Events

Clever way to raise Lyme awareness. You can view this car design by clicking on the link. Then click to view in 3-D and click to vote. Top vote-getters go on to next stage of contest. Winning design will be applied to a NASCAR show car. You can vote once a day through March 15. Full story

Learn about the many manifestations of Lyme disease: physical, neurological, psychological and emotional, from a panel of distinguished professionals. They will discuss symptoms, diagnostic tools and treatment protocols for physical and neurological Lyme symptoms, as well as family, social and school dynamics and advocacy. Full story

Save the date! CALDA's second annual patient conference will be held in San Ramon (east bay area in northern California) on Saturday April 24. Full story

Listen to Lyme specialist Ginger Savely, DNP, via free tele-seminar, 8 pm EST, March 23. Full story

California's Lyme Disease Advisory Committee (LDAC) meets March 11 in Sacramento. This group advises the state department of public health on matters related to the awareness and prevention of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases. Public comment is allowed at the end of the meeting. Members of the public unable to attend in person can participate by telephone, toll-free. Full story

Economist, Lyme patient and author Helene Jorgensen will discuss her book, Sick and Tired: How America's Health Care System Fails Its Patients, at two bookstore appearances, in San Francisco and Palo Alto. Full story

Morgellons is a mysterious disease, as yet unrecognized by the medical establishment, that tends to involve lesions and fibers developing in the skin. Some people with symptoms of Morgellons also have Lyme disease. The third annual Morgellons conference brings together doctors, scientists and patients to discuss research, education, diagnosis and treatment of Morgellons disease. Full story

Peer Observations magazine and the Illinois Lyme Disease Network present physicians' conference on a wide range of Lyme-related topics. Full story

The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA) is a national group which advocates for special education rights for disabled children. At COPAA's upcoming annual conference in St. Louis, MO, well-known Lyme advocates will discuss the special education needs of children with Lyme disease. Full story