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The Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation (CanLyme) was created to promote a more complete and comprehensive understanding of Lyme disease and related illnesses through research, education and advocacy to help reduce misdiagnosis and improve treatments for Lyme disease.
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Recognizing symptoms and learning how to talk to your doctor are the first steps towards treatment.
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Understanding Lyme disease is the best way to prevent, diagnose and treat it.
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Recent dispatches
Saskatchewan woman devastated by Lyme disease; says she was misdiagnosed in the province
Brandon Harder, Saskatoon Starphoenix “I couldn’t concentrate, I couldn’t screw a lid on top of a bottle, I couldn’t…
Saskatchewan, Canada: Lyme is there and spreading
[CanLyme Note: Lyme disease is not new to Saskatchewan, but it is spreading. Physicians need to be aware and…
If Not Lyme Disease, What Caused This Man’s Fever?
June 16, 2016 by Lisa Sanders, M.D. THE PRESENTING PROBLEM A doctor thought he knew what brought on this…
Australia: Murdoch University researchers found new bacteria in Australian ticks removed from echidnas
June 15, 2016 MURDOCH University researchers have detected a new species of bacteria in echidna-biting Australian ticks. The recent…
The role of patient advocates in Lyme disease policy should be limited – CanLyme does not agree
The article titled, ‘The role of patient advocates in Lyme disease policy should be limited’ seen here promotes stymieing ethical debate. Here…
Doctor comments on Lyme disease treatment
[CanLyme note: It is very common for mainstream physicians who subscribe to the Infectious Disease Society of America guidelines…
Where there are ticks, there’s often Lyme disease
Lyme disease is caused by an infection that is most often transmitted by ticks, but it can also be transmitted from mother to child during pregnancy.
Ticks can attach to your body without being seen or felt, and diagnosis can be difficult due to symptom presentation, testing protocols and other challenges.
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More news
Brampton Lyme Walk this Saturday
BRAMPTON– Hers was a lone voice– that often turned hoarse– as she called upon the government and health practitioners…
Lyme disease risk not amplified in a species-poor vertebrate community: Similar Borrelia burgdorferi tick infection prevalence and OspC genotype frequencies
Abstract The effect of biodiversity declines on human health is currently debated, but empirical assessments are lacking. Lyme…
Radio Canada International – Lyme disease increasing and mishandled
By Lynn Desjardins | english [at] rcinet [dot] caSunday 4 May, 2014 As Canada gets warmer more disease-carrying ticks…
Benefits Canada magazine: Lyme disease in the limelight
Marcia McDougall | May 1, 2014 May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month, a global initiative targeted at raising awareness…
Barrie mom launches battle to help son and others stricken by Lyme disease
Paul Weyer hasn’t kissed his wife since November 2012. It’s not that Paul doesn’t want to kiss his wife,…
Vermont passes bill into law that protects doctors who treat Lyme Disease appropriately without fear of persecution from their own licensing boards
[CanLyme note: Medical boards are very good at skirting these laws by going into a Lyme doctor’s practice on…
Calgary declares May as Lyme Disease Awareness Month – Mayor Naheed Nenshi
From the Lyme Disease Association of Alberta (LDAA) … The month of MAY has been officially declared LYME AWARNESS…
Canada: Elizabeth May’s National Lyme Disease Strategy Act passes second reading in House of Commons
OTTAWA – Bill C-442, the National Lyme Disease Strategy Act, passed second reading in the House of Commons yesterday…
Lyme Neuroborreliosis and Dementia
Abstract Introduction: Descriptions of Lyme disease and dementia are rare. Objective: To describe patients with dementia and…