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New podcast: Brain retraining with Dr. Patrick Porter
August 2, 2022 3:39 pm Leave your thoughts“Improving brain function through light and sound technologies. Fasten your seatbelts! In this podcast, Dr. Patrick Porter takes us on... View Article
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New podcast: Brain retraining with Dr. Patrick Porter
August 2, 2022 3:23 pm Leave your thoughts“Fasten your seatbelts! In this podcast, Dr. Patrick Porter takes us on a journey into our brains, and shares with... View Article
Spiroplasma ixodetis Infections in Immunocompetent and Immunosuppressed Patients after Tick Exposure, Sweden
July 27, 2022 2:48 pm Leave your thoughts“Spiroplasma spp. are intracellular organisms that belong to the class Mollicutes, which include Mycoplasma spp. These bacteria have a single-layer... View Article
Long-Lyme discussed with, ‘Medical gaslighting’ harming long-COVID patients, Fong A, Healthy Debate 22-07-13:’
July 24, 2022 3:51 pm 1 CommentHealthy Debate Response 22-07-14 “‘Medical gaslighting’ harming long-COVID patients, Fong A, Healthy Debate 22-07-13: https://healthydebate.ca/2022/07/topic/medical-gaslighting-long-covid/ “Pandemics disable people — the... View Article
CMAJ: Lyme disease in a neonate complicated by the Jarisch–Herxheimer reaction
July 24, 2022 3:19 pm Leave your thoughts“A 21-day-old girl presented to the emergency department of an Ontario children’s hospital in early summer with a 1-day history... View Article
A New Look at Chronic Lyme
June 25, 2022 1:57 pm Comments Off on A New Look at Chronic LymeBy Pamela Weintraub “Many physicians who treat tick-borne diseases now combine conventional medicine with gentler integrative strategies — and more... View Article
CTV News: 14.5% of world population has or had Lyme disease: analysis
June 23, 2022 2:00 pm 1 CommentA recent analysis estimates more than one-tenth of the world’s population likely has or at some point had tick-borne Lyme disease. Research... View Article
Ticks and Lyme disease are on the rise in Canada, experts warn. Here’s what you need to know
June 23, 2022 1:40 pm Comments Off on Ticks and Lyme disease are on the rise in Canada, experts warn. Here’s what you need to knowCanada has seen a steep rise in reported Lyme disease cases in recent years, and as the planet warms, those numbers... View Article
B.C. Canada: Five things to know about Lyme disease and ticks in B.C.
June 20, 2022 3:06 pm Comments Off on B.C. Canada: Five things to know about Lyme disease and ticks in B.C.[CanLyme Note: 14 percent of the world population represents 1.09 billion people infected with Lyme disease yet the Canadian government and... View Article
Lyme Borreliosis and Associations With Mental Disorders and Suicidal Behavior: A Nationwide Danish Cohort Study
June 18, 2022 11:04 am Comments Off on Lyme Borreliosis and Associations With Mental Disorders and Suicidal Behavior: A Nationwide Danish Cohort StudyAbstract Objective: Lyme borreliosis is a tick-borne infectious disease that may confer an increased risk of mental disorders, but previous... View Article
Don’t throw away that deer tick. Researchers at Mount Allison want to study it
June 12, 2022 2:58 pm Comments Off on Don’t throw away that deer tick. Researchers at Mount Allison want to study itCBC News: June 12, 2022 Study may help reduce the risk of humans contracting Lyme disease When most Maritimers find... View Article
Hyperacusis (sound sensitivity), tinnitus (ringing in the ears), sudden hearing loss in Lyme disease – literature references
June 11, 2022 2:07 pm Comments Off on Hyperacusis (sound sensitivity), tinnitus (ringing in the ears), sudden hearing loss in Lyme disease – literature referencesSound Sensitivity (Hyperacusis) and the Lyme Disease Connection (Increased sensitivity to certain frequency and volume ranges of sound) Carbamazepine in... View Article
Nova Scotia: Lyme disease advocacy group pushes for awareness, education, new clinic
June 10, 2022 4:18 pm 2 Comments[CanLyme Note: Sadly this is the case for most Canadians with Lyme disease who do not present with the over-emphasized ‘bulls... View Article
Experts expect bad year for ticks as disease-carrying bugs expand range in Canada
June 3, 2022 1:55 pm Comments Off on Experts expect bad year for ticks as disease-carrying bugs expand range in CanadaLyndsay Armstrong, The Canadian Press HALIFAX — The prevalence of ticks that can carry Lyme disease is expected to be... View Article
Heart Failure, Infection, & a Medical Brick Wall
May 31, 2022 3:34 pm Comments Off on Heart Failure, Infection, & a Medical Brick WallBy Steven Phillips, MD “My father developed end-stage heart failure in his early 60’s, despite decades of top cardiology care.... View Article
Living with Lyme: Tiny Terror the Truth About Ticks
May 29, 2022 2:53 pm Comments Off on Living with Lyme: Tiny Terror the Truth About TicksMay 25, 2022 Good Documentary by a News Reporter that has Been Through it Herself Watch full video