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Canada is under pressure to show leadership as Lyme spreads, but its ‘action plan’ shows it’s out of touch Anne Kingston July 30th, 2014 The term “litterbug” was popularized in the 1950s in public service announcements produced by Keep America Beautiful, a non-profit composed of government agencies, citizens, and corporations—Philip Morris, Anheuser-Busch and Coca-Cola, among them….
Manotick News By Emma Jackson Veronique Ayling has been dreaming of her own cupcake shop for the better part of a decade. The Greely resident grew up in the Laurentians baking with her grandmother, but instead of opening her own shop she joined the Canadian Armed Forces, where she works in its investigations unit. But…
MARK HUME VANCOUVER — The Globe and Mail Published Tuesday, Sep. 09 2014, 8:00 AM EDT Saying she was frustrated because patients weren’t being adequately diagnosed or treated for Lyme disease, Liz Zubek quit British Columbia’s new Complex Chronic Disease Program (CCDP) in June. Now, Dr. Zubek has teamed up with Lyme disease patients in a crowdfunding project to pay…
By April Hudson, Spruce Grove Examiner/Stony Plain Reporter Friday, September 5, 2014 2:31:03 MDT PM Fibromyalgia. Chronic fatigue. Osteoporosis. Myo facial pain syndrome. Those are just a few of the diagnoses Taylor George has been handed over the past 13 years by doctors who don’t know what’s wrong with her. She lost some of her sight,…
Original Air Date: Friday, July 11, 2014 We’re hearing the story of one Alberta woman’s life-changing battle against Lyme disease before speaking with Alberta’s top doctor on the controversy around the disease and if enough is being done to treat those suffering. Is Lyme in Alberta? And how will a new federal framework change the way…
BY DAVE DORMER ,CALGARY SUN August 16, 2014 While it has yet to establish a real foothold in Alberta, the prevalence of Lyme disease is increasing, meaning it will likely one day be here to stay, says the province’s medical officer of health. Caused by a bacteria known as Borrelia burgdorferi, Lyme disease is transmitted…
Informing Family Caregivers about Vector-Borne Illnesses such as Lyme borreliosis. CanLyme founder and president Jim Wilson and G.Magnotta Foundation for Vector Borne Diseases president and founder Rossana Magnotta speak on Lyme disease topics. Listen to full talk show
Her silence over her controversial departure from BC Women’s Hospital has been deafening. Alas, it didn’t last forever as Dr. Alison Bested, the former medical director of the Complex Chronic Disease Program has sent me a statement she calls a “public response;” it is posted below. Her stipulation is that I publish it in its entirety; I…
What are the common Lyme disease symptoms? How do you get it? We answer all of your questions about this serious infection and share the latest research. By Jane Doucet Lyme disease is a serious illness that’s on the rise in Canada, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada. Those at risk include anyone who…
In June 2014 A Lyme Disease awareness presentation was offered to the public in scenic Sechelt, BC Listen now.
By Sara Carson, Orillia Packet & Times Thursday, July 3, 2014 8:56:46 EDT PM Kathleen Menard is a detective at the Orillia OPP Headquarters and for three months was stumped by her own mystery. In December 2013, Menard, 39, started to feel strange. Her feet tingled, she experienced bouts of dizziness and had a hard time…
By Pamela Weintraub July/August 2014 Katina Makris was living her dream when life derailed. A natural-medicine practitioner with a flourishing career, she had a passionate marriage, a young son she doted on, and a home she had lovingly restored in the New Hampshire woods. But slowly she began to slip. First, in June 2000,…
Lucky in Lyme by Lisa Robertson Posted June 18th, 2014 It has taken me a long time to finally find the courage to speak out regarding my Lyme journey. My husband’s new role as superintendent of Edmonton Public Schools is very public, and I really didn’t want to bring more attention to our family! However,…
Elizabeth May has achieved something of a miracle — the MP for Saanich-Gulf Islands and the leader of the federal Green party got a private-member’s bill through Parliament with unanimous approval. More important, the bill opens the door to better diagnosis and treatment of a serious disease that many say is a growing threat to…
[CanLyme note: Ticks that carry Lyme Disease are spread randomly in the tens of millions by migratory birds. By emphasizing only areas that they have found established tick populations, it has been one of the most harmful policies put in place yet they continue this imprinting in doctors minds that if patients have not been in these known…
