It’s because of the 12-year-old Kenzieville girl, who has Lyme disease, that he doesn’t give up in his races the way he used to, hoping that things may change and he could get the finish he needs to raise money for Livingstone-Rector. He first met her at the East Hants Sportsplex last summer at a…
La Fondation canadienne de la maladie de Lyme fait un don de 304 000 $ pour l’avancement de la recherche sur la maladie de Lyme
KELOWNA, BC, le 11 déc. 2013 /CNW/ – La Fondation canadienne de la maladie de Lyme, organisation caritative enregistrée, est ravie d’annoncer qu’elle a versé un don de 304 000 $ à la G Magnotta Foundation for Vector Borne Diseases, établie en Ontario. Ce don servira surtout au financement d’un programme de recherche sur les tissus humains, élaboré…
Press release – Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation donates $304,000 to further Lyme Disease research, announces ongoing venture grant policy
Dec 11th, 2013 The Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation, a registered charitable organization, is pleased to announce that it has made a donation of $304,000 to the G Magnotta Foundation for Vector Borne Diseases, Ontario, Canada. The donation will be used primarily for a human tissue research program being developed in conjunction with the Humber River…
U.S. Center for Disease Control releases statement; Lyme disease cases seriously under-reported – now 300,000 cases per year
“…Each year, more than 30,000 cases of Lyme disease are reported to CDC, making it the most commonly reported tick-borne illness in the United States. The new estimate suggests that the total number of people diagnosed with Lyme disease is roughly 10 times higher than the yearly reported number. This new estimate supports studies published in the 1990s…
Landscape design can reduce risk of Lyme disease: Please stop with the Lyme tick nurseries
In the region of upstate New York where I live, Lyme disease- an infection of the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria that’s spread primarily by deer ticks, has become an epidemic. All the odd controversies aside, there are physical realities about this situation that are not being acknowledged. Primarily the reality that we are a part of the…
Huffington Post – Lyme in Austria
Lyme (Borreliosis), Anaplasmosis, Ehrlichiosis, Babesiosis, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Bartonella, Tularemia, and more recently, Borrelia miyamotoi (a distant relative of Lyme Borreliosis) are recognized tick-borne infectious diseases in the United States, of which Lyme disease is the most common and fastest growing illness. Doctors globally say they are seeing a significant growth in co-infections when…
James Christie speaks in Richmond Hill Oct. 30
Richmond Hill Liberal By Kim Zarzour It started out as a bout with the flu, progressed to thoughts of death and ended up in anger – and a mission. James Christie will describe his Lyme disease journey Wednesday to fellow reluctant travellers and interested witnesses, calling for action to save others from a similar fate. …
Poleward Expansion of the White-Footed Mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) under Climate Change: Implications for the Spread of Lyme Disease
Emilie Roy-Dufresne, Affiliations: Department of Geography, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, Redpath Museum, McGill University, Montreal, Canada Travis Logan, Affiliation: Ouranos Consortium, Montreal, Canada Julie A. Simon, Affiliation: Redpath Museum, McGill University, Montreal, Canada Gail L. Chmura, Affiliation: Department of Geography, McGill University, Montreal, Canada Virginie Millien, Affiliation: Redpath Museum, McGill University, Montreal, Canada E-mail: virginie [dot] millien [at] mcgill [dot] ca Published: Nov 18, 2013 DOI:…
Lyme disease taking a toll on local families
Mothers of local children frustrated with how disease is diagnosed and treated; one heads to US for answers. Kawartha Lakes This Week ByCatherine Whitnall (KAWARTHA LAKES) Looking at Aidan Watson and Dylan Hill one wouldn’t think they were seriously ill. Earlier this year, the two children were diagnosed with Lyme disease, making even the simplest…
CanLyme Venture Grants Policy
This policy is out of date. Please reference our newest Venture Grants policy. POSTED NOVEMBER 16, 2013 BY CANLYME UPDATED January, 2022 The Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation Venture Grants Program supports research on Lyme and associated tick-borne diseases. The Foundation’s goal is to increase knowledge and understanding of borrelioses in Canada, and to support high quality…
Lyme Disease Community Blows the Whistle on Corruption Within the CDC
[CanLyme note: The Canadian government intentionally takes it’s direction from the US CDC and their small select group to set Lyme policy in Canada. CanLyme has asked several times to be given a seat at the policy making level only to be told we are simply an advocacy group therefore we have no role to…
Lyme disease meeting helps raise awareness in Abbotsford
By Alex Butler – Abbotsford News Published: November 15, 2013 8:00 AM Updated: November 15, 2013 8:58 AM For those suffering from Lyme disease, finding relief for a long list of symptoms can be a struggle. More than 120 people, many suffering from Lyme disease, attended a public meeting on Thursday evening at Cascade Community Church to learn more…
Lyme bacteria show that evolvability is evolvable
Natural selection favours those with a greater capacity to generate genetic variation. Hannah Hoag 14 November 2013 Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes Lyme disease, is skilled at evading the immune responses of its animal hosts. STEM JEMS/SPL Some gamblers succeed by spiriting cards up their sleeves, giving them a wider range of hands to play….
Reliving their pain to shed light on Lyme – Peace Arch News, BC, Canada
By Sarah Massah – Peace Arch News Published: November 12, 2013 1:00 PM Updated: November 12, 2013 1:18 PM Walking through Karen Marchand’s South Surrey home, it’s apparent that every inch of the condo has been meticulously laid out and designed with an expert eye. The walls are covered in textured wallpaper, a pop…
Huffington Post: The Global Search for Education: The 300,000 – Ticks
C. M. Rubin Blogger and author, ‘The Real Alice in Wonderland Posted: November 9th, 2013 The “We are the 300,000” campaign is a new grassroots campaign by the Lyme community to raise awareness for more effective treatments for all people suffering from Lyme disease. According to the CDC, there are 300,000 individuals who are affected…