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Global Antibiotic Stewardship Denies Native Americans Lyme Treatment Options

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Posted September 28th, 2016 Written by Jenna Luché-Thayer Author info: Bio – Jenna Luché-Thayer’s expertise includes government transparency and accountability and the integration of marginalized groups. Luché-Thayer is informed by three decades of professional policy and grassroots experience in 40 countries. She has extensive experience in congressional relations, testimony and legislation. She has worked with governments,…

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G. Magnotta Foundation Announces Vaughan Walk for Lyme 2016

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A great way to enjoy the early fall weather! Spend a fun filled morning on a 5 km leisure walk with your family and pets to help raise awareness of Lyme Disease in Canada. Sunday, October 2 Vaughan City Hall Registration: 7 am to 9 am Walk: 9 am to Noon * Music *Food  *Refreshments…

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Canadian Press – Lyme disease: Patients living in ‘medical limbo’ push for federal strategy

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Keith Doucette, The Canadian Press, posted September 11, 2016 Lack of awareness, diagnosis and treatment by doctors a problem in Lyme disease battle: advocates The health issues piled up for Donna Lugar, one on top of another: She had breathing trouble, vision and hearing problems, even heart issues, but finding a cause was elusive. “Occasionally…

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CanLyme director responds to Canadian Medical Association Journal article

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Response to Doctors Gregson and Quach Robert G. Murray, DDS, Director, CanLyme Re: “The Lyme law” Zubek, 187:520-521doi:10.1503/cmaj.115-0029 The problem with Lyme disease in Canada will only continue to grow to the point where the numbers affected will simply overwhelm the idea that Lyme Borreliosis (LB) is hard to catch and easy to treat with…

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Lyme Patients Challenge CDC, Reports the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS)

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TUCSON, Ariz., Aug. 25, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — While Zika is grabbing headlines as an emerging disease, another arthropod-borne condition, Lyme disease, remains in the shadows although it affects far more Americans, with about 300,000 new cases per year, states the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS). Read full article

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Black-legged ticks found at Riding Mountain National Park

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[CanLyme Note: “Officials aren’t ready yet to sound the alarms”… here we are in 2016 and Health Canada still refuses to let the public in on the truth… Lyme disease carrying ticks are found anywhere that our friendly robins, finches, wren, and other passerine birds fly in Canada.  Measuring by known risk areas and rating them…

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Massachusetts, USA: Insurance Coverage for Lyme Treatment Becomes Law

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Alex Elvin, August 11, 2016 6:40 pm The state legislature has adopted a new bill requiring insurance companies to cover long-term antibiotic treatment of Lyme disease, despite considerable pushback from the medical and health insurance communities, and from Gov. Charlie Baker, who twice remanded the bill in the final weeks before the legislative session closed…

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Toronto, Canada: Prevention and understanding key to dealing with Lyme disease in Ontario

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Aug. 11, 2016, East York Mirror by Tara Hatherly Canadian government’s framework on Lyme disease in the works As the number of Canadians with Lyme disease continues to climb, Canada is developing a federal framework for dealing with the issue. The framework will focus on guidelines for identifying and treating Lyme disease, tracking infection rates…

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USA: Government policy expert’s report, “CDC Evades Accountability in Lyme Epidemic”

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Author info: Bio – Jenna Luché-Thayer’s expertise includes government transparency and accountability and the integration of marginalized groups. Luché-Thayer is informed by three decades of professional policy and grassroots experience in 40 countries. She has extensive experience in congressional relations, testimony and legislation. She has worked with governments, the United Nations, nonprofits and the corporate…

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England: [British] MP diagnosed with Lyme disease after chance conversation with constituent

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by Saphora Smith, July 9th, 2016 An MP who was bitten by a tick at a village fete was diagnosed with Lyme disease after a chance conversation with a constituent. Michelle Donelan, 32, the Conservative MP for Chippenham, noticed a rash on her forearm after she appeared as guest of honour at the Semington village fete in…

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“A Slow Slipping Away”— Kris Kristofferson’s Long-Undiagnosed Battle with Lyme Disease

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Kris Kristofferson, still crooning and gorgeous at 80, is a Country Music Hall of Famer who ranks among the most versatile of American talents. He’s been a Golden Gloves boxer, a Rhodes scholar, a college football player, an acclaimed actor, a military officer, a helicopter pilot, a Grammy-winner, a self-described screw-up and an icon.  Like…

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Lyme disease patient living in her car after being discharged from Banff hospital

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July 6th, 2016, Colette Derworiz, Calgary Herald CANMORE — A Canmore woman with Lyme disease has been sleeping in her car since being discharged from a Banff hospital due to what she believes is a political response to the illness. Sarah Hutchison, 46, said front-line staff at Banff Mineral Springs Hospital treated her well, but believes she’s been mistreated by…

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Fox 9 TV Minnesota: Tick bite proves fatal for Minnesota man

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June 30th, 2016 (KMSP) – There’s yet another reason to protect yourself from tick bites this summer. Health officials are warning people about a disease that can stop your heart. Steve Stolz noticed something was wrong with his heart while he was walking up a hill. “It should be fine and something doesn’t feel right,”…

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Fox5 TV New York – LYME AND REASON: THE CAUSE AND CONSEQUENCE OF LYME DISEASE

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June 30th, 2016 “LYME AND REASON: THE CAUSE AND CONSEQUENCE OF LYME DISEASE” presents an in-depth look at the cause and effect of Lyme disease, including the controversy over testing, the issues of misdiagnosis, and the personal struggles of medical professionals and patients contending with this life-changing illness. -Brian A. Fallon, MD, MPH, Director of…