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A Drug Combination Screen Identifies Drugs Active against Amoxicillin-Induced Round Bodies of In Vitro Borrelia burgdorferi Persisters from an FDA Drug Library
ByCanLyme Team May 25, 2016April 21, 2023
Frontiers in Microbiology, May 23, 2016 Although currently recommended antibiotics for Lyme disease such as doxycycline or amoxicillin cure the majority of the patients, about 10–20% of patients treated for Lyme disease may experience lingering symptoms including fatigue, pain, or joint and muscle aches. Under experimental stress conditions such as starvation or antibiotic exposure, Borrelia…
Read More A Drug Combination Screen Identifies Drugs Active against Amoxicillin-Induced Round Bodies of In Vitro Borrelia burgdorferi Persisters from an FDA Drug Library
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CBC radio show BC Almanac interviews doctors with opposing opinions on Lyme treatment, Lyme testing
ByCanLyme Team May 25, 2016April 21, 2023
May 25th, 2016 Interesting radio show with Dr. Liz Zubek, who treats based upon the patient’s symptoms, and Dr. William Bowie, of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease of Canada (AMMI) who suggests the entire province of British Columbia has a 0.5 % tick infection rate, which is scientifically impossible. In the 1940’s…
Read More CBC radio show BC Almanac interviews doctors with opposing opinions on Lyme treatment, Lyme testing
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Popular on 630 CHED radio, the Ryan Jespersen show interviews CanLyme director Janet Sperling and Edmonton area support group founder Kim Spears
ByCanLyme Team May 25, 2016April 21, 2023
You can listen here at https://www.630ched.com/audio-vault/ Select May 25th, 9 am, then drag the scroll bar to 8:55 for the beginning of the Lyme talk.
Read More Popular on 630 CHED radio, the Ryan Jespersen show interviews CanLyme director Janet Sperling and Edmonton area support group founder Kim Spears
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Watch CTV Canada AM segment with Rossana Magnotta – aired May 25th, 2016
ByCanLyme Team May 25, 2016April 21, 2023
The rise of Lyme disease: Tiny bug causing big problems Watch here
Read More Watch CTV Canada AM segment with Rossana Magnotta – aired May 25th, 2016
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Watch CTV news interview of Dr. Todd Hatchette. A very good example of how opinion, not science, is driving Lyme borreliosis policy in Canada… in spite of evidence presented by experts in Ottawa, May 15th to 17th, 2016.
ByCanLyme Team May 24, 2016April 21, 2023
[Lyme disease is actually Lyme borreliosis. an infection caused by many different strains/genotypes of Borrelia bacteria] How can one rationalize making progress from the patient’s expert perspective when officially, by tax payer funded microbiologists, opinion is put forward as fact with no supporting science. Dr. Todd Hatchette attended the recent three day conference in Ottawa…
Read More Watch CTV news interview of Dr. Todd Hatchette. A very good example of how opinion, not science, is driving Lyme borreliosis policy in Canada… in spite of evidence presented by experts in Ottawa, May 15th to 17th, 2016.
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USA CDC won’t do ‘on-camera interview’ on Lyme: It is ‪Lyme Disease Awareness Month after all
ByCanLyme Team May 24, 2016April 21, 2023
May 23, 2016, Outbreak News Today [More government arrogance using their tax payer funded salaries to ignore tax payers.] … This drew the ire of Patient Centered Care Advocacy Group President, Bruce Fries: This is completely unacceptable from an agency responsible for protecting the public ‪‎health, especially during ‪Lyme disease awareness month, when ‪CDC should be publicizing…
Read More USA CDC won’t do ‘on-camera interview’ on Lyme: It is ‪Lyme Disease Awareness Month after all
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Global TV, Winnipeg, Canada: Winnipeggers cautioned to watch out for ticks [Lyme on increase]
ByCanLyme Team May 24, 2016April 21, 2023
May 24th, 2016 WINNIPEG – A Winnipeg mom is warning people to be on the lookout for black legged ticks inside the city. Marnie Le Page’s daughter Brooke contracted Lyme disease in December, 2014. “She came home with a headache, a severe head ache and a fever, went to bed, and since that day she’s never…
Read More Global TV, Winnipeg, Canada: Winnipeggers cautioned to watch out for ticks [Lyme on increase]
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What has the USA, ‘lead in the water’ crisis got to do with Lyme disease?
ByCanLyme Team May 23, 2016April 21, 2023
American Scientist, May-June, 2016 Katie L. Burke “ To make matters worse, the Flint water crisis is a repeat of very recent history. About a decade ago, Edwards revealed high lead levels in public water in Washington, DC, exposing misconduct at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),…
Read More What has the USA, ‘lead in the water’ crisis got to do with Lyme disease?
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NEW TESTING FOR LYME DISEASE
ByCanLyme Team May 23, 2016April 21, 2023
May 23, 2016 A new urine test that could detect Lyme disease has been completed. 40% of Lyme disease patients exhibit symptoms [“Lyme disease is presently a condition difficult to spot, only about 40 percent of the patients exhibit a rash followed by the tick’s bite.”] Test looks for Lyme-causing bacteria Testing performed for three…
Read More NEW TESTING FOR LYME DISEASE
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CBC News Montreal: Reported cases of Lyme disease on the rise in Montreal
ByCanLyme Team May 22, 2016April 21, 2023
May 19th, 2016 Arlene Rill knows all about the dangers of Lyme disease. The 65-year-old resident of Hampstead, Que., says she was bitten by an infected tick in Montreal in 2014 and has suffered debilitating arthritis-like symptoms ever since. “One tick can take away your life,” the retired schoolteacher says, and it’s a message she’s now working to spread. Rill…
Read More CBC News Montreal: Reported cases of Lyme disease on the rise in Montreal
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CBC News Ottawa: Jim Wilson, CanLyme president, wants patients as equal partners on Lyme Borreliosis policy.
ByCanLyme Team May 21, 2016April 21, 2023
May 16th, 2016 As a result of Elizabeth May’s private member’s Bill 442 that passed unanimously through both the Canadian federal House and Senate, a national conference is underway in Ottawa with expert presenters from around the world. Dogma of the past years, without GRADE level evidence is being drawn into question by global expert…
Read More CBC News Ottawa: Jim Wilson, CanLyme president, wants patients as equal partners on Lyme Borreliosis policy.
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CBC, The National: Alarming rise in Lyme disease cases
ByCanLyme Team May 21, 2016April 21, 2023
A five-fold increase in Lyme disease cases since 2009 concerns Canada’s chief public health officer Dr. Gregory Taylor sounds alarm, doctors and Canadians need to get up to speed and better science needs to occur. Watch TV segment
Read More CBC, The National: Alarming rise in Lyme disease cases
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Medical community failing Lyme patients, Calgary doctor says
ByCanLyme Team May 21, 2016April 21, 2023
Elizabeth Payne, Ottawa Citizien, May 16th, 2016 Canada’s medical establishment came under pressure at a national conference into Lyme disease Monday, with a Calgary doctor suggesting treatment of some patients contravenes the Canadian Medical Association’s code of ethics. “We, as the medical community in Canada, are failing our patients,” said Dr. Ralph Hawkins, a Calgary…
Read More Medical community failing Lyme patients, Calgary doctor says
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Lyme Bacteria Hides Inside Parasitic Worms, Causing Chronic Brain Diseases
ByCanLyme Team May 19, 2016April 21, 2023
WASHINGTON, May 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — The examination of autopsied brain tissues from patients who died of serious neurological conditions has revealed that many tick-borne infections, such as Lyme disease, go undiagnosed and untreated. Board-certified pathologist, Alan B. MacDonald, MD, says his research shows “tick infections are not easily detected with routine tests, nor are they…
Read More Lyme Bacteria Hides Inside Parasitic Worms, Causing Chronic Brain Diseases
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CBC News: Lyme disease patients hope conference fixes ‘woefully inadequate’ healthcare
ByCanLyme Team May 16, 2016April 21, 2023
Conference part of bill to create national framework for prevention, treatment and awareness Andrew Foote May 15th, 2016 CBC News Canadians living with Lyme disease say they hope a national conference in Ottawa helps fix the many issues they see with the way Canada diagnoses and treats the disease. The three-day conference with politicians,…
Read More CBC News: Lyme disease patients hope conference fixes ‘woefully inadequate’ healthcare

