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Fox5 TV New York – LYME AND REASON: THE CAUSE AND CONSEQUENCE OF LYME DISEASE

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June 30th, 2016 “LYME AND REASON: THE CAUSE AND CONSEQUENCE OF LYME DISEASE” presents an in-depth look at the cause and effect of Lyme disease, including the controversy over testing, the issues of misdiagnosis, and the personal struggles of medical professionals and patients contending with this life-changing illness. -Brian A. Fallon, MD, MPH, Director of…

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Montreal Gazette: Quebec issues warning for Lyme disease

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[CanLyme Note: Their 159 reported cases are seriously under-reported due to many reasons including poor tests, lack of doctor education ofo medical doctors to recognize Lyme symptoms, especially late stage chronic symptoms.] lJune 24th, 2016 The Ministry of Health and Social Services advised people who practise outdoor activities to watch out for the bugs. The disease is…

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Saskatchewan, Canada: Lyme is there and spreading

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[CanLyme Note: Lyme disease is not new to Saskatchewan, but it is spreading. Physicians need to be aware and willing to diagnose and, treat clinically based upon the patient response and not a restrictive set of unproven guidelines that limit treatment periods, and they must be able to do so without consequence from their College…

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If Not Lyme Disease, What Caused This Man’s Fever?

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June 16, 2016 by Lisa Sanders, M.D. THE PRESENTING PROBLEM A doctor thought he knew what brought on this patient’s flulike symptoms, but antibiotics weren’t helping. “Nonno says he doesn’t feel good,” the 8-year-old girl reported, handing her mother a digital thermometer. The woman looked at the readout — just under 102 degrees. Her father,…

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Australia: Murdoch University researchers found new bacteria in Australian ticks removed from echidnas

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June 15, 2016 MURDOCH University researchers have detected a new species of bacteria in echidna-biting Australian ticks. The recent discovery was published by Dr Charlotte Oskam, from Murdoch University’s Vector and Water-borne Pathogen Research Group (VWBPRG), in the parasitology journalParasites and Vectors. To date, little has been documented about microorganisms harboured within Australian native ticks…

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The role of patient advocates in Lyme disease policy should be limited – CanLyme does not agree

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The article titled, ‘The role of patient advocates in Lyme disease policy should be limited’  seen here promotes stymieing ethical debate. Here is my response to the article, as HealthyDebate.ca had already closed comments for debate due to some not-so-well-wishing comments (although they did re-open it for comments due to public backlash and they then posted an edited…

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Doctor comments on Lyme disease treatment

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[CanLyme note: It is very common for mainstream physicians who subscribe to the Infectious Disease Society of America guidelines to design studies in such a fashion that the outcome is pre-determined.  These studies have no value, nor scientific merit.  The divide is created intentionally.] Infectious Disease doctor, Sam Donta, responds to article, To the Editor:…

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Global TV Edmonton: Famous singer [Kris Kristofferson] puts spotlight on Lyme disease

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June 13th, 2016 Kris Kristofferson told Rolling Stone Country that doctors thought he had dementia and then he tested positive for Lyme. As Su-Ling Goh reports, cases are a lot more common than some doctors think. Watch TV segment

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REVERSIBLE CAUSES OF DEMENTIA AND NORMAL PRESSURE HYDROCEPHALUS

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Recent high-profile cases in the news remind us of the need to consider Lyme disease as a possible cause of reversible dementia. For the past several years, legendary singer/songwriter Kris Kristofferson was believed to be suffering from Alzheimer’s or dementia. However, in the past week we have learned that the musician’s memory problems are instead…

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Ontario, Canada: East Gwillimbury BMX rider drives through tough competition [Lyme disease]

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June 10th, 2016 East Gwillimbury Express by Simon Martin … “But Dorian had to leave Canada for four months to get treated for Lyme disease in Florida and Missouri. “It was four months of daily IV hookups,” Stephanie said, explaining he had swelling on his brain. The treatment worked wonders for Dorian” Read full text

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CBC News: Canadian Member of Parliament Karen Ludwig – More national round tables planned for Lyme disease awareness

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June 10th, 2016 A national, all-party round table on Lyme disease in Ottawa recently brought to light some of the issues people face with getting answers and suitable treatment for the disease. New Brunswick Southwest MP Karen Ludwig co-chaired the meeting on May 30, attended by Lyme disease advocates and members of Parliament, including Green…

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Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto and Borrelia garinii DNAs in patient with Hyperkeratosis lenticularis perstans (Flegel disease)

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Katarina Schwarzova, June 3, 2016 Atlas of Science Flegel disease (Hyperkeratosis lenticularis perstans – HLP) is a rare autosomal dermatosis, characterized by small, asymptomatic, reddishbrown, keratotic papules occurring most frequently over the dorsa of the feet and the lower parts of the arms and legs. The majority of cases have been reported in European patients of…

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Singer and Movie Star Kris Kristofferson… was not Alzheimer’s disease, it was Lyme Disease

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Kris Kristofferson says his memory loss was due to ticks, not dementia June 9th, 2016 by Carmen Chai, Global News For years, doctors were telling Kris Kristofferson he was grappling with Alzheimer’s disease as his memory quickly deteriorated. Turns out, he had Lyme disease – a discovery that has helped the 80-year-old country singer take…

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Wilke Cohen Lyme Disease Project Receives $3 Million from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation

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The Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) has received a transformational, multi-year pledge from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation to support the Wilke Cohen Lyme Disease Project. In addition to an initial $3.1 million in funding from Jeff and Liesl Wilke, Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos, and the Bay Area Lyme Foundation, the project now has…

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‘Water on the knee’ could be early sign of Lyme disease

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AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS  Nov, 2015 ROSEMONT, Ill.–Spontaneous knee effusion, also known as “water on the knee,” can be a primary symptom of Lyme disease, even when patients do not exhibit a “bull’s eye” rash, another common Lyme disease symptom. According to a literature review appearing in the November issue of The Journal of…