Articles by Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation
Diagnosing young children with Lyme disease, advice from a pediatrician
“Lyme disease affects children more than any other age group, but the young ones are often difficult to diagnose, especially…
Watch CTV Canada AM segment with Rossana Magnotta – aired May 25th, 2016
The rise of Lyme disease: Tiny bug causing big problems Watch here
Watch CTV news interview of Dr. Todd Hatchette. A very good example of how opinion, not science, is driving Lyme borreliosis policy in Canada… in spite of evidence presented by experts in Ottawa, May 15th to 17th, 2016.
[Lyme disease is actually Lyme borreliosis. an infection caused by many different strains/genotypes of Borrelia bacteria] How can one rationalize making progress from the patient’s expert perspective when officially, by tax payer funded microbiologists, opinion is put forward as fact with no supporting science. Dr. Todd Hatchette attended the recent three day conference in Ottawa…
USA CDC won’t do ‘on-camera interview’ on Lyme: It is Lyme Disease Awareness Month after all
May 23, 2016, Outbreak News Today [More government arrogance using their tax payer funded salaries to ignore tax payers.] … This drew the ire of Patient Centered Care Advocacy Group President, Bruce Fries: This is completely unacceptable from an agency responsible for protecting the public health, especially during Lyme disease awareness month, when CDC should be publicizing…
Global TV, Winnipeg, Canada: Winnipeggers cautioned to watch out for ticks [Lyme on increase]
May 24th, 2016 WINNIPEG — A Winnipeg mom is warning people to be on the lookout for black legged ticks inside the city. Marnie Le Page’s daughter Brooke contracted Lyme disease in December, 2014. “She came home with a headache, a severe head ache and a fever, went to bed, and since that day she’s never…
What has the USA, ‘lead in the water’ crisis got to do with Lyme disease?
American Scientist, May-June, 2016 Katie L. Burke “ To make matters worse, the Flint water crisis is a repeat of very recent history. About a decade ago, Edwards revealed high lead levels in public water in Washington, DC, exposing misconduct at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),…
NEW TESTING FOR LYME DISEASE
May 23, 2016 A new urine test that could detect Lyme disease has been completed. 40% of Lyme disease patients exhibit symptoms [“Lyme disease is presently a condition difficult to spot, only about 40 percent of the patients exhibit a rash followed by the tick’s bite.”] Test looks for Lyme-causing bacteria Testing performed for three…
CBC News Montreal: Reported cases of Lyme disease on the rise in Montreal
May 19th, 2016 Arlene Rill knows all about the dangers of Lyme disease. The 65-year-old resident of Hampstead, Que., says she was bitten by an infected tick in Montreal in 2014 and has suffered debilitating arthritis-like symptoms ever since. “One tick can take away your life,” the retired schoolteacher says, and it’s a message she’s now working to spread. Rill…