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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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Get the facts on ticks and tick-borne diseases. There are many myths!
Recent dispatches
“So country” radio of Penticton, BC, interviews CanLyme president
After the Penticton RCMP completed their Lyme Sucks Challenge, ‘So Country’ radio interviewed Jim Wilson, president of CanLyme, discussing…
Today, April 9th, 2015, Dr. Oz discusses Lyme Disease and Avril Lavigne’s revelation
Watch preview of today’s Dr. Oz TV show as he chats with People Magazine’s senior editor about the magazine’s…
Penticton RCMP take the Lyme Sucks Challenge – Challenging all Canadian RCMP to follow their lead.
Published on Apr 8, 2015 PUCKER UP: RCMP members suck limes for a good cause Read article Watch video
Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato Spirochetes in Wild Birds in Northwestern California: Associations with Ecological Factors, Bird Behavior and Tick Infestation
Published: February 25, 2015 Abstract Although Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s.l.) are found in a great diversity of vertebrates,…
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada: Lyme disease found in Sudbury-area steeds
By Jim Moodie, The Sudbury Star Tuesday, April 7, 2015 2:49:29 EDT PM Horse owners in the Sudbury area…
CanLyme board member Rossana Magnotta will be presented with the Philanthropic Business Person of the Year Award in Vaughan, Ontario
Vaughan Chamber of Commerce 26th Annual Business Achievement Awards Dinner Vaughan, Ontario –It is with great anticipation we…
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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Antibiotic retreatment of Lyme disease in patients with persistent symptoms: A biostatistical review of randomized, placebo-controlled, clinical trials.
Delong AK, Blossom B, Maloney EL, Phillips SE. Source Center for Statistical Sciences, Department of Biostatistics, Brown University, Providence,…
Winnipeg Free Press: Lyme disease may lurk in your own backyard
Bite from deer tick a health nightmare By: W. Gifford-Jones / The Doctor Game Do you believe you must…
Research such as this from Switzerland must be done region by region in North America
Globally, 34.2% of ticks were infected with at least one pathogen. The diversity of tick-borne pathogens detected in I.…
Eva Sapi, Ph.D discusses her extensive Lyme disease research
This video is a 10 minute clip, part of a 70 minute interview with Dr. Sapi from the University…
Canadian magazine wins international award for article on Lyme disease.
International journalists have selected a Better Farming magazine story by Mary Baxter, about Lyme Disease, as last year’s best…
GlaxoSmithKline Sued Over Lyme Disease Vaccine
16 Aug, 2012 17:35 CET GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has been hit with a dangerous drug lawsuit that alleges its Lyme…
Listen to Goldhawk Fights Back radio show podcast from Aug. 17th/12 show
Goldhawk Fights Back: Jim Wilson, President of the Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation, confirms there is no vaccine anywhere in…
REASONS WHY A SERONEGATIVE TEST RESULT MIGHT OCCUR
Recent infection before immune response Only strain B31 of Borrelia burgdorferi as basis of test, many strains/species missed Antibodies…
Chronic Lyme Patients Get Political Victory: New Book by Top Infectious Disease Doctor Supports Long Term Antibiotic Treatment
Chronic Lyme Patients Get Political Victory: New Book by Top Infectious Disease Doctor Supports Long Term Antibiotic Treatment “Chronic…