How to Remove a Tick
If a tick is removed within 24 hours, the chances of it transmitting Lyme disease or other infections are less.
Not all tick removal methods are safe. Certain removal methods may increase your chances of contracting Lyme disease.
Safe Tick RemovalThunder Bay health unit changes priority to collect deer ticks CBC News Posted: Jul 2, 2013 1:17 PM ET An increase... View Article
David Leggett tells his story and pleads with the Canadian government to step up to the plate, support Bill C-442,... View Article
UNF Researchers Make Big Discovery About Lyme Disease [CanLyme note: Lone star ticks will make their way into Canada and... View Article
Two Hamilton-area women are among the growing number of Canadians with Lyme disease paying tens of thousands of dollars to... View Article
Adding silver to antibiotics makes them 10 to 1,000 times more effective at fighting infections, research suggests. Silver has been... View Article
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit is warning the public after the first tick collected from a human this year has... View Article
PUBLISHED 17 June 2013 Julia Marshall-Wessendorf, 37, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2010 An MRI scan showedlesions on her ... View Article
Press Release Lyme Disease — Debatable Motion in the New Brunswick Legislature June 14, 2013 Fredericton,NB- New Maryland Sunbury West... View Article
She takes few steps towards the camera. As wobbly, as unsure, as unsteady as a baby’s precarious first steps. As... View Article
Int J Med Sci 2013; 10(7):915-931. doi:10.7150/ijms.6273 Abstract The aim of this study was to determine the cause of illness... View Article
CBC News – Posted: Jun 7, 2013 It’s tick season and the Essex Region Conservation Authority has already received a number... View Article
Biologist Vett Lloyd says it’s no longer a localized problem and everyone should be on alert CBC News – Posted: Jun ... View Article
A thief who stole cards full of money meant to help Chelsey Livingston-Rector battle Lyme disease, may have robbed her... View Article
By Mark McNeil The Hamilton area is facing an infestation of brown dog ticks and health authorities are worried an... View Article
In this episode of The Maritime Outdoorsman, Dave talks about the NOT so great outdoors. After telling about his encounter... View Article
Tick’d Off Original Air Date: Friday, May 31, 2013 Alberta’s tick surveillance program is gathering data on just how many ... View Article
