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Canadians trapped in Lyme disease limbo
ByCanLyme Team June 28, 2013April 21, 2023
Two Hamilton-area women are among the growing number of Canadians with Lyme disease paying tens of thousands of dollars to get antibiotics in the United States because of a rift in the medical community over how to diagnose and treat the infection. “It’s a very controversial topic,” said Dr. Michael Gardam, director of infection prevention…
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Featured | International News | Miscellaneous | Research
Silver ‘boost to antibiotic success’
ByCanLyme Team June 20, 2013April 21, 2023
Adding silver to antibiotics makes them 10 to 1,000 times more effective at fighting infections, research suggests. Silver has been used as an antimicrobial for centuries, but little has been known about how it works. The new research suggests adding it to existing antibiotics could counteract the rise of drug-resistant microbes. Experiments in mice showed…
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For Physicians | Lyme in Ontario
First positive tick on a human for Lyme disease in Windsor-Essex area
ByCanLyme Team June 18, 2013April 21, 2023
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit is warning the public after the first tick collected from a human this year has tested positive for Lyme disease. The tick was sent to the health unit after it was found on a person who was in Point Pelee National Park in April. It was sent to the Public…
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For Physicians | Guidelines - Boxing-in disease | International News | Medical Publications | Miscellaneous
Mother diagnosed with MS and facing life in a wheelchair is cured – after she discovered her symptoms were due to a TICK BITE
ByCanLyme Team June 18, 2013April 21, 2023
PUBLISHED 17 June 2013 Julia Marshall-Wessendorf, 37, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2010 An MRI scan showedlesions on her brain and spinal cord consistent with MS Was on expensive drug regime and thought she faced future in a wheelchair Developed other symptoms inconsistent with MS so did some research Went to doctor and asked …
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Government reports & letters | Voices on Lyme
Lyme Disease — Debatable Motion in the New Brunswick Legislature
ByCanLyme Team June 14, 2013April 21, 2023
Press Release Lyme Disease — Debatable Motion in the New Brunswick Legislature June 14, 2013 Fredericton,NB- New Maryland Sunbury West Progressive Conservative MLA Jack Carr presented a historic motion in the legislature on June 14, 2013. The motion was seconded by MLA Donald Arsenault Liberal MLA representing Dalhousie-Restigouche East. The Lyme disease advocacy community is…
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Lyme in Ontario | Voices on Lyme
Teen puts hope in U.S. Lyme disease treatment
ByCanLyme Team June 13, 2013April 21, 2023
She takes few steps towards the camera. As wobbly, as unsure, as unsteady as a baby’s precarious first steps. As awkward as a drunk stumbling out of the bar. Her arms hang limp. Her face, a blank stare. This is what has become of 14-year-old Kamea Crowe. Her mother, Yvonne Finlayson, recorded the few seconds…
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International News | Research
Lyme Borreliosis in Human Patients in Florida and Georgia, USA
ByCanLyme Team June 7, 2013April 21, 2023
Int J Med Sci 2013; 10(7):915-931. doi:10.7150/ijms.6273 Abstract The aim of this study was to determine the cause of illness in several human patients residing in Florida and Georgia, USA, with suspected Lyme disease based upon EM-like skin lesions and/or symptoms consistent with early localized or late disseminated Lyme borreliosis. Using polymerase chain reaction (PCR)…
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Lyme in Ontario | Voices on Lyme
Tick, Lyme disease season hits Windsor-Essex
ByCanLyme Team June 7, 2013April 21, 2023
CBC News – Posted: Jun 7, 2013 It’s tick season and the Essex Region Conservation Authority has already received a number of complaints about the insects this year. There are a number of tick species in the region, but it’s the black-legged deer tick that is the most common carrier of Lyme disease. ERCA biologist Dan…
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Lyme in New Brunswick | Voices on Lyme
Ticks carrying Lyme disease on the rise across N.B.
ByCanLyme Team June 7, 2013April 21, 2023
