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Neuroscience: how do contrarians think?
February 26, 2018 1:04 pm Comments Off on Neuroscience: how do contrarians think?February 25, 2018 (translated from French)… What happens in the brain of a man who chooses to free himself from... View Article
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Neurosciences : comment pensent les anticonformistes ?
February 26, 2018 12:09 pm Comments Off on Neurosciences : comment pensent les anticonformistes ?February 25th, 2018 Que se passe-t-il dans le cerveau d’un homme qui choisit de s’affranchir de l’opinion commune ? Les neurosciences s’intéressent depuis de nombreuses... View Article
HAIR LOSS IN LYME DISEASE – THE LAST STRAW?
February 25, 2018 1:32 pm Comments Off on HAIR LOSS IN LYME DISEASE – THE LAST STRAW?by Daniel J. Cameron, MD MPH In a recent issue of the American Journal of Dermatopathology, Lynch and colleagues report on... View Article
Quebec wildlife agents want Lyme disease recognized as occupational hazard
February 14, 2018 7:14 pm 1 CommentCBC News February 14th, 2018 With Lyme disease diagnoses on the rise, wildlife agents want better care and prevention help... View Article
Canadian Lyme Consortium makes announcement to Lyme community
February 6, 2018 11:46 am 26 CommentsFebruary 6th, 2018 On behalf of a growing team of scientists, advocates, and clinicians, we wanted to let you know... View Article
Canadian Lyme Consortium envoie un message à la communauté de la maladie de Lyme
February 6, 2018 11:44 am Comments Off on Canadian Lyme Consortium envoie un message à la communauté de la maladie de Lyme6 février 2018 Au nom d’une équipe grandissante de scientifiques, de défenseurs et de cliniciens, nous tenons à vous informer... View Article
Cranial neuropathy and severe pain due to early disseminated Borrelia burgdorferi infection
January 28, 2018 9:50 pm Comments Off on Cranial neuropathy and severe pain due to early disseminated Borrelia burgdorferi infectionPublished January 23rd, 2018 doi:10.1136/bcr-2017-223307 [CanLyme Note: What is sick about this case report is that this man’s health outcome, which should... View Article
An Unusual Cluster of Neuroinvasive Lyme Disease Cases Presenting With Bannwarth Syndrome in the Midwest United States
January 27, 2018 6:09 pm Comments Off on An Unusual Cluster of Neuroinvasive Lyme Disease Cases Presenting With Bannwarth Syndrome in the Midwest United States[CanLyme note: This statement, “Garin-Bujadoux-Bannwarth syndrome (Bannwarth syndrome [BWS]) is an uncommon manifestation of neuroinvasive Lyme disease (LD) caused by infection... View Article
Human seroprevalence of Borrelia miyamotoi in Manitoba, Canada, in 2011-2014: a cross-sectional study.
January 27, 2018 2:20 pm 2 CommentsCMAJ Open. 2017 Sep 6;5(3):E690-E693. doi: 10.9778/cmajo.20170070. Kadkhoda K, et al Abstract BACKGROUND: Hard tick-borne relapsing fever caused by Borrelia miyamotoi... View Article
France – Maladie de Lyme: 300 malades vont déposer plainte au pénal dès janvier
January 23, 2018 4:53 pm Comments Off on France – Maladie de Lyme: 300 malades vont déposer plainte au pénal dès janvierDec 20, 2017 300 personnes atteintes de la maladie de Lyme vont porter plainte au pénal, début janvier. Des plaintes... View Article
Lyme in the maritimes: Health P.E.I. should re-evaluate efforts at prevention and diagnosis of tick-borne diseases
January 10, 2018 1:18 pm Comments Off on Lyme in the maritimes: Health P.E.I. should re-evaluate efforts at prevention and diagnosis of tick-borne diseasesBY CHRIS ROBINSON [ – Chris Robinson is a health economist / epidemiologist, and former head of Evidence and Risk Assessment... View Article
Saskatoon women frustrated with provincial testing methods for Lyme disease
January 9, 2018 12:16 pm Comments Off on Saskatoon women frustrated with provincial testing methods for Lyme diseaseErin Petrow, Saskatoon Starphoenix January 8th, 2018 When Danielle Briske started having severe migrating muscle pain and weakness, plus a... View Article
Legislative Package To Fight Lyme Disease Introduced In NY
December 29, 2017 12:44 pm Comments Off on Legislative Package To Fight Lyme Disease Introduced In NYDecember 29th, A package of state legislation aimed at fighting Lyme and tick-borne diseases is being introduced ahead of the... View Article
Canadian legend passes away – helped raise money for CanLyme – Johnny Bower
December 27, 2017 9:32 pm 2 CommentsDecember 27th, 2017 Johnny Bower, Canadian hockey legend and amazing humanitarian passed away on December 26th, 2017. He was a... View Article
CANADA, CASE REPORT: New-onset Bell palsy and Lyme disease
December 27, 2017 9:27 am 1 Comment[Canlyme Note: It is important for physicians to be aware that treatment duration is to be determined by the clinical presentation... View Article
You must check your pets paws for ticks!!
December 26, 2017 11:14 am 1 CommentDaily tick checks and using tick repellents on your pets is a must when you live in a tick endemic... View Article