Vivvo CMS 4.0 http://www.lymedisease.org/news/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/files.php?file= http://www.lymedisease.org/news/ http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/519.html News Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:55:00 -0400 The San Jose Mercury News writes a follow-up story on Bart Fenolio, who last December was told he had two months to live. Fenolio has been in a nursing home since then, receiving Lyme treatment. Now he's well enough to go home. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/515.html News Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:16:00 -0400 The Sacramento County health department is warning the public to beware of ticks, after an eight-year Folsom boy caught tularemia, an infection carried by dog ticks. (Different from deer ticks, which carry Lyme disease.) The county health department then trapped 30 ticks in the area where the boy had been bitten, and found 6 of them infected with tularemia. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/513.html News Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:02:00 -0400 The Sydney Morning Herald continues its coverage of the divide between experts who insist there is no Lyme in Australia, and the many patients who feel they've caught the disease there. One of them, Karl McManus, who was bitten by a tick 3 years ago while helping film a TV show, died last week. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/510.html News Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:28:00 -0400 Virginia Savely, DNP, writes about Morgellons disease in the Archives of Psychiatric Nursing. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/508.html News Tue, 20 Jul 2010 07:53:00 -0400 The state medical board has withdrawn plans to impose additional penalties against Dr. Jones. The Lyme-treating pediatrician had unable to locate a board-required monitor for his practice. Since he has now found one, the board canceled plans for a hearing on the matter. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/507.html News Sun, 18 Jul 2010 20:40:00 -0400 An Australian woman has been granted the right to have her recently deceased husband's body tested for a disease that health officials say doesn't exist in Australia--Lyme disease. The man became acutely disabled three years ago, after being bitten by a tick in bushland north of Sydney. Australian tests for Lyme were negative, though US tests were positive. When the man died last week, authorities initially refused his widow's request for an autopsy. A court injunction now allows her to proceed. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/506.html News Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:21:00 -0400 This photo was taken at the Boston State House on June 30, 2010, just after Governor Duval Patrick signed the 2011 Massachusetts state budget, which includes an amendment which will protect physicians who treat Lyme disease for longer than 30 days. The bill is similar to physician protection legislation which was passed in Connecticut last year. From left to right: Back row: Susan Fairbank-Pitzer, Donna Castle (advocates), Rep. Robert Hargraves (Groton) Front row: Robin LeMieux (advocate), Dr. Jacqueline Luz-Ruiz, Governor Duval Patrick, Dr. Sheila Statlender, Jayme Kulesz (advocate). Congratulations and a big thank you to the Massachusetts advocates for doing such a great job! http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/504.html News Fri, 16 Jul 2010 01:40:00 -0400 The California Department of Public Health announces a recall of almost half a million packages of Fresh Express brand romaine lettuce. People with compromised immune systems are especially at risk. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/503.html News Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:56:00 -0400 New Hampshire has the highest number of Lyme disease cases per capita in the nation. Watch WMUR TV's one-hour "NH Chronicle" special on the subject. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/502.html News Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:57:00 -0400 The Hartford Advocate reports that time is running out for the controversial Lyme pediatrician. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/496.html News Sat, 10 Jul 2010 03:46:00 -0400 Anchor/reporter Sharon Rose, of WCSH TV station in Portland, Maine, has produced a four-part series on chronic Lyme disease. In addition to her televised reports, the TV station's website has a lot of information about Lyme disease, as well as an invitation for Lyme patients to tell their own stories in the comments section. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/500.html News Fri, 09 Jul 2010 03:04:00 -0400 The Star-Tribune reports that black-legged ticks have been detected in all metro counties in Minnesota for the past several years. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/498.html News Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:14:00 -0400 A writer in Philadelphia Weekly asks: When will Pennsylvania, one of the states affected most by Lyme, stop doing so little about it? http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/497.html News Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:29:00 -0400 The TV show "X-Ray," a consumer affairs program produced by BBC Wales, profiles the founder of Borreliosis & Associated Diseases Awareness UK, also known as BADA-UK. