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31 Scientists Push to Tie Microbes to Alzheimer’s Disease Including Lyme Disease
ByCanLyme Team March 21, 2016April 21, 2023
A journal article says herpes virus and Lyme disease bacteria are behind the mind-robbing illness, but not all researchers are convinced March 21, 2016 Scientists have long puzzled over the root causes of Alzheimer’s disease, a devastating and typically fatal condition that currently denies more than five million Americans their cognition and memory. But in…
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For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Poor Research | Research
Cardiac Tropism of Borrelia burgdorferi: An Autopsy Study of Sudden Cardiac Death Associated with Lyme Carditis.
ByCanLyme Team March 16, 2016April 21, 2023
[ CanLyme note: “Although rare”, yet they state in the same breath that “sudden cardiac death caused by Lyme disease might be an under-recognized entity”. In other words, they have no idea because in the past decades they have not been looking and nor was Lyme disease considered in similar sudden cardiac deaths. The standard…
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For Physicians | International News | Lyme Controversy | Medical Publications | Research
nature.com : Statisticians issue warning over misuse of P values
ByCanLyme Team March 16, 2016April 21, 2023
Policy statement aims to halt missteps in the quest for certainty Monya Baker 07 March 2016 Misuse of the P value – a common test for judging the strength of scientific evidence – is contributing to the number of research findings that cannot be reproduced, the American Statistical Association (ASA) warns in a statement…
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Lyme Controversy | Lyme in Ontario | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
Toronto Star: Canada’s National Ballet second soloist returns as Romeo after battle with Lyme Disease
ByCanLyme Team March 16, 2016April 21, 2023
A leap in the right direction March 16th, 2016 Toronto Star, Michael Crabb Special To The Star Brendon Saye, National Ballet of Canada’s second soloist, returns as Romeo after absence dealing with Lyme disease. Injury is a dancer’s worst professional nightmare. That, at least, was what National Ballet of Canada second soloist Brendon assumed –…
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For Physicians | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Research
Lyme Myocarditis Presenting as Chest Pain in an Adolescent Girl.
ByCanLyme Team March 8, 2016April 21, 2023
Pediatr Emerg Care 2016(Mar); Fishe JN, Marchese RF , Callahan JM From the *Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; â€ Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Ruth and Raymond Perelman School of Medicine at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania; and â€¡Pediatric Residency Program, The…
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For Physicians | Guidelines - Boxing-in disease | International News | Lyme Controversy | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
Blumenthal, Lyme disease advocacy giant, salutes researcher
ByCanLyme Team March 5, 2016April 21, 2023
By Greenwich Post on March 2, 2016 Thousands in the Lyme disease community hail U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) as a pioneer for the cause, who has worked for nearly 20 years with Global Lyme Alliance. Some of the highlights of his advocacy work: Ten years ago, as Attorney General, Blumenthal launched an investigation into…
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For Physicians | International News | Lyme Controversy | Medical Publications | Research
Evidence of in vivo existence of Borrelia biofilm in borrelial lymphocytomas
ByCanLyme Team March 1, 2016April 21, 2023
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.1556/1886.2015.00049 Abstract Lyme borreliosis, caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, has grown into a major public health problem. We recently identified a novel morphological form of B. burgdorferi, called biofilm, a structure that is well known to be highly resistant to antibiotics. However, there is no evidence of the existence ofBorrelia biofilm…
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For Physicians | Lyme in BC | Miscellaneous | Voices on Lyme
Okanagan Valley, BC, Canada: Ticks in area woods already – near Kelowna
ByCanLyme Team February 29, 2016April 21, 2023
[Canlyme Note: Where there is one tick that you see, there may be more that you miss. Be aggressive in searching.] February 29th, 2016 Castanet.net Randi Berklande picked up an unwanted guest while going for a hike over the weekend. Berklande posted a picture of a wood tick she found after hiking on Carrot Mountain near…
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Featured | For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Research
Eradication of Biofilm-Like Microcolony Structures of Borrelia burgdorferi by Daunomycin and Daptomycin but not Mitomycin C in Combination with Doxycycline and Cefuroxime
ByCanLyme Team February 17, 2016April 21, 2023
Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00062 10 February 2016 Lyme disease, caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, is the most common vector-borne disease in the United States and Europe. While the majority of Lyme disease patients can resolve their symptoms if treated promptly, 10–20% of…
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For Physicians | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous
Windsor, Canada: Parents credit antibiotic for autistic child’s ‘monumental’ improvements
ByCanLyme Team February 14, 2016April 21, 2023
[CanLyme note: Many parents with autistic children who have also received treatment for a Lyme disease infection report similar amazing results from antibiotic treatment leading to hypotheses that some autism may be an infectious disease origin.] Brian Cross, Windsor Star, published February 12th, 2016 A five-year-old boy with autism who has never really communicated, has suddenly started answering back…
Read More Windsor, Canada: Parents credit antibiotic for autistic child’s ‘monumental’ improvements
For Physicians | Lyme Controversy | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Research
Drexel University Team Duplicates Dr Alan MacDonald’s Findings of Bacterial Biofilms in Alzheimer’s Plaques
ByCanLyme Team February 14, 2016April 21, 2023
Feb. 2016 – Allen et al., J Neuroinfect Dis 2016, 7:1 Dr. Herbert B. Allen and his colleagues at Drexel University, Philadelphia have confirmed the presence of bacterial biofilm substance in autopsy brain tissue from victims of Alzheimer’s disease. The extracellular polysaccharide matrix of the biofilms was detected using periodic acid Schiff (PAS) stain,…
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Co-infections | For Physicians | International News | Lyme Controversy | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Research
Mayo Researchers Identify New Borrelia Species that Causes Lyme Disease
ByCanLyme Team February 13, 2016April 21, 2023
Article sub-heading: Until now, Borrelia burgdorferi was only species believed to cause Lyme disease in North America [Canlyme note: actually, many scientists and patient advocate groups have been trying for decades to point to the obvious – Lyme disease is a borreliosis caused by many strains/species (genotypes), just as influenza is an illness caused by various…
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For Physicians | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous | Research
Is basic science disappearing from medicine? The decline of biomedical research in the medical literature
ByCanLyme Team February 4, 2016April 21, 2023
Published online before print October 14, 2015, doi:10.1096/fj.15-281758 February 2016 The FASEB Journal vol. 30 no. 2 515-518 Abstract Explosive growth in our understanding of genomics and molecular biology have fueled calls for the pursuit of personalized medicine, the notion of harnessing biologic variability to provide patient-specific care. This vision will necessitate a deep understanding of the underlying…
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Lyme Controversy | Miscellaneous | Research | Voices on Lyme
Looking for Canadian input : Survey on the treatment of Lyme disease outside of Canada [that Canadians have had to seek due to lack of help in Canada].
ByCanLyme Team February 1, 2016April 21, 2023
Survey on the treatment of Lyme disease outside of Canada We are conducting a survey to estimate the number of Canadians receiving treatment for Lyme disease outside of Canada, and the outcome of that treatment. If you are being treated for Lyme disease outside of Canada, or have previously been treated for Lyme disease outside…
Read More Looking for Canadian input : Survey on the treatment of Lyme disease outside of Canada [that Canadians have had to seek due to lack of help in Canada].
For Physicians | Government | Guidelines - Boxing-in disease | Lyme Controversy | Lyme in Ontario | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous
Overruled: Canadian physician was slapped on the hand for not following IDSA guidelines… appeal decision said he does not have to follow those guidelines.
ByCanLyme Team February 1, 2016April 21, 2023
This is yet another case of a College of Physicians and Surgeons in Canada, overstepping their right to enforce particular guidelines be followed. The physician was initially penalized (cautioned) for not following “appropriate” or “recommended” guidelines. The provincial College’s of Physicians and Surgeons across Canada, and federal and provincial health authorities have always stated publicly…
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Lyme disease and your pregnancy: Why avoiding tick bites could protect your unborn child

