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In this episode, Sarah speaks with Rossana Magnotta, who established the G. Magnotta Foundation in honour of her late husband, Gabe, who passed away after a courageous battle with Lyme disease. The G. Magnotta Foundation leads scientific research into Lyme disease at the University of Guelph in Ontario.
Marcia McDougall | May 1, 2014 May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month, a global initiative targeted at raising awareness of this debilitating condition. The fact that most people—and employers—aren’t familiar with the disease, its symptoms and treatment options indicates that a campaign to raise its profile is needed, especially as the incidence of Lyme disease…
By EMMA INNES PUBLISHED: 22:44 GMT, 8 January 2014 …”The experimental technology has already been used to identify lung, skin, ovarian, and womb cancers as well as other diseases including lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, Lyme disease and motor neurone disease”. Heating a patient’s blood could provide a simple new test for cervical cancer, say researchers. The plasma thermogram…
On Thursday, October 10th, The Nature of Things with David Suzuki aired their episode on Lyme disease. https://www.cbc.ca/natureofthings/episodes/ticked-off-the-mystery-of-lyme-disease (only available for viewing inside Canada) We have had many comments while others have offered comments at the above link. The general consensus is that if any rational person watched Dr. Gary Wormser from the Infectious Disease…
Eur J Public Health. 2017 Jun 1;27(3):538-547. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckw269. Abstract BACKGROUND: Lyme borreliosis (LB) is the most frequently reported tick-borne infection in Europe and North America. The aim of this study was to estimate the cost-of-illness of LB in the Netherlands. We used available incidence estimates from 2010 for tick bite consultations and three symptomatic LB outcomes:…
Another successful year building capacity and knowledge within the Canadian science community. These funded students will be our near-future experts. “Overview On May 2017, Mount Allison University announced the formation of the Mount Allison Lyme Research Network, formed with support of the Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation. This network consists of 14 researchers united to provide…
Watch Elizabeth May as she introduces Bill C-442 into parliament for second reading on March 3rd, 2014. Twenty minutes in length. Watch now