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/495.html News Tue, 06 Jul 2010 03:37:00 -0400 In the British Columbia newspaper the Times Colonist, David Cubberly of the Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation says he hopes the Lyme treatment currently available to Canadian dogs will one day be made available to Canadian people. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/494.html News Sun, 04 Jul 2010 03:07:00 -0400 As Lyme disease cases increase in Wisconsin, a Madison newspaper delves into the confusion and controversy surrounding the issue. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/493.html News Fri, 02 Jul 2010 10:20:00 -0400 The governor of Massachusetts has signed a bill providing protection to doctors who prescribe long term antibiotics for Lyme disease. The new law gives doctors discretion to diagnose and treat according to their best clinical judgment. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/491.html News Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:19:00 -0400 A voluntary recall of three IV drugs has been announced. Two of the drugs are antibiotics sometimes used by Lyme patients--metronidazole (Flagyl) and Ciprofloxacin (Cipro). http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/490.html News Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:04:00 -0400 "We were examining the tree for a type of beetle that's chewing at the leaves and the next thing I know we were picking ticks off each other," Scott said. "The leaves were just coated with them." He estimated there were upwards of 1,000 recently hatched ticks on the six-metre-high white ash. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/487.html News Thu, 24 Jun 2010 08:15:00 -0400 Lyme specialist Virginia Savely, DNP, writes about the complexities of diagnosing Lyme disease in the latest issue of Nurse Practitioner journal http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/486.html News Wed, 23 Jun 2010 02:14:00 -0400 The Los Altos Town Crier--a San Francisco Bay Area newspaper--takes a comprehensive look at Lyme disease, profiling patients, a Lyme-treating physician, and the producer of Under Our Skin. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/483.html News Mon, 21 Jun 2010 04:53:00 -0400 A Maryland Lyme activist takes an IDSA apologist to task, quite eloquently. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/459.html News Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:04:00 -0400 Ed Breitschwerdt, D.V.M., is professor of medicine and infectious diseases in the College of Veterinary Medicine at N.C. State University and adjunct professor of medicine at Duke University Medical Center. He has long studied tick-borne diseases. Recently, however, he found an embedded tick on himself, and writes about the experience in the Raleigh News and Observer. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/458.html News Sun, 13 Jun 2010 08:42:00 -0400 "They were furious and refused to do a Lyme test. They said, number one, because we don't have Lyme in Georgia. Two, if we did this test we would have to do 500 more." http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/449.html News Tue, 08 Jun 2010 04:10:00 -0400 The Macon (GA) Telegraph profiles the work of tick expert Alan Smith, of Mercer University, and Liz Schmitz, of the Georgia Lyme Disease Association. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/448.html News Sun, 06 Jun 2010 10:20:00 -0400 The incidence of babesiosis, a tick-borne infection often transmitted at the same time as Lyme disease, is rapidly rising in the Cape Cod area. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/446.html News Wed, 02 Jun 2010 03:48:00 -0400 The Oregon Lyme Disease Network is embarking on an ambitious project to collect and test ticks throughout their state. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/444.html News Sat, 29 May 2010 02:26:00 -0400 The bill's sponsor, Representative Gary Daniels, explains what happened. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/442.html News Fri, 28 May 2010 08:13:00 -0400 California State Senator Lois Wolk, sponsor of the measure, calls Lyme disease "often misunderstood.” She says "It can cause serious, persistent health problems if not caught early and treated appropriately. The best way to protect yourself and your family is to learn how to avoid ticks altogether. But, in the event of a bite, it’s equally important to know how to remove the tick properly and when you should consult a doctor.” http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/441.html News Thu, 27 May 2010 16:08:00 -0400 Consumer Reports tested 10 bug repellents to see how well they protected from mosquitos and ticks. They found that six products kept mosquitos and ticks away for at least seven hours. