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Mothers Against Lyme: Request for Correction of Factual Error in IDSA/AAN/ACR 2020 Guidelines for Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Lyme Disease
ByCanLyme January 8, 2022
[Canlyme Note: The Lyme disease guidelines of the IDSA, AAN, and ACR are simply a further example of their continued assault on scientific peer reviewed evidence. Science is ignored and their intentional misinformation becomes intrenched, causing untold harm to millions of sufferers globally including pregnant women and fetuses. Canadian infectious disease physician, William R Bowie continues…
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Western Nova Scotia’s rate of Lyme disease among highest in North America
ByCanLyme December 3, 2021December 3, 2021
[CanLyme Note: What is missing is a transparent collaborative plan to track patients who are only given a single dose prophylactic antibiotic following a tick bite. CanLyme has dealt with numerous individuals who went on to develop a full-blown Lyme infection after receiving the prophylactic dose only then to be denied further appropriate treatment. Collaboration must…
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New podcast: Exploring Lyme antibiotics with Dr. Kim Lewis
ByCanLyme November 30, 2021
Sarah explores the latest advances in Lyme disease treatment with Dr. Kim Lewis, a researcher, author, University Distinguished Professor and director of Antimicrobial Discovery Center at Northeastern University in Boston. He specializes in molecular science and is currently researching persister cells that lead to tolerance to antibiotics, uncultured bacteria of the environment and the microbiome…
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The Platelet Fraction Is a Novel Reservoir to Detect Lyme Borrelia in Blood
ByCanLyme November 21, 2021November 23, 2021
October 29th, 2021 Victoria P Sanderson 1, Iain L Mainprize 1, Lisette Verzijlenberg 1, Cezar M Khursigara 2, Melanie K B Wills 1 Abstract Serological diagnosis of Lyme disease suffers from considerable limitations. Yet, the technique cannot currently be replaced by direct detection methods, such as bacterial culture or molecular analysis, due to their inadequate sensitivity. The low bacterial burden in vasculature and lack…
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New podcast: The quest for better tests
ByCanLyme November 17, 2021
“In today’s podcast, Sarah speaks with Victoria Sanderson about her exciting new research into Lyme disease testing at the University of Guelph. Sanderson is a current medical student and previously completed her Master’s degree at the University of Guelph and became interested in Lyme disease after seeing how much the disease impacted her mother’s life and…
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New Podcast: Looking at Lyme carditis with Dr. Adrian Baranchuk
ByCanLyme November 2, 2021
October 19, 2021 In today’s podcast Sarah explores Lyme carditis with Dr. Adrian Baranchuk, a cardiologist from Kingston, Ontario. Lyme carditis is inflammation of the heart and can cause lightheadedness, palpitations, fainting, chest pain and shortness of breath. In severe cases, it can be fatal. Listen to podcast
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New Podcast: Illness uncertainty in chronic Lyme disease with Maddie Gravelle
ByCanLyme November 2, 2021
Exploring the biopsychosocial impacts of illness uncertainty and Lyme disease. In today’s podcast, Sarah speaks with Maddie Gravelle about her research into the consequences of illness uncertainty for Lyme disease patients. Maddie is a student and researcher at Queen’s University in Kingston. She shifted her research focus from cancer to Lyme disease after witnessing the…
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Lyme Disease Advocacy Organization Meets With FDA
ByCanLyme October 27, 2021September 12, 2023
“BOSTON, Oct. 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nonprofit grassroots organization TruthCures met with Food & Drug Administration (FDA) officials Monday, Oct. 18, 2021 to discuss issues related to notoriously inaccurate Lyme disease diagnostic tests. The group’s executive director, Laura Hovind, and associate Lahra Tillman were joined by Carl Tuttle, an appointee to New Hampshire Governor…
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Better diagnostic testing: antibodies and beyond with Dr. Armin Schwarzbach
ByCanLyme October 18, 2021
Dr. Schwarzbach is a specialist in laboratory medicine and infectious diseases, having worked in the field for over 20 years. He recalls one of his patients who was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis and tested positive for a test that was then called a lymphocyte transformation test for Borrelia burgdorferi even though she subsequently tested negative for antibodies…
