16 Aug, 2012 17:35 CET GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has been hit with a dangerous drug lawsuit that alleges its Lyme disease vaccine LYMERix caused patients to develop arthritis. The dangerous drug lawsuit claims that plaintiffs who were vaccinated with the medication in the 1990s were later diagnosed with post-Lyme disease treatment syndrome or treatment resistant Lyme…
Goldhawk Fights Back: Jim Wilson, President of the Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation, confirms there is no vaccine anywhere in the world that can protect humans from contracting Lyme Disease, through the bite of infectious tics. Listen here
Recent infection before immune response Only strain B31 of Borrelia burgdorferi as basis of test, many strains/species missed Antibodies are in immune complexes Spirochete encapsulated by host tissue (i.e.: lymphocytic cell walls) Spirochete is deep in host tissue Blebs in body fluid, no whole organisms needed for PCR No spirochetes in body fluid on day…
Protective value of prophylactic antibiotic treatment of tick bite for Lyme disease prevention: An animal model [one or two pills…who are you going to risk it on?] Joseph Piesman, Andrias Hojgaard, Bacterial Diseases Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3150 Rampart Road, Fort Collins, CO 80521, USA Received 29…
NORTHUMBERLAND — A rise in Lyme disease cases in Ontario has the local health unit urging people to be cautious. The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPR) said the population of blacklegged ticks is spreading into new areas of the province and with them, comes the possibility of transmitting Lyme disease. The ticks…
Despite its many delights, summer also brings its fair share of pestilence. One, called babesiosis, has only recently been widely recognized as a potentially serious outdoor hazard. According to a very detailed study conducted on Block Island, R.I., it could eventually rival Lyme disease as the most common tick-borne ailment in the United States. But…
Steere not only helped discover Lyme disease in 1977 in the small town of Lyme, Conn., the rheumatologist has made the illness his life’s work and helped figure out how to create a vaccine against it. LYMErix was unique among vaccines because it worked … See all stories on this topic » Powered by WPeMatico
I am a scientist and a Lyme disease sufferer, and I am writing to warn you about the realities of Lyme disease, and the failure of our governments to acknowledge its prevalence in Canada. This story is filled with controversy, I am one of its victims, and I am far from alone.
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By Gerry Bellett, Vancouver Sun, August 6, 2009 8:01 PM Dr. LaVerne Clifford Kindree has been admitted to the Order of Canada in recognition for more than 50 years of public service in Squamish, which in its length and depth can only be described as astonishing. The citation for the award gives an indication of…
The Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU) is reminding residents to take steps to protect themselves when in areas where Lyme disease-carrying ticks may be found.
Government has violated its duty to release information about incidents that put health and safety at risk, study finds
Mosquitoes aren’t the only blood-sucking insects spring brings.
An apparent rise in ticks crossing Canada’s southern border has the local health unit urging residents to use caution in wooded areas.
Ticks became active earlier this year in Saskatchewan because of the warm spring weather according to entomologist, Phil Curry. But he says it is hard to tell if the population is up.
GUELPH — John Scott has found ticks infected with the Lyme disease bacterium on songbirds, blowing the lid off the notion that the devastating disease can be contained and controlled within a geographic boundary.
The Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation is dedicated to promoting research, education, diagnosis and treatment of Lyme and associated diseases.