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/440.html News Thu, 27 May 2010 09:39:00 -0400 New research article published by Daniel Cameron, MD, past president of ILADS. "Despite the evidence, there are physicians who continue to deny the existence and severity of CLD, which can hinder efforts to find a solution." http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/439.html News Tue, 25 May 2010 05:21:00 -0400 "If I had a dog with Lyme disease, I would be more likely to get treatment for it in Alberta than for my child." http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/431.html News Thu, 13 May 2010 13:06:00 -0400 Minnesota Lyme activist Dr. Betty Malone says it's not enough for the public to be aware of Lyme disease, they must also be aware of the Lyme debate. "Much of what is proclaimed as 'truth' in Lyme disease is based on insufficient evidence. There simply are not enough properly performed studies to establish any single approach to the illness as scientifically correct." http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/430.html News Thu, 13 May 2010 04:22:00 -0400 A battery of tests at a prestigious medical clinic showed nothing amiss, yet this California woman was clearing dying. Told she was weeks from death, she finally went to a Lyme specialist. After two years of treatment, she's now gotten her life back. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/429.html News Sun, 09 May 2010 03:47:00 -0400 Once unable to find medical care for her own battle with Lyme, this doctor now helps others with the disease. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/428.html News Sun, 09 May 2010 11:30:00 -0400 Quebec's leading authority on tick biology warns that Lyme disease is spreading in Quebec. He says health officials need to do more to alert the public. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/427.html News Fri, 07 May 2010 17:34:00 -0400 The mother of the family, once a wildlife officer, has had more than 300 tick bites, and tests positive for Lyme. Her daughter appears to have been born with the disease, and her husband shows symptoms (though his test results are equivocal.) Authorities maintain "there's no Lyme in Australia," making the family fight for recognition and treatment. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/425.html News Thu, 06 May 2010 07:04:00 -0400 If you're a member of CALDA, your Lyme Times is hitting your mailbox now. If not, join CALDA now to start your subscription with this issue. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/423.html News Thu, 06 May 2010 03:49:00 -0400 A North Carolina State University researcher has discovered that Bartonella (a common Lyme co-infection) can be passed to unborn babies, causing chronic infections and possibly birth defects. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/422.html News Wed, 05 May 2010 03:13:00 -0400 The Sun Times tracks the difficult and circuitous path it took a Chicago man to get diagnosed and treated for Lyme disease, and delves into the political controversy around the disease. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/420.html News Mon, 03 May 2010 15:49:00 -0400 "On target with Lyme disease: Understanding vector-borne infections," is the title of a thorough article about Lyme disease in the latest issue of JAAPA, the Journal of the American Academy of Physicians Assistants. Without taking sides, the article discusses both the ILADS and IDSA points of view, recommending that physician assistants familiarize themselves with the many different manifestations of Lyme disease. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/406.html News Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:19:00 -0400 In an interview with the St. Petersburg Times, author Amy Tan says seizure medication and antibiotics keep her Lyme symptoms under control. "I have a new definition of healthy," Tan says. "If you can do what you want, you're healthy. So I'm healthy." http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/400.html News Thu, 22 Apr 2010 07:18:00 -0400 Says LDA President Pat Smith, "These guidelines being upheld become another nail in the coffin for those afflicted with Lyme disease." http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/399.html News Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:59:00 -0400 "IDSA's primary concern is for the health and safety of patients," said IDSA President Richard Whitley, MD. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/398.html News Thu, 22 Apr 2010 05:11:00 -0400 The IDSA Lyme review panel has finally issued its long-awaited report. It recommends against making any changes in the medical society's controversial Lyme treatment guidelines. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/401.html News Thu, 22 Apr 2010 11:51:00 -0400 The Contra Costa Times talks to Dr. Dave Martz, who will keynote this weekend's Lyme disease conference in the San Francisco Bay area. After being told he had terminal ALS, Martz pursued Lyme disease treatment--which turned his health around. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/386.html News Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:18:00 -0400 A letter from Dr. Charles Ray Jones, Lyme-treating pediatrician who has been disciplined by the Connecticut medical board. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/382.html News Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:46:00 -0400 When Gavin Peters, a well-known skateboarding sensation in the 1990s, became mysteriously debilitated in 1997, he was diagnosed and treated for MS, which just made him substantially worse. In 2005, he was found to actually have Lyme, but none of the treatments seemed to help. Until he tried stem-cell therapy in India. