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Time Canadian Medicare system woke up … letter to editor
May 23, 2013 11:17 am 1 CommentNew Brunswick resident Stephanie Stoneleigh has had enough and wants the News Brunswick health care system to wake up to... View Article
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Winnipeg Free Press: Tick season means pets at risk of Lyme disease
May 23, 2013 11:07 am Comments Off on Winnipeg Free Press: Tick season means pets at risk of Lyme diseaseIt’s roughly the size of the nail on your pinky finger, but it can pose a huge threat to you... View Article
Alberta: Province expands tick surveillance program
May 20, 2013 10:18 am Comments Off on Alberta: Province expands tick surveillance programAlbertans have been asked to keep their eyes peeled for a little black bug over the next few months, one... View Article
Psychiatric guidelines under attack – driven by drug companies
May 19, 2013 12:18 pm Comments Off on Psychiatric guidelines under attack – driven by drug companiesOUR POLITICIANS CAN STOP THIS NONSENSE IF SO MOTIVATED AND NOT DOING THE DRUG COMPANY’S BIDDING. DEMAND THE VICTIM’S EXPERTS, APPOINTED... View Article
US group calling for congressional investigation of the US Center for Disease Control, IDSA, and NIH.
May 19, 2013 12:02 pm Comments Off on US group calling for congressional investigation of the US Center for Disease Control, IDSA, and NIH.This is a much needed investigation and is gaining rapid support throughout the USA… Canada SHOULD WE BE NEXT? …. ie; investigating our quasi-governmental policy... View Article
Delays, Deceit, and Nonsense – US CDC took 5 years to act on Freedom of Information request re: Lyme disease gov’t emails
May 19, 2013 11:41 am Comments Off on Delays, Deceit, and Nonsense – US CDC took 5 years to act on Freedom of Information request re: Lyme disease gov’t emails… “Newby believes the delays were related to the documents’ content, which, she said, “reveal a disturbing picture of a... View Article
Calgary – CBC: Langevin Bridge will go green for Lyme awareness
May 19, 2013 7:57 am Comments Off on Calgary – CBC: Langevin Bridge will go green for Lyme awarenessCalgary’s Langevin Bridge will turn green Saturday night to raise awareness for Lyme disease. The first World Lyme Disease Day... View Article
Resident gets ticked off by government inaction
May 14, 2013 7:58 am Comments Off on Resident gets ticked off by government inactionIn Canada, if a dog contacts Lyme disease, it has a far better chance of receiving timely diagnosis and treatment,... View Article
Ottawa… Fighting Lyme Disease
May 13, 2013 9:24 am 3 CommentsA small bug is causing big problems for hundreds of Canadians. The deer tick can carry bacteria that cause Lyme... View Article
Lyme disaease awareness boosted with Victoria events
May 4, 2013 9:09 pm Comments Off on Lyme disaease awareness boosted with Victoria eventsBy Staff Writer – Victoria News Published: May 02, 2013 4:00 PM Updated: May 02, 2013 4:40 PM A... View Article
Multiple events across Canada for May Lyme Awareness Month
May 3, 2013 6:37 pm 5 CommentsMay is Lyme disease awareness month, here is a list of the balance of May awareness events across Canada. For... View Article
Lyme Disease Association of Alberta presents Dr. Aparna Taylor on May 22nd for Lyme Awareness education
May 1, 2013 11:15 pm Comments Off on Lyme Disease Association of Alberta presents Dr. Aparna Taylor on May 22nd for Lyme Awareness educationOn May 22nd, the newly formed Lyme Disease Association of Alberta will be sponsoring a speech given by Dr. Aparna... View Article
The Early Dissemination Defect Attributed to Disruption of Decorin-Binding Proteins Is Abolished in Chronic Murine Lyme Borreliosis
April 17, 2013 5:15 am Comments Off on The Early Dissemination Defect Attributed to Disruption of Decorin-Binding Proteins Is Abolished in Chronic Murine Lyme Borreliosisdoi: 10.1128/IAI.01359-12 Infect. Immun. May 2013 vol. 81 no. 5 1663-1673 Denise M. Imaia, D. Scott Samuelsb, Sunlian Fenga, Emir Hodzica, Kim Olsena and Stephen W.... View Article
New study to discover preventive use of antibiotics for Lyme disease
April 16, 2013 8:52 am Comments Off on New study to discover preventive use of antibiotics for Lyme diseaseAt the start of the “Tick Week”, the Netherlands National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) and Wageningen... View Article
Listen to Kathryn Maroun, host of the TV show ‘What A Catch’ and Mount Allison University biologist Vett Lloyd discuss Lyme disease
April 9, 2013 12:57 pm Comments Off on Listen to Kathryn Maroun, host of the TV show ‘What A Catch’ and Mount Allison University biologist Vett Lloyd discuss Lyme diseaseKathryn Maroun, host of popular TV show about fishing, What A Catch, discusses Lyme disease with David Doggett of Maritime... View Article
Toronto’s Famous CN Tower Goes Green for May Lyme Awareness Month!
April 4, 2013 9:02 am 1 CommentThanks to the hard work and persistence of a fiesty Lyme disease sufferer, Toronto’s famous CN Tower will be lit... View Article