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June 15, 2015, CTV National news air brief news piece on Lyme Disease after the morning show, Canada AM, interviewed Dr. Neil Rau. Dr Rau was providing poor information to the public on the spread of the ticks and disease in Canada, where you are at risk, and the accuracy of testing. See Dr. Rau’s…
Background: The first recognized cases of Borrelia miyamotoi disease (BMD) in North America were reported in the northeastern United States in 2013. Objective: To further describe the clinical spectrum and laboratory findings for BMD. Design: Case series. Setting: Patients presenting to primary care offices, emergency departments, or urgent care clinics in 2013 and 2014. Participants:…
Medscape: written by Janis C. Kelly June 12, 2015 Borrelia miyamotoi disease (BMD), a tick-borne infection that can cause more severe symptoms than Lyme disease, was first reported in the northeastern United States in 2013 but is becoming more common and should be considered in all areas where deer tick–transmitted infections are endemic, according to a case-series published…
June 13th, 2015 PETERBOROUGH — Love doesn’t just come in the form of friendship. It can also involve bringing attention to someone’s illness and educating all of Canada on how it can help. Daniel Corso and his friend Tanner Cookson have decided to ride their bikes in honour of their dear friend, Adelaine Nohara, and…
[CanLyme note: It is our position this is not a new tick-borne disease. There has been no test for it in humans for decades. Recent Canadian research has shown it is present in ticks across our country. This is not a Lyme-like illness, Lyme disease is a borreliosis caused by many genotypes within the genus borrelia,…
June 12, 2015 Carey Goldberg From the Northeast to the Midwest and beyond, it’s high season for Lyme disease. An estimated 300,000 Americans are diagnosed with the spreading, tickborne disease every year. Most can be successfully treated with antibiotics, but for some, symptoms persist for months and even years – pain, fatigue, arthritis. For me,…
The scary truth about this sneaky illness. by ZAHRA BARNES JUNE 1, 2015 After you get home from a glorious summer hike, you probably do a few things: post photos of the great outdoors to Instagram, take a quick shower, and chow down on some post-workout snacks. But if checking yourself for ticks isn’t a part of that…
[CanLyme note: The federal survey titled, “Consultation on the Federal Framework on Lyme Disease” that was sent out this week to medical professionals and patient groups Canada wide is devoid of the most important stakeholder’s involvement (patients, their advocates and experts). We should have been consulted as to the questions that were to be asked in…
Abstract Introduction The etiology of Parkinson’s disease (PD) remains unclear. The aim of this study was to examine the association between common pathogenic infections and PD. Methods Antibody titers to common infectious pathogens including cytomegalovirus (CMV), Epstein Barr virus (EBV), herpes simplex virus type-1 (HSV-1), Borrelia burgdorferi (B. burgdorferi), Chlamydophila pneumoniae (C. pneumoniae) andHelicobacter pylori…
KITCHENER – Mariah Reichert says Lyme disease has stolen away years from her young life. She’s hoping, with the help of a few strangers, she can start to get it back. The Kitchener-raised woman has been living with the debilitating symptoms of Lyme disease since before she was a teenager. Today, she’s putting her hope…
It’s difficult to watch MIke Zettek, from Kakabeka Falls, Ont., about 30 km west of Thunder Bay, climb up a set of stairs The Lyme disease he believes he contracted in June 2014 caused painful swelling in his left knee. Zettek said in October his knee swelled up in a matter of hours but doctors at the emergency department…
Awareness evening to be held in Squamish next week Kerri Currier / Squamish Chief / June 4, 2015 Squamish is a gorgeous natural playground to raise a family. However, the security I had in nature came to a halt upon learning the reality of Lyme disease treatment in B.C. I presented to the walk-in clinic…
by Lorene Keitch – Agassiz Observer posted Jun 4, 2015 May’s focus on lyme disease is over. But for lyme sufferers, there is no special month or date set aside to reflect. For them, a focus on lyme disease happens every moment of every day. It is a debilitating disease that demands continuous attention, forcing…
Cancer specialist at Duke University Medical Center, Dr. Neil Spector, tells his story of getting a diagnosis … if your doctor doubts your opinion, get a new opinion when you know you know something is wrong. Do not accept a negative Lyme test result … Watch video
Urba`Gonza´ lez, MD, PhD; Department of Dermatology, Clinica Plato´ , Barcelona, Spain “Comment I recommend the complementary reading of other commentaries about the applicability of this study. Shapiro, in an accompanying editorial,1 pointed out the difficulty in clinical practice to know the species, stage, degree of engorgement of the tick, and even the difficulty to…
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