Lack of experience no obstacle at this obstacle course

Interventions to manage mold and mycotoxicities

Environmental toxicities: Confounding presentations

31 Scientists Push to Tie Microbes to Alzheimer’s Disease Including Lyme Disease

Cardiac Tropism of Borrelia burgdorferi: An Autopsy Study of Sudden Cardiac Death Associated with Lyme Carditis.

nature.com : Statisticians issue warning over misuse of P values

Toronto Star: Canada’s National Ballet second soloist returns as Romeo after battle with Lyme Disease

Lyme Myocarditis Presenting as Chest Pain in an Adolescent Girl.

Blumenthal, Lyme disease advocacy giant, salutes researcher

Evidence of in vivo existence of Borrelia biofilm in borrelial lymphocytomas

Okanagan Valley, BC, Canada: Ticks in area woods already – near Kelowna

Eradication of Biofilm-Like Microcolony Structures of Borrelia burgdorferi by Daunomycin and Daptomycin but not Mitomycin C in Combination with Doxycycline and Cefuroxime

Windsor, Canada: Parents credit antibiotic for autistic child’s ‘monumental’ improvements

Drexel University Team Duplicates Dr Alan MacDonald’s Findings of Bacterial Biofilms in Alzheimer’s Plaques

Mayo Researchers Identify New Borrelia Species that Causes Lyme Disease

Is basic science disappearing from medicine? The decline of biomedical research in the medical literature

Looking for Canadian input : Survey on the treatment of Lyme disease outside of Canada [that Canadians have had to seek due to lack of help in Canada].

Overruled: Canadian physician was slapped on the hand for not following IDSA guidelines… appeal decision said he does not have to follow those guidelines.

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