Medical community failing Lyme patients, Calgary doctor says

Elizabeth Payne, Ottawa Citizien, May 16th, 2016 Canada’s medical establishment came under pressure at a national conference into Lyme disease... View Article

Lyme Bacteria Hides Inside Parasitic Worms, Causing Chronic Brain Diseases

WASHINGTON, May 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — The examination of autopsied brain tissues from patients who died of serious neurological conditions has... View Article

Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer says, “We are sure it is underreported,” and “We think the numbers are much higher.”

May 13th, 2016 Ottawa Citizen There are few Canadian health issues as emotionally charged as Lyme disease, with growing numbers... View Article

Toronto identifies areas where ticks that cause Lyme disease are found

[CanLyme Note: Re: this statement, “Blacklegged ticks that can spread Lyme disease found in 4 areas of city”. This statement is... View Article

Dr. Ted Cormode – Lyme disease from my perspective as a pediatrician and father of Lyme disease victim in Canada

Dr. Ted Cormode is a well respected retired pediatrician from Ontario who now resides in British Columbia. He relates his... View Article

Lyme Disease: Beyond Erythema Migrans

Feb, 2016 Herbert B. Allen, et al Journal of Clinical & Experimental Dermatology Research Abstract Background: With the recent discoveries of... View Article

California is where BC ticks come from: Tick-Borne Diseases in California – It’s Not Just Lyme and It’s Not Just Deer Ticks!

[canLyme Note: Ignore the spelling errors in the below, as it is an unedited article. This is an important summation... View Article

CTV News Toronto, Canada: Within four years 80% of population will be living with Lyme disease carrying ticks

April 22, 2016 CTV reporter Pauline Chan warns the public to beware as tick season is upon us. She also... View Article

New Lyme Disease Study Reveals Strong Reporting Bias

David Michael Conner Huffington Post On March 31, the New England Journal of Medicine published a study that concludes, “In patients... View Article

Physicians and patients weigh in on latest poorly designed study that raises the question, “Why?”, and, “Who is driving this spin?”

Randomized Trial of Longer-Term Therapy for Symptoms Attributed to Lyme Disease Comment “Persister research needs to account for morphological variability... View Article

Boston, Massachusetts: Response to Boston Globe editorial against the Lyme bill

March 29th, 2016 The Massachusetts Lyme Legislative Task Force responds to a recent editorial from the Boston Globe, which opposed legislation to require insurance... View Article

Edmonton, Alberta: You’ll be seeing more ticks this spring

March 28th, 2016 CTV Alberta Primetime Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation director and PhD candidate Janet Sperling is interviewed by CTV’s... View Article

Researchers investigate four promising new treatments for Lyme disease

March 29, 2016 Thea Singer … “I find it amazing that when you show up at the doctor’s office you are... View Article

HOW POPE FRANCIS HELPED A YOUNG GIRL FROM BROOKLYN BATTLING LYME DISEASE

Jim Dolan Monday, March 28, 2016 11:39AM BATH BEACH, Brooklyn (WABC) — For Julia Bruzzese, every day is a gift... View Article

Halifax, NS, Canada: We must understand risk of ticks & Lyme Disease

By Brenda Sterling-Goodwin March 24th, 2016, Chronicle Herald newspaper Halifax, NS, Canada As migrating birds return this spring, they will... View Article

WHAT MIGHT SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH DUE TO LYME DISEASE LOOK LIKE?

by Daniel J. Cameron, MD MPH “Although rare, sudden cardiac death caused by Lyme disease might be an under-recognized entity,”... View Article

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