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By Amanda Persico Dec. 16th, 2013 While tick season is usually in spring and fall, when temperatures are above 4C and there is no snow, the warm spell we had at the beginning of the month could have spurred a tick storm, according to a Markham veterinarian. And blacklegged ticks can carry lyme disease. At the…
Like most Lyme disease patients in Canada, Dawn Lavarnway doesn’t remember when she was bitten by the tick that gave her the crippling illness – but she knows when she found out Canada’s health system wouldn’t treat her for it. The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario nurse tried to book an appointment with an infectious…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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. …
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 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…
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…
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…
[CanLyme Note: The term ‘mainstream scientist’ is sadly used with the implication these are independent scientists and that there are a great number of them. Most of these ‘mainstream scientists’ all come from very related groups and are relatively small in numbers, but are in powerful positions, ie. US CDC researchers and patent holders, NIH funded researchers handpicked to…
Richmond Hill Liberal, Nov 2, 2013 By Shari Allen I find it ironic that Premier Kathleen Wynne’s government announced last week it is spending $5.5 million to prevent cruelty to animals, when her term will likely go down in history as the government that unconscionably allowed untold cruelty to humans, under the leadership of…
[CanLyme note: antibiotic resistance is one of the major reasons floated by Infectious Disease doctors as to why it is dangerous to treat very sick people with needed antibiotics. Most people do not realize just how regularly antibiotics are used every day in our food farm industry, and those who do know something of it only…
C.M. Rubin The take home for me from Katie Couric’s recent report on Lyme disease is that there are still too many unanswered questions. We need more research to understand Lyme, which affects 300,000 victims each year because we don’t have answers. We do know the term “chronic Lyme” is a conversation stopper in some…
