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Balsam fir (Abies balsamea) needles and their essential oil kill overwintering ticks (Ixodes scapularis) at cold temperatures
ByCanLyme August 23, 2022August 23, 2022
July 29, 2022 Abstract The blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, vectors Borrelia burgdorferi, a bacterium that causes Lyme Disease. Although synthetic pesticides can reduce tick numbers, there are concerns about their potential effects on beneficial insects, such as pollinators. Plant-based pest control agents such as essential oils could provide an alternative because they have low environmental persistency; however,…
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International News | Lyme Controversy | Lyme disease | Media | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
Longtime KTVU anchor and reporter Leslie Griffith dies [long time sufferer of Lyme disease]
ByCanLyme August 23, 2022August 23, 2022
August 2022 OAKLAND, Calif. – Leslie Griffith, a longtime journalist who graced television screens for more than two decades as anchor for KTVU Channel 2 News, has died. Griffith died Wednesday in Lake Chapala, Mexico. Family members said she endured a years-long battle with Lyme disease. Her 22-year career at KTVU included her time sitting alongside veteran…
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Education | For Physicians | Lyme disease | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Research
Nitroxoline Drug Combinations Are More Active Than Lyme Antibiotic Combination and Can Eradicate Stationary Phase Borrelia burgdorferi
ByCanLyme August 23, 2022
July 26, 2022 Abstract Lyme disease (LD), caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, is the most common vector-borne disease in USA and Europe. Despite the standard 2-4 weeks antibiotic treatment, approximately 10%-20% of patients will develop post-treatment LD syndrome, a condition that is poorly understood. One of the probable causes is thought to be the presence of B. burgdorferi persister forms…
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Education | For Physicians | Lyme disease | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
Diagnosing young children with Lyme disease, advice from a pediatrician
ByCanLyme August 22, 2022
“Lyme disease affects children more than any other age group, but the young ones are often difficult to diagnose, especially before they’ve developed the vocabulary to describe how they’re feeling. To help parents recognize symptoms and prevent serious illness, I chatted with Charlotte Mao, MD, a pediatric infectious disease physician who trained at Harvard Medical School…
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Education | For Physicians | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Research
A review of ticks in Canada and health risks from exposure
ByCanLyme August 20, 2022
Tick species are undergoing range expansions across Canada due to global warming, animal migration, and land fragmentation. It is estimated that their range is expanding northwards by 35–55km per year. Species posing the greatest risk to humans are the Ixodes scapularis (blacklegged tick) and the Ixodes pacificus (Western blacklegged tick). The risk of human tick-borne infections is increasing. Populations…
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Education | For Physicians | Miscellaneous | Podcasts
New podcast: Brain retraining with Dr. Patrick Porter
ByCanLyme August 2, 2022
“Improving brain function through light and sound technologies. Fasten your seatbelts! In this podcast, Dr. Patrick Porter takes us on a journey into our brains, and shares with us his cutting edge technology aimed at improving our lives through brainwave technology. Dr. Porter is a researcher, educator, author and creator of technologies that use light,…
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Education | For Physicians | Lyme disease | Podcasts
New podcast: Brain retraining with Dr. Patrick Porter
ByCanLyme August 2, 2022
“Fasten your seatbelts! In this podcast, Dr. Patrick Porter takes us on a journey into our brains, and shares with us his cutting edge technology aimed at improving our lives through brainwave technology. Dr. Porter is a researcher, educator, author and creator of technologies that use light, sound and other strategies to improve brain function…
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Education | For Physicians | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Research
Spiroplasma ixodetis Infections in Immunocompetent and Immunosuppressed Patients after Tick Exposure, Sweden
ByCanLyme July 27, 2022
“Spiroplasma spp. are intracellular organisms that belong to the class Mollicutes, which include Mycoplasma spp. These bacteria have a single-layer cell membrane, cannot be visualized by Gram staining, require special substrates for growth, and can be diagnosed by genetic methods (6). Plants, insects, and ticks are known reservoirs (7). S. ixodetis was initially reported in…
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Education | For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
Long-Lyme discussed with, ‘Medical gaslighting’ harming long-COVID patients, Fong A, Healthy Debate 22-07-13:’
ByCanLyme July 24, 2022July 24, 2022
Healthy Debate Response 22-07-14 “‘Medical gaslighting’ harming long-COVID patients, Fong A, Healthy Debate 22-07-13: https://healthydebate.ca/2022/07/topic/medical-gaslighting-long-covid/ “Pandemics disable people – the history lesson that policymakers ignore” -Spinney L, 2022 Thank you for the article. The golden era of discovery in medicine is over. Physicians are no longer looking for root causes of diseases. Medicine is being…
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Education | For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Lyme disease | Lyme in Ontario | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous
CMAJ: Lyme disease in a neonate complicated by the Jarisch–Herxheimer reaction
ByCanLyme July 24, 2022
“A 21-day-old girl presented to the emergency department of an Ontario children’s hospital in early summer with a 1-day history of rash on the left arm and 3 days of decreased activity, poor feeding (not waking to feed, decreased volumes) and abdominal distension. She had no fever, weight loss, irritability, recent travel or known infectious…
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Co-infections | Education | For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Lyme disease | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
A New Look at Chronic Lyme
ByCanLyme June 25, 2022June 25, 2022
By Pamela Weintraub “Many physicians who treat tick-borne diseases now combine conventional medicine with gentler integrative strategies – and more long-term patients are getting well. In the summer of 1997, Jennifer Crystal discovered a red, splotchy rash on her arm. A 19-year-old counselor at a camp in Maine at the time, Crystal had grown up…
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Education | For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Lyme disease | Media | Miscellaneous
CTV News: 14.5% of world population has or had Lyme disease: analysis
ByCanLyme June 23, 2022
A recent analysis estimates more than one-tenth of the world’s population likely has or at some point had tick-borne Lyme disease. Research published in the peer-reviewed journal BMJ Global Health found that more than 14 per cent of the global populace had antibodies to Lyme disease in their blood. Certain regions in Europe and Asia reported the highest rates…
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Ticks and Lyme disease are on the rise in Canada, experts warn. Here’s what you need to know
ByCanLyme June 23, 2022
Canada has seen a steep rise in reported Lyme disease cases in recent years, and as the planet warms, those numbers are expected to continue climbing. With ticks spreading further north each year, some advocates question whether Canada is prepared to cope with the rise of Lyme disease. The disease, which could cause lifelong health issues, has already…
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Education | For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Lyme disease | Lyme in BC | Miscellaneous | Research | Voices on Lyme
B.C. Canada: Five things to know about Lyme disease and ticks in B.C.
ByCanLyme June 20, 2022June 20, 2022
[CanLyme Note: 14 percent of the world population represents 1.09 billion people infected with Lyme disease yet the Canadian government and provincial government’s medical bureaucrats report ridiculously low case counts each year. The Lyme disease misinformation policy in Canada is directed by a private organization called the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease of Canada…
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Education | For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Miscellaneous | Research
Lyme Borreliosis and Associations With Mental Disorders and Suicidal Behavior: A Nationwide Danish Cohort Study
ByCanLyme June 18, 2022
Abstract Objective: Lyme borreliosis is a tick-borne infectious disease that may confer an increased risk of mental disorders, but previous studies have been hampered by methodological limitations, including small sample sizes. The authors used a nationwide retrospective cohort study design to examine rates of mental disorders following Lyme borreliosis. Methods: Using Denmark’s National Patient Register…
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News and updates

