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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
Cochrane, Alberta: Bill C-442 leaves Lyme sufferers hopeful for change
Thursday, Dec 18, 2014 06:00 am By: Lindsay Seewalt Last May, the Eagle ran a story on the…
KSHB TV Kansas: New tick-borne virus discovered after the death of Kansas man
December 17th, 2014 KANSAS CITY, Kan. – A new, never before seen virus has been discovered in Kansas. The…
No concern about why the patient is sick, just that it is not allowed to be Lyme disease
[CanLyme note: “Another month went by and a call was received from the ID specialist in Calgary. We were…
Bill C-442 is carried as is in Senate. Hear testimony in Canada’s Senate Committee on Bill C-442, An Act respecting a Federal Framework on Lyme Disease, as Bill moves forward.
Bill C-442 is carried in the Senate (signed into law with Royal assent Dec. 16th, 2014): Listen to testimony…
New Study Provides Hope for Chronic Lyme Disease Sufferers
December 1, 2014 Patients with Lyme disease know that their symptoms and the effects of the disease can be…
Listen to Brenda Sterling-Goodwin as she discusses Lyme in Nova Scotia, Canada
All of Nova Scotia is endemic for Lyme disease says Brenda Sterling-Goodwin Brenda Sterling-Goodwin joins us to discuss ticks…
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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Predicting the speed of tick invasion [Canada]
According to federal government researchers, by the year 2020 80% of Canadians will live in Lyme endemic areas.
Gabe Magnotta Memorial Golf Classic
The Gabe Magnotta Memorial Golf Classic, June 11th, 2012 was a huge success this year beating previous years, bringing…
Ticks Carrying Lyme Disease On the Rise in Eastern Ontario
The Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU) is reminding residents to take steps to protect themselves when in areas where…
B.C. taken to task for failure to inform public
Government has violated its duty to release information about incidents that put health and safety at risk, study finds
Climate change bringing more ticks, infections
An apparent rise in ticks crossing Canada’s southern border has the local health unit urging residents to use caution…
Ticks are on the move in Saskatchewan
Ticks became active earlier this year in Saskatchewan because of the warm spring weather according to entomologist, Phil Curry.…
Songbirds contribute to spread of Lyme disease
GUELPH – John Scott has found ticks infected with the Lyme disease bacterium on songbirds, blowing the lid off…
Why are crippling Lyme disease cases being misdiagnosed?
David Leggett used to love the outdoors. He was a healthy, active, family man who enjoyed camping trips with…