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xxxxxxxxxx xxxxx, Ontario Sue Dando Executive Producer Science and Natural History Unit CBC-TV Documentary Canadian Broadcasting Corporation P.O. Box 500, Station A Toronto, Ontario M5W 1E6 15 October 2013 Dear Ms. Dando: Re: The Nature of Things with Dr. David Suzuki Ticked-off: The Mystery of Lyme Disease, 10 October 2013 …
by Elizabeth May, Green Party of Canada I know a health policy briefing should touch on all areas of health policy. We have critical issues ahead as we work to protect universal access to top-notch health care, reduce wait-times and drug costs, and meet the growing challenges of an aging population. The deficits in our…
On Thursday, October 10th, The Nature of Things with David Suzuki aired their episode on Lyme disease. https://www.cbc.ca/natureofthings/episodes/ticked-off-the-mystery-of-lyme-disease (only available for viewing inside Canada) We have had many comments while others have offered comments at the above link. The general consensus is that if any rational person watched Dr. Gary Wormser from the Infectious Disease…
CBC radio’s, On The Island,with Gregor Craigie British Columbia, Sept.17th, 2013 The number of ticks and the number of people getting sick from ticks is on the rise. We hear more from. We speak to a graduate student who studies the relationship between ticks and humans. Listen to the podcast. Send feedback to https://www.cbc.ca/ontheisland/contact/
For those within the Chronic Disease Syndrome/ME and fibromyalgia community there was some relief expressed in that finally their diagnosis is being legitimized. This will be one more step in helping with disability claims for conditions that have all too often been labelled as somatoform or, all in the head. The clinic came about as…
Lyme disease: A growing concern Story and photos by Lil Anderson [Special thanks to Lake of the Woods Area News and Lil Anderson] The first I heard of Lyme Disease might be of concern in the Lake of the Woods area was in the early ’90’s. At that time, Dr. John Scott from the Lyme-Borreliosis…
Part 10 in series on the Global Lyme Disease Discussion Borrelia burgdorferi cultivated from the brains of patients suffering from chronic Lyme neuroborreliosis as seen by dark field microscopy Given that according to the CDC, there are 300,000 individuals who are affected annually by Lyme disease in the US, it is astonishing that so…
By Pamela Fayerman Dr. Lucy Kinninmonth has been to about 20 different medical specialists in the past year, all of whom doubt she’s got chronic Lyme disease even though her symptoms, along with a blood test she had in the U.S., confirmed it, as far as she’s concerned. The Port Coquitlam veterinarian is now one of 650…
Author, C.M. Rubin: 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 among which the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) indicates that the number of Americans diagnosed with Lyme disease each year is…
Listen to the many wobble words and phrases used by Dr. Bonnie Henry to discount the dramatic benefit to thousands of people with Lyme Disease who finally receive longer term (not lifetime) antibiotics. Keep’em sick she says… give those unfortunate castaways pain killers and nice talk. What tests have the BC CDC developed and where…
CanLyme director, David Cubberley, speaks to CBC radio on the failings of the Vancouver based BC Complex Chronic Disease Program situated at the BC Women’s Hospital. Listen here
BC’s new complex chronic disease program is a “complete waste of time” for Lyme disease patients, says the Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation. The foundation, which advocates for better testing, diagnosis and treatment, withdrew its endorsement of the program at BC Women’s Hospital on Wednesday. Read full article
Press release: August 28th, 2013 Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation withdraws endorsement of the Complex Chronic Disease Program at the BC Women’s Hospital. The Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation (CanLyme) today announced it is withdrawing its support for the BC Complex Chronic Disease Clinic. The Clinic was initially proposed to address inadequate diagnostics and treatment for Lyme…
This is a copy of a letter I was asked by Marie Hughes to write on her behalf. It was sent to every sitting member of the Manitoba legislature. I have Marie’s permission to publish it here. Manitoba Health July 22, 2013 Insured Benefits Branch 975 Henderson HWY Winnipeg, MB R2K 4L7 Att: xxxxxxxx…
“It’s official. A March 2012 study confirmed that the tick that spreads lyme disease has been infiltrating Canada for the past 20 years. Despite this many Canadians still tell tales of years of misdiagnosis and mistreatment as doctors tell them that it just isn’t possible to contract lyme disease in this country.” Watch prevues with…