A Drug Combination Screen Identifies Drugs Active against Amoxicillin-Induced Round Bodies of In Vitro Borrelia burgdorferi Persisters from an FDA Drug Library

CBC radio show BC Almanac interviews doctors with opposing opinions on Lyme treatment, Lyme testing

Popular on 630 CHED radio, the Ryan Jespersen show interviews CanLyme director Janet Sperling and Edmonton area support group founder Kim Spears

Watch CTV Canada AM segment with Rossana Magnotta – aired May 25th, 2016

Watch CTV news interview of Dr. Todd Hatchette. A very good example of how opinion, not science, is driving Lyme borreliosis policy in Canada… in spite of evidence presented by experts in Ottawa, May 15th to 17th, 2016.

USA CDC won’t do ‘on-camera interview’ on Lyme: It is ‪Lyme Disease Awareness Month after all

Global TV, Winnipeg, Canada: Winnipeggers cautioned to watch out for ticks [Lyme on increase]

What has the USA, ‘lead in the water’ crisis got to do with Lyme disease?

NEW TESTING FOR LYME DISEASE

CBC News Montreal: Reported cases of Lyme disease on the rise in Montreal

CBC News Ottawa: Jim Wilson, CanLyme president, wants patients as equal partners on Lyme Borreliosis policy.

CBC, The National: Alarming rise in Lyme disease cases

Medical community failing Lyme patients, Calgary doctor says

Lyme Bacteria Hides Inside Parasitic Worms, Causing Chronic Brain Diseases

CBC News: Lyme disease patients hope conference fixes ‘woefully inadequate’ healthcare

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