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Watch the long awaited ongoing trial of Lyme patient Frank Papineau that was delayed 3 years.
ByCanLyme October 15, 2021October 18, 2021
The trial deals with alleged negligence on the part of physicians. Patient Papineau vs Romero-Sierra et al The trial is available live via Zoom. Here is the link. https://t.co/EVnzkVRJFn?amp=1 Dr. John Haggblad is testifying at the moment as to Standard of Care expected. Next week Dr. Ralph Hawkins should begin his expert testimony. Check in…
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New hope? A selective antibiotic for Lyme disease
ByCanLyme October 10, 2021
October 2021 Summary Lyme disease is on the rise. Caused by a spirochete Borreliella burgdorferi, it affects an estimated 500,000 people in the United States alone. The antibiotics currently used to treat Lyme disease are broad spectrum, damage the microbiome, and select for resistance in non-target bacteria. We therefore sought to identify a compound acting selectively…
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Detection of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Babesia odocoilei, Babesia sp., Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato, and Hepatozoon canis in Ixodes scapularis Ticks Collected in Eastern Canada
ByCanLyme October 5, 2021
Abstract Tick-borne pathogens cause infectious diseases that inflict much societal and financial hardship worldwide. Blacklegged ticks, Ixodes scapularis, are primary vectors of several epizootic and zoonotic pathogens. The aim sets forth the pathogens and their prevalence. In Ontario and Quebec, 113 I. scapularis ticks were collected from songbirds, mammals, including humans, and by flagging. PCR and DNA sequencing…
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Raising Awareness for Outdoor Enthusiasts
ByCanLyme September 28, 2021September 28, 2021
Outdoor enthusiasts are among the highest risk group for contracting tick borne diseases. Here is an information pamphlet to provide some information all should have. Access pamphlet
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New podcast: Exploring the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society with Dr. Amy Offutt
ByCanLyme September 23, 2021
Join Sarah in today’s podcast as she explores everything ILADS (International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society) with Dr. Amy Offutt. Dr. Offutt is the medical director and co-owner of Heart & Soul Integrative Medicine in Marble Falls, Texas, and is also an ILADS board member. Listen to podcast
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New Podcast: Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor on the beauty and resilience of the brain – Lyme disease from a cellular perspective
ByCanLyme September 22, 2021
Welcome back to the Looking at Lyme Podcast… here we are in Season 3! In this episode, Sarah explores how the brain functions with Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor. Dr. Jill was working as a neuroanatomist, teaching and conducting research at the Harvard School of Medicine when she experienced a severe hemorrhagic stroke. After recovering from…
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Mothers Against Lyme: Request for Correction of Factual Error in IDSA/AAN/ACR 2020 Guidelines for Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Lyme Disease

Western Nova Scotia’s rate of Lyme disease among highest in North America

New podcast: Exploring Lyme antibiotics with Dr. Kim Lewis

The Platelet Fraction Is a Novel Reservoir to Detect Lyme Borrelia in Blood

New podcast: The quest for better tests

New Podcast: Looking at Lyme carditis with Dr. Adrian Baranchuk

New Podcast: Illness uncertainty in chronic Lyme disease with Maddie Gravelle

Lyme Disease Advocacy Organization Meets With FDA

Better diagnostic testing: antibodies and beyond with Dr. Armin Schwarzbach

Watch the long awaited ongoing trial of Lyme patient Frank Papineau that was delayed 3 years.

New hope? A selective antibiotic for Lyme disease

Detection of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Babesia odocoilei, Babesia sp., Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato, and Hepatozoon canis in Ixodes scapularis Ticks Collected in Eastern Canada

Raising Awareness for Outdoor Enthusiasts

New podcast: Exploring the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society with Dr. Amy Offutt

New Podcast: Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor on the beauty and resilience of the brain – Lyme disease from a cellular perspective

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