Biologist Vett Lloyd says it’s no longer a localized problem and everyone should be on alert CBC News – Posted: Jun 6, 2013 A New Brunswick biologist says the number of ticks carrying Lyme disease in the province continues to rise and people should be on alert. Vett Lloyd, who has been collecting samples of blacklegged…
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Lyme in Nova Scotia | Voices on Lyme
Money stolen: girl’s treatment for Lyme disease in jeopardy
ByCanLyme Team June 6, 2013April 21, 2023
A thief who stole cards full of money meant to help Chelsey Livingston-Rector battle Lyme disease, may have robbed her of the opportunity for treatment. With only two weeks left to go before her appointment to see a specialist in the United States, Chelsey’s mother, Angela Rector, said they are still $3,000 short of what…
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Lyme in Ontario | Voices on Lyme
Explosion of ticks biting people and pets in Hamilton [Ontario, Canada]
ByCanLyme Team June 6, 2013April 21, 2023
By Mark McNeil The Hamilton area is facing an infestation of brown dog ticks and health authorities are worried an influx of Lyme disease-causing ticks will follow. “Lyme disease is on the radar,” says Susan Harding-Cruz, manager of the vector-borne disease program for Hamilton’s public health department. “We are on the lookout for black-legged ticks…
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Voices on Lyme
The NOT so great outdoors – Kathryn Maroun interview
ByCanLyme Team June 5, 2013April 21, 2023
In this episode of The Maritime Outdoorsman, Dave talks about the NOT so great outdoors. After telling about his encounter with a blood infection caused from a leech bite, Dave talks with Kathryn Maroun, host of the TV show ‘What A Catch’ about her personal battle with Lyme disease. The intent of this episode is…
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Lyme in Alberta | Voices on Lyme
Tick’d Off – Alberta Primetime TV interview – Lyme disease in Alberta not so new
ByCanLyme Team June 4, 2013April 21, 2023
Tick’d Off Original Air Date: Friday, May 31, 2013 Alberta’s tick surveillance program is gathering data on just how many ticks we’ve got in Alberta and how many of them are carrying lyme disease.We talk to Susan McInnis, from the Lyme Disease Association of Alberta and Marianne Middelveen, from the International Lyme and Associated Diseases…
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Lyme in quebec | Miscellaneous | News from CanLyme | Voices on Lyme
LYME DISEASE IN QUEBEC – A TICKING TIMEBOMB
ByCanLyme Team June 3, 2013April 21, 2023
For The Gazette by Robert J. Galbraith [CanLyme: We have had enough of bureaucrats making decisions to withold information from the public, alleging “panic” will unfold. Nonsense, lives will be saved, healthcare costs will be greatly reduced, families will not be destroyed] Montreal-Quebec’s leading authority in the science of tick biology says that the southern…
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Government | International News | Lyme Controversy | Medical Publications | Voices on Lyme
Lyme Disease in deployed military personnel [Canadian]: a ‘tick-ing’ time bomb
ByCanLyme Team June 3, 2013April 21, 2023
Ottawa: The Hill Times CanLyme: This is a very important article. You can sign up for a one day free trial to read the full text, it is worth the small amount of effort and is an astonishing read. Read full article here. Cut and paste the text and send it far and wide to…
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Canadians trapped in Lyme disease limbo

Silver ‘boost to antibiotic success’

First positive tick on a human for Lyme disease in Windsor-Essex area

Mother diagnosed with MS and facing life in a wheelchair is cured – after she discovered her symptoms were due to a TICK BITE

Lyme Disease — Debatable Motion in the New Brunswick Legislature

Teen puts hope in U.S. Lyme disease treatment

Lyme Borreliosis in Human Patients in Florida and Georgia, USA

Tick, Lyme disease season hits Windsor-Essex

Ticks carrying Lyme disease on the rise across N.B.

Money stolen: girl’s treatment for Lyme disease in jeopardy

Explosion of ticks biting people and pets in Hamilton [Ontario, Canada]

The NOT so great outdoors – Kathryn Maroun interview

Tick’d Off – Alberta Primetime TV interview – Lyme disease in Alberta not so new

LYME DISEASE IN QUEBEC – A TICKING TIMEBOMB

Lyme Disease in deployed military personnel [Canadian]: a ‘tick-ing’ time bomb

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