Avril Lavigne: a new voice for Lyme Disease?
Avril Lavigne: a new voice for Lyme Disease?
The Canadian singer is attracting attention for announcing she has Lyme Disease. Su-Ling Goh spoke to others who are praising her honesty.
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[Canlyme Note: It is important for physicians to be aware that treatment duration is to be determined by the clinical presentation not by preset limitations. The only recognized guidelines that meet the Institute of Medicine GRADE level criteria, which are the only Lyme disease guidelines published on the US government guideline website, are those published by…
Fox 9 TV Minnesota: Tick bite proves fatal for Minnesota man
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June 30th, 2016 (KMSP) – There’s yet another reason to protect yourself from tick bites this summer. Health officials are warning people about a disease that can stop your heart. Steve Stolz noticed something was wrong with his heart while he was walking up a hill. “It should be fine and something doesn’t feel right,”…
U.S. Center for Disease Control releases statement; Lyme disease cases seriously under-reported – now 300,000 cases per year
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“…Each year, more than 30,000 cases of Lyme disease are reported to CDC, making it the most commonly reported tick-borne illness in the United States. The new estimate suggests that the total number of people diagnosed with Lyme disease is roughly 10 times higher than the yearly reported number. This new estimate supports studies published in the 1990s…
Road to recovery long, painful for Lyme victims
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May 9th, 2014 by Amy Smart, Times Colonist, Victoria, BC The first alarm bell went off for Dr. Ted Cormode when his daughter called from her car saying she was frightened. The Langford woman had numbness in her neck, going up the side of her face, Cormode said. His daughter, 43, has since been diagnosed…
New podcast: Navigating Lyme disease with scientist and author Dr. Shelley Ball
This week Sarah is joined by Dr. Shelley Ball, an evolutionary ecologist, fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, and Founder and President of Biosphere Environmental Education, a social enterprise focused on connecting people with nature. She was also a founding member of the inaugural Homeward Bound Women In Science Leadership Expedition to Antarctica. In…
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A technology backed by Bill Gates may revolutionize diagnostics for Lyme disease
Diana Pryor, CNBC news associate February 7th, 2017 While the medical and health community is putting a spotlight on diseases like Zika, Ebola and tuberculosis, another disease, transmitted by ticks, is getting little notice: Lyme disease. The ticks that carry Lyme disease are spreading rapidly across the U.S. and are now located in nearly half…