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New podcast: Past, Present and Future of Lyme Disease in Canada with Jim Wilson of CanLyme
In today’s podcast, Sarah is joined by Jim Wilson, founder and President of CanLyme — the Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation.... View Article
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Phage-Targeting PCR Test Picks Up Early Lyme Disease
An investigational polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test that detects the presence of a viral gene in Lyme disease–causing bacteria can distinguish... View Article
New podcast: Understanding posttraumatic growth, with Dr. Richard Tedeschi
Posttraumatic growth is not only the topic of today’s podcast, it is also the process that birthed the Looking at... View Article
Patient Lyme disease websites prioritize science; public health websites prioritize consistent messaging—Comment on ‘Lyme disease prevention: A content analysis of Canadian patient group and government websites’
Dear Editor, A recent article ‘Lyme disease prevention: A content analysis of Canadian patient group and government websites’ by Journault... View Article
New podcast: Dr. Ginger Savely on the role of nurses in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of Lyme disease
Sarah explores Lyme disease from a nursing perspective with Nurse Practitioner Dr. Ginger Savely. Dr. Savely has specialized in the... View Article
Detection of Babesia odocoilei in Ixodes scapularis Ticks Collected in Southern Ontario, Canada
Abstract Tick-borne zoonotic diseases have an economic and societal impact on the well-being of people worldwide. In the present study,... View Article
New podcast: Outdoor education, checklists, and staying safe in the outdoors, with Mike Horembala
Today we explore one of the many ways the CanLyme Educators’ Resource can be put into action. In this podcast,... View Article
Study Suggests Similar Processes Are Driving Long COVID and ME/CFS [and Lyme disease]
Mar 12, 2021 “Similar disease signatures to ME/CFS showed up for diseases like MIS-C, Lyme disease, and COVID-19 but not... View Article
Botanical Medicines Cryptolepis sanguinolenta, Artemisia annua, Scutellaria baicalensis, Polygonum cuspidatum, and Alchornea cordifolia Demonstrate Inhibitory Activity Against Babesia duncani
Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol., 08 March 2021 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2021.624745 “Human babesiosis is a CDC reportable disease in the United States and... View Article
Enter our podcast giveaway !!
GIVEAWAY! Looking at Lyme, a podcast by the Canadian Lyme Disease Association, recently interviewed an Optometrist from Victoria, BC. Dr.... View Article
WHY DENTAL PROFESSIONALS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF LYME DISEASE
Cheryl Bell – February 19, 2021 Dal News At the end of August 2019, a patient booked an urgent appointment... View Article
New podcast: Optometry, eye-brain connections and Lyme disease
In the words of Optometrist Dr. Cameron McCrodan, “you don’t see with your eyes, you see with your brain.” What... View Article
New podcast: Let’s talk astrocytes, gut bacteria and neuroinflammation with Dr. Francisco Quintana
Sarah explores the latest research on astrocytes, gut bacteria and neuroinflammation with scientist and medical researcher Dr. Francisco Quintana. Listen... View Article
New podcast: Angela Naeth tells us about life as a triathlete with Lyme disease
Join us for a candid conversation with Ironman athlete, Angela Naeth. Angela contracted Lyme disease in 2018, the same year... View Article
“If It Weren’t For My Children, I Wouldn’t Be Here Today”: Yolanda Hadid On Living With Lyme Disease
VOGUE BY FREDDIE BRAUN 11 FEBRUARY 2021 Since her diagnosis, the model, reality-TV star and mother to models Gigi, Bella... View Article
ALS or ALS mimic by neuroborreliosis—A case report
[CanLyme Note: This report relates that their is reason to double check positive CSF PCR tests for Lyme disease. There is... View Article