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A message to Canadian Lyme disease patients from W5 TV show. They want you!!
ByCanLyme October 8, 2020
“Hello all, If you are receiving this email then you and I have spoken about the documentary W5 is currently producing on Lyme Disease. We have been working on this documentary for the past few months and working towards an air date later this fall. I need all of your help for one of the…
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For Physicians | International News | Lyme Controversy | Miscellaneous | Research
Unintended Consequences: The Perils of Publication and Citation Bias
ByCanLyme October 8, 2020October 8, 2020
“The system of scientific communication appears to be more fragile than was once believed.” Decisions made by individuals with particular research goals and an innate propensity for error can affect what others believe in ways we still do not quite understand. Image: MIT Press Reader” “By: Gareth and Rhodri Leng When President Donald Trump promoted hydroxychloroquine as…
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For Physicians | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
New podcast: Dr. Alexis Cheney from Vermont outlines her expertise on Lyme disease
ByCanLyme October 7, 2020
“In this episode, Sarah hears from Alexis Chesney, a naturopathic physician in Vermont who specializes in Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses. She is also author of the book “Preventing Lyme and Other Tick-Borne Diseases”. ” “She points to the different roles practitioners have in a patient’s care, including primary care physicians and specialists such…
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For Physicians | International News | Lyme Controversy | Miscellaneous | Research | Voices on Lyme
HOW THE INCIDENCE OF AN EM RASH CAN BE INFLATED
ByCanLyme October 6, 2020October 7, 2020
[CanLyme Note: In Canada the percentage of people who have a rash with Lyme disease is much lower than stated. This dissemination of inappropriate information on the incidence of the rash leads to the under-detection of Lyme disease in Canada as seen in this research.] ————————- “The incidence of an erythema migrans (EM) rash, a definitive…
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Co-infections | For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Media | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
New Podcast: Exploring co-infections, Bartonella, and mental health effects of Lyme disease
ByCanLyme September 29, 2020
“Sarah speaks with Dr. Thomas Moorcroft, a physician from Connecticut who specializes in Lyme disease and Lyme-related infections. He explains what co-infections are and differentiates between infections that are contracted from a tick bite, and concurrent infections that people with Lyme disease may experience. During the 2020 International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) conference,…
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Lyme in New Brunswick | Miscellaneous | Research
Mount Allison University: PPE student Michael Nolan researches ticks and Lyme disease with wildlife management focus
ByCanLyme September 28, 2020
Third-year Philosophy, Politics, and Economics student Michael Nolan spent his summer researching a new area of study for him – ticks and Lyme disease. After speaking with Canadian Politics professor Dr. Mario Levesque about a summer research opportunity in the area, Nolan settled on a wildlife management focus for his project. His research was supported by a…
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For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Lyme in Alberta | Lyme in BC | Lyme in Manitoba | Lyme in New Brunswick | Lyme in Newfoundland | Lyme in Nova Scotia | Lyme in Ontario | Lyme in P.E.I. | Lyme in quebec | Lyme in Saskatchewan | Research | Voices on Lyme
McMaster University doing research on Lyme disease and pregnancy.
ByCanLyme September 28, 2020September 28, 2020
The McMaster Midwifery Research Centre is recruiting people initially to complete an online survey if they have had at least one pregnancy, regardless whether they had Lyme disease or not. More information
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For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Media | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
New Podcast: Discussing the effects of Lyme disease on the brain with Dr. Leo Shea III
ByCanLyme September 27, 2020
In this episode Sarah talks about the effects of Lyme disease on the brain with Dr. Shea, a senior staff psychologist, professor and President of Neuropsychological Evaluation and Treatment Services in New York City and Boston. Listen to podcast
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For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Lyme in Ontario | Voices on Lyme
CanLyme board member gives informative interview on radio
ByCanLyme September 26, 2020September 26, 2020
CanLyme board member Shelley Ball is interviewed on radio in Ontario. Discusses a broad range of topics including addressing the discrimination chronic Lyme disease patients face in a very controlled medical system dominated by those who chose to ignore science. Listen Here
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For Physicians | Government | Government reports & letters | Lyme Controversy | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
Public Health Agency of Canada receives critical review of revisions to Lyme information on their publicly funded website.
ByCanLyme September 21, 2020September 22, 2020
September 4, 2020 This critique is a collaborative effort of several groups/organizations that represent Canadians living Lyme disease in response to PHAC’s call for feedback. This was our response to the request for input of the Public Health Agency of Canada. The final decisions on the content which will be incorporated currently lie with unknown…
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Miscellaneous | Research
Failed Disruption of Tick Feeding, Viability, and Molting after Immunization of Mice and Sheep with Recombinant Ixodes ricinus Salivary Proteins IrSPI and IrLip1
ByCanLyme September 20, 2020
Abstract To identify potential vaccine candidates against Ixodes ricinus and tick-borne pathogen transmission, we have previously sequenced the salivary gland transcriptomes of female ticks infected or not with Bartonella henselae. The hypothesized potential of both IrSPI (I. ricinus serine protease inhibitor) and IrLip1 (I. ricinus lipocalin 1) as protective antigens decreasing tick feeding and/or the transmission of tick-borne pathogens was based…
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For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
MP Elizabeth May speaks to the challenge of updating medical best practices and the continued rise of ticks and Lyme disease
ByCanLyme September 18, 2020
“She describes how she first learned about the severity of Lyme disease when speaking to a woman from Pictou, Nova Scotia who required a wheelchair for mobility. After moving to British Columbia, Elizabeth met others who were experiencing life-altering illness due to the tick-borne diseases.” Listen to podcast
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For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Research | Voices on Lyme
Lyme Disease Patient Outcomes and Experiences; A Retrospective Cohort Study
ByCanLyme September 9, 2020
Abstract Lyme disease is a vector-borne illness caused by Borrelia spp. bacterium spread by ticks to humans and other mammals. Despite being prevalent in many regions of the world, there remains considerable uncertainty surrounding many aspects of the disease, and consensus on the most appropriate and effective means of treating the illness remains to be achieved. Recommendations…
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Miscellaneous | Pets | Voices on Lyme
New Podcast” How to protect your pet from Lyme disease
ByCanLyme September 8, 2020September 8, 2020
In today’s episode, Sarah speaks with veterinarian Dr. Joe Bloom to find out more about Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses, and how they could affect our pets. Dr. Bloom works in an endemic area of the United States … Listen to Podcast
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Co-infections | For Physicians | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
New Podcast: Dr. Ralph Hawkins shares his medical expertise and hands on experience diagnosing and treating Lyme disease
ByCanLyme September 2, 2020
September 1st, 2020 Dr. Hawkins has been treating Lyme patients in Canada for many years, gaining a wealth of knowledge about the disease. He recounts his introduction to the shortcomings of Lyme disease testing in Canada while treating a patient with a history of multiple previous tick bites, many common symptoms of Lyme disease, but…
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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

