP Photo/Centers for Disease Control, James Gathany)" border="0" /></a>AP - President Bush's recently revealed treatment for Lyme disease makes him part of an unfortunate trend: The tick-borne infection is on the rise, with cases more than doubling in the past 15 years. The good news is that most patients, like Bush, take antibiotics for a few weeks and are cured, especially if they were diagnosed early.</p><br clear="all"/>

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