It's something I rarely hear in the news during the summertime -- lyme disease. This disease, most often associated with the common tick, can be fatal in a small number of cases but is usually treatable. In fact, did you know that President Bush recently admitted to having Lyme Disease treatment?

As such, the media discussion has flared up again on ticks and lyme disease. If you've ever worked outside in the spring or summer, you've probably seen ticks, and they seem to like pets (dogs) as well. Ticks are nor harmless, though. Just like mosquitoes, they can transmit disease.

Yet, tests for lyme disease is not detectable when inside the human body using standard test batteries. Current tests only are good for finding the antibodies inside your body that are fighting the lyme bacteria -- but not the disease itself. Why aren't better techniques available? Your guess is as good as mine.