A message to Canadian Lyme disease patients from W5 TV show. They want you!!

Unintended Consequences: The Perils of Publication and Citation Bias

New podcast: Dr. Alexis Cheney from Vermont outlines her expertise on Lyme disease

HOW THE INCIDENCE OF AN EM RASH CAN BE INFLATED

New Podcast: Exploring co-infections, Bartonella, and mental health effects of Lyme disease

Mount Allison University: PPE student Michael Nolan researches ticks and Lyme disease with wildlife management focus

McMaster University doing research on Lyme disease and pregnancy.

New Podcast: Discussing the effects of Lyme disease on the brain with Dr. Leo Shea III

CanLyme board member gives informative interview on radio

Public Health Agency of Canada receives critical review of revisions to Lyme information on their publicly funded website.

Failed Disruption of Tick Feeding, Viability, and Molting after Immunization of Mice and Sheep with Recombinant Ixodes ricinus Salivary Proteins IrSPI and IrLip1

MP Elizabeth May speaks to the challenge of updating medical best practices and the continued rise of ticks and Lyme disease

Lyme Disease Patient Outcomes and Experiences; A Retrospective Cohort Study

New Podcast” How to protect your pet from Lyme disease

New Podcast: Dr. Ralph Hawkins shares his medical expertise and hands on experience diagnosing and treating Lyme disease

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