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Lyme documentary: Faces of Lyme – Ambivalence & Controversy
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Excellent Tick Bite Prevention video from Lunenburg Lyme Association, Nova Scotia
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CTV’s Avis Favaro “Mothers on a mission to prove Lyme disease can be passed to unborn child”
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Lyme disease vastly under-detected in Canada, according to new study
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Unravelling the mystery of Lyme disease: Why Canada needs to do more
Rian Michelsen is a rising star. Fifteen years ago, he was the toddler who burst out from behind the curtains singing Elvis’ Viva Las Vegas. As a young boy, he played the lead role in Oliver in his birthplace of Bermuda, before moving with his family to Toronto five years ago. Now, as a 17 year-old high school student, he’s a gifted singer Continues →
Lyme Disease Awareness Month
NO TICK IS A GOOD TICK, all species of ticks that will attach to humans and pets can carry various diseases. May, 2020 May is National Lyme Disease Awareness Month in Canada. It gives us a chance to remind and educate others about the disease and how to avoid it. Ticks aren’t going to give us a break this year Continues →
Shania Twain: I’m never going to have my old voice again
March 8, 2020 “She got the tick-borne illness in 2003, and had to undergo open-throat surgery after her voice was damaged by the effects of dysphonia as a result of the disease. Now, Shania has said she “mourned” the loss of her voice, …” ” Speaking in a preview clip for an upcoming interview, she said “I’m never going to Continues →
Time for Canada to follow U.S. recognition of mother-to-fetus Lyme disease transmission, says Mount Allison biologist
Andrew Rankin (arankin@herald.ca) February 11, 2020 SACKVILLE, N.B. — The federal U.S. public health agency has set an example for Canada to follow by acknowledging that Lyme disease could be passed from mother to fetus with serious consequences, says a Mount Allison University expert. “The first step is acknowledging that the transmission happens,” said Vett Lloyd, a biologist and founding Continues →
FORMER MISS CANADA LOSES ALL WHILE FIGHTING CONTROVERSIAL DISEASE
November 28th, 2019 Shannon Smadella once represented Canada on the world’s stage and now she is the one who needs help – and she needs it – yesterday Vancouver, BC: Shannon was Miss Canada and represented this country with pride, volunteering thousands of un-paid hours for charity and humanitarian work. But when Shannon needed help, Canada’s medical system wasn’t there Continues →
Nova Scotia, Canada: Lyme disease conference held in Bridgewater
November 17th, 2019 CTV reporter Heidi Petracek @HeidipCTV As the number of reported cases of Lyme disease on Nova Scotia’s South Shore continues to rise, so too does public concern. That’s why hundreds of residents and medical professionals gathered in Bridgewater this weekend for the Bridgewater Lyme Disease Conference. “When you look at the map of infected areas, this province Continues →
Watch TV news series on Lyme disease…. Lyme and Reason
Segment 1 LYME AND REASON: THE CAUSE AND CONSEQUENCE OF LYME DISEASE Segment 2 LYME AND REASON: BATTLES AND BREAKTHROUGHS AGAINST LYME Segment 3 LYME & REASON 2.0: LYME DISEASE & THE VOICES OF CHANGE Segment 4 LYME & REASON: THE POWER OF INNOVATION Segment 5 LYME & REASON: DR. KRISTEN HONEY
Canadian Cycling Magazine: Ticks and Lyme disease: What you need to know
With tick-borne illnesses on the rise in many parts of Canada, prevention is key for cyclists riding through the forest by Anne Francis September 29, 2019 If you’ve ever had, or known someone who’s had Lyme disease, you know it’s no picnic–symptoms may resemble the flu (nausea, fever, chills, swollen glands, or a rash), and can be debilitating. And with tick-borne Continues →
Lyme disease is out of control, officials say
September 15, 2019 PUTNAM VALLEY – The incidence of Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses is frightening since more than 400,000 new cases of Lyme have been reported across the United States with 98,000 cases confirmed in New York State. State Senator Susan Serino (R, Hyde Park) and Putnam Valley Supervisor Sam Oliverio recently hosted a forum at Putnam Valley Continues →
Global TV News: Why Lyme disease is on the rise, explained
[CanLyme Note: Both AIDS and Lyme disease arose as an issue in the late 1970’s with the first case of Lyme reported in Quebec in 1977. As pointed out in this piece, since then there have been over 11,000 clinical trials for AIDS yet only 60 for Lyme disease. Lyme disease research funding in Canada is abysmal and is directed Continues →
Listen to CanLyme president Jim Wilson on CBC radio – Radio Canada International
August 5th, 2019 [CanLyme Note: This is just one of several interviews given by Jim Wilson the morning of August 5th. Live separate interviews were done for CBC radio Toronto, Quebec City, Winnipeg, Regina, Yellowknife, Whitehorse, Vancouver, and Montreal, each at different time slots.] “We’re in the middle of a Canadian summer, and people are enjoying the best of what Canada’s Continues →
Ontario, Canada: Rare tick spotted in London raises concerns about potential illnesses
Celine Moreau, CTV London Published Thursday, June 27, 2019 3:34PM EDT A rare tick has been found in London, and it has gotten the conversation going when it comes to ticks and tick-borne illnesses. The Lone Star tick is native to the southern United States and Mexico, and it’s a tick that has made its way to London and Continues →
NBC Today Show: Magician spends years trying to solve his medical mystery
Mentalist and magician Max Major is an expert at perception and making things disappear. But for most of his adult life, he hadn’t felt 100%. Joined by Dr. Natalie Azar on the 3rd hour of TODAY, he shares his medical mystery and road to a diagnosis. Watch TV piece
Lyme disease at the forefront during New Brunswick roundtable tick discussion
Global News “Our public healthcare system should be dealing with this appropriately and it’s not clearly, and it needs to,” added Coon. “And that really goes to the heart of this in a way that there are a significant percentage of people who get bitten by an infected tick who fall through the cracks and don’t get diagnosed.” Access full Continues →
Listen to Dr. Ralph Hawkins discuss Lyme disease on CBC radio in New Brunswick.
Fredericton, NB: Dr. Ralph Hawkins is a Calgary physician and one of this country’s leading voices in the fight against Lyme disease. He says patients are being ‘profoundly disrespected”, and it’s time to step up the fight. The public roundtable on Lyme disease is tonight from 7 to 9 at the Crowne Plaza in Fredericton. Aired: May 22, 2019 Listen Continues →