One year later: How the landmark NASEM report on chronic Lyme is – and isn’t – changing minds

Germs spread by ticks and cats found in suicidal youth

Scholarship opportunity for undergraduates with a project focused on Lyme disease or other tick-borne diseases

Living with persistent illness and uncertainty: Patient narratives on Lyme disease in Nova Scotia, Canada

Lyme disease is becoming one of Canada’s defining climate-health challenges

Announcing the second annual Canadian Tick-Borne Disease Conference

Feeling sick after eating that steak dinner? You could have a rare but potentially severe tick-borne allergy

Elliot Jacobson: Downstream Secondary Illness in Lyme Disease

Balsam fir (Abies balsamea) needles and their essential oil kill overwintering ticks (Ixodes scapularis) at cold temperatures

Longtime KTVU anchor and reporter Leslie Griffith dies [long time sufferer of Lyme disease]

Nitroxoline Drug Combinations Are More Active Than Lyme Antibiotic Combination and Can Eradicate Stationary Phase Borrelia burgdorferi

Diagnosing young children with Lyme disease, advice from a pediatrician

A review of ticks in Canada and health risks from exposure

New podcast: Brain retraining with Dr. Patrick Porter

New podcast: Brain retraining with Dr. Patrick Porter

Spiroplasma ixodetis Infections in Immunocompetent and Immunosuppressed Patients after Tick Exposure, Sweden

Long-Lyme discussed with, ‘Medical gaslighting’ harming long-COVID patients, Fong A, Healthy Debate 22-07-13:’

CMAJ: Lyme disease in a neonate complicated by the Jarisch–Herxheimer reaction

A New Look at Chronic Lyme

CTV News: 14.5% of world population has or had Lyme disease: analysis

Ticks and Lyme disease are on the rise in Canada, experts warn. Here’s what you need to know

B.C. Canada: Five things to know about Lyme disease and ticks in B.C.

Lyme Borreliosis and Associations With Mental Disorders and Suicidal Behavior: A Nationwide Danish Cohort Study

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