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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
New Podcast” How to protect your pet from Lyme disease
In today’s episode, Sarah speaks with veterinarian Dr. Joe Bloom to find out more about Lyme disease and other…
New Podcast: Dr. Ralph Hawkins shares his medical expertise and hands on experience diagnosing and treating Lyme disease
September 1st, 2020 Dr. Hawkins has been treating Lyme patients in Canada for many years, gaining a wealth of…
New podcast: Dr. Sam Donta, Infectious Disease physician
In today’s episode of #LookingAtLymePodcast we speak with Infectious Disease Physician Dr. Sam Donta. . Dr. Sam Donta has gained a…
Lyme disease is steeped in controversy. Now some doctors are too afraid to treat patients
We missed this article from 2018 so are posting it now as it is as relevant today as it…
Fatal Lyme carditis presenting as fluctuating high-grade atrioventricular block
RE: Lyme carditis and neuroborreliosis Edward J Cormode [MD, FRCP], Retired paediatrician, Canadian Medical Association The three cases presented in the “Practice “section…
Active surveillance of pathogens from ticks collected in New York State suburban parks and schoolyards
First published: 22 July 2020 Abstract Schoolyards and suburban parks are two environments where active tick surveillance may…
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
Latest research shows Canada’s decision to fund only one large national Lyme research conglomerate goes against creation of new ideas.
[CanLyme Note: Even worse is that the 4 million tax payer dollars given to the conglomerate, Canadian Lyme Disease Research…
Chronicle Herald: COUNTERPOINT: Hitting the wall of denial with chronic Lyme
[CanLyme Note: Robert Strang has been purveyor of misinformation relative to Lyme disease; it’s prevalence, the chronic nature of the…
CanLyme directors man booth at Western Forester Contractors Association
CanLyme directors Janet Sperling, entomologist, and Reuben Kaufman, tick physiologist, man booth at Western Forester Contractors Assocation conference in…
Chronicle Herald: Chief medical officer’s Lyme disease retweet likely violated policy – legal expert
January 29th, 2019 by Andrew Rankin The Chronicle Herald HALIFAX, N.S. – A recent tweet by Nova Scotia’s top doctor…
Nova Scotia’s top doctor takes heat over retweet dismissing chronic Lyme disease
[CanLyme Note: Once you read this article you will see that the Nova Scotia Minister of Health chimed in with…
Les défenseurs des personnes atteintes de la maladie de Lyme disent que le Canada offre des «simili mesures» aux patients
Le gouvernement canadien a récemment annoncé de nouveaux investissements dans la recherche sur la maladie de Lyme. Cependant, les…
Les défenseurs des personnes atteintes de la maladie de Lyme disent que le Canada offre des «simili mesures» aux patients
Le gouvernement canadien a récemment annoncé de nouveaux investissements dans la recherche sur la maladie de Lyme. Cependant, les…
Lyme advocates say Canada offers “toxic tokenism” to patients
The Canadian government recently announced new investment in Lyme disease research. However, Canadian Lyme advocates fear that the patient…
CTV’s Avis Favaro “Mothers on a mission to prove Lyme disease can be passed to unborn child”
“These mothers and their kids struggled for years with severe dizziness, pain, digestive problems, infections and impaired motor function…