How to Remove a Tick
New podcast: Brain retraining with Dr. Patrick Porter
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Spiroplasma ixodetis Infections in Immunocompetent and Immunosuppressed Patients after Tick Exposure, Sweden
“Spiroplasma spp. are intracellular organisms that belong to the class Mollicutes, which include Mycoplasma spp. These bacteria have a single-layer... View Article
Long-Lyme discussed with, ‘Medical gaslighting’ harming long-COVID patients, Fong A, Healthy Debate 22-07-13:’
Healthy Debate Response 22-07-14 “‘Medical gaslighting’ harming long-COVID patients, Fong A, Healthy Debate 22-07-13: https://healthydebate.ca/2022/07/topic/medical-gaslighting-long-covid/ “Pandemics disable people — the... View Article
CMAJ: Lyme disease in a neonate complicated by the Jarisch–Herxheimer reaction
“A 21-day-old girl presented to the emergency department of an Ontario children’s hospital in early summer with a 1-day history... View Article
A New Look at Chronic Lyme
By Pamela Weintraub “Many physicians who treat tick-borne diseases now combine conventional medicine with gentler integrative strategies — and more... View Article
CTV News: 14.5% of world population has or had Lyme disease: analysis
A recent analysis estimates more than one-tenth of the world’s population likely has or at some point had tick-borne Lyme disease. Research... View Article
Ticks and Lyme disease are on the rise in Canada, experts warn. Here’s what you need to know
Canada has seen a steep rise in reported Lyme disease cases in recent years, and as the planet warms, those numbers... View Article
B.C. Canada: Five things to know about Lyme disease and ticks in B.C.
[CanLyme Note: 14 percent of the world population represents 1.09 billion people infected with Lyme disease yet the Canadian government and... View Article
Lyme Borreliosis and Associations With Mental Disorders and Suicidal Behavior: A Nationwide Danish Cohort Study
Abstract Objective: Lyme borreliosis is a tick-borne infectious disease that may confer an increased risk of mental disorders, but previous... View Article
Don’t throw away that deer tick. Researchers at Mount Allison want to study it
CBC News: June 12, 2022 Study may help reduce the risk of humans contracting Lyme disease When most Maritimers find... View Article
Experts expect bad year for ticks as disease-carrying bugs expand range in Canada
Lyndsay Armstrong, The Canadian Press HALIFAX — The prevalence of ticks that can carry Lyme disease is expected to be... View Article
Living with Lyme: Tiny Terror the Truth About Ticks
May 25, 2022 Good Documentary by a News Reporter that has Been Through it Herself Watch full video
This Tick Can Make You Allergic to Meat, and It’s Spreading
Work on genetically modified pigs might provide a solution to the strange illness “Kristina Carlson didn’t think much about the... View Article
Montreal Gazette: Quebec opening 15 long-COVID and Lyme disease clinics
[CanLyme Note: If these clinics as regards to Lyme disease are to be bound to follow the current Association of Medical... View Article
CBC News: This Toronto woman says she’s ‘living in hell’ as ticks invade her back yard
May 18, 2022 Michelle Snider says she’s has had to pull 25 to 30 ticks off her dogs and herself... View Article
Global TV News: Nova Scotia has the highest tick-to-human ratio in the country: biology professor
By Alexa MacLean, Global News May 17th, 2022 A biology professor who studies ticks for a living says Nova Scotians should expect... View Article