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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
Winnipegger warns of Lyme disease
BY DOUG LUNNEY, WINNIPEG SUN FIRST POSTED: MONDAY, APRIL 06, 2015 02:57 PM CDT | UPDATED: MONDAY, APRIL 06,…
Avril Lavigne: a new voice for Lyme Disease?
Avril Lavigne: a new voice for Lyme Disease? The Canadian singer is attracting attention for announcing she has Lyme…
Avril Lavigne opens up about battle with Lyme disease
TORONTO – Canadian pop star Avril Lavigne says she’s recovering from a months-long battle with Lyme disease. The Napanee,…
Barrie, Ont., dad with Lyme disease caught in medical limbo
BY CHERYL BROWNE, BARRIE EXAMINER FIRST POSTED: FRIDAY, APRIL 03, 2015 11:35 PM EDT | UPDATED: FRIDAY, APRIL 03,…
Avril Lavigne announces she has been diagnosed with Lyme Disease
TORONTO – Avril Lavigne has revealed she was bedridden for five months suffering from Lyme disease. “I felt like…
Lyme disease: A case report of a 17-year old male with fatal Lyme carditis
March 21, 2015 Abstract Lyme disease is a systemic infection commonly found in the northeastern, mid-Atlantic and north-central regions…
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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SPECT Brain Imaging in Chronic Lyme Disease
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Calgary woman says Lyme is an issue
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British Columbia government report on Lyme disease – Schmidt report
After much negative media attention in 2008 relative to the poor quality of health care relating to Lyme disease…
Listen To Voice America Radio Show – CanLyme President, Jim Wilson, and Director, Janet Sperling.
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ILADS 2012 Boston Lyme Disease Conference
The Thirteenth Annual ILADS professional conference is focused on evidence-based medicine as it relates to Lyme disease and other…
Lyme-carrying ticks on the rise in Alberta
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