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/381.html News Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:26:00 -0400 The CT state medical board has fined the controversial Lyme-treating pediatrician and placed his license on probation for four years. (The decision was made last month, but didn't become official until this week.) http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/380.html News Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:04:00 -0400 According to the Environmental Protection Agency, products intended to protect cats and dogs from fleas and ticks actually kill hundreds of pets each year, and injure tens of thousands more. "These are poisons," said one official, "and they do their job." http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/379.html News Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:20:00 -0400 Researchers from Yale University recently told a group orthopedic surgeons that they should have a high suspicion of Lyme disease when evaluating a child with a swollen knee. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/373.html News Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:46:00 -0400 The journal "Minerva Medica" has published a study of the safety of IV therapy in 200 patients with neurological Lyme disease. The study concludes that with proper care of the IV device, risk to the patient is low. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/376.html News Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:17:00 -0400 A proposed MN law to protect Lyme doctors who prescribe long-term antibiotics has been laid aside. The Medical Practice Board has agreed to a 5-year moratorium on actions against physicians which are based solely on antibiotics therapy for chronic Lyme disease. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/364.html News Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:52:00 -0500 Though Shasta County, CA, is known to harbor lots of ticks, few tick studies have been done in the area. Since November, a pair of district technicians have spent a day each week collecting tick samples from 20 spots around the district, which stretches from Castella to Cottonwood and French Gulch to Shingletown. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/363.html News Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:51:00 -0500 "As Lucille Ashford's mom raced the 10-year-old toward a Cleveland emergency room last month, the girl lost consciousness. Lucille's heart was struggling to keep her alive. Doctors quickly intervened and saved the child's life. Then it took a team at Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital a couple of days, a slew of tests and even more cooperation from the exceptionally brave child to figure out what was wrong. Lucille had Lyme disease, and it nearly killed her." http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/361.html News Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:18:00 -0500 "I have two kids who have lost seven and five years of their lives at such a crucial stage," said mom Susan Jasper. "If somebody had suggested to us six years ago that maybe you should look at Lyme, that might have saved Russell and Katie losing so many years of their life." http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/360.html News Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:01:00 -0500 From the UNDER OUR SKIN blog: "Last year the medical board punished 43 physicians for serious charges such as substance abuse, sexual misconduct, mental illness, and negligence; not one of these physicians received a fine larger than $5,000. And only one other physician, accused of drug abuse, received a longer supervised probation period than Dr. Jones--though this drug-addict doctor did not receive the additional $20,000 in fines levied on Dr. Jones." http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/356.html News Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:47:00 -0500 Theresa Denham, president and founder of the Oregon Lyme Disease Network, takes on a recent Eugene Weekly columnist who maintained that Lyme was not a serious threat to Oregonians. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/355.html News Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:00:00 -0500 CALDA president Phyllis Mervine had a sharp response to a "Eugene Weekly" guest editorial, written by a doctor who claimed there was little chance of any one suffering serious effects from Lyme disease. Mervine suggested the doctor "examine the evidence herself and not accept at face value the interpretation of powerful, self-appointed authorities who have vested interests to protect." http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/358.html News Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:41:00 -0500 "Any medication has the potential to have a problem, but we allow long-term antibiotic use for treatment of acne -- acne of all things," said Rep. Jen Coffee, R-Andover. "Why wouldn't we allow it for Lyme disease?" http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/357.html News Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:02:00 -0500 The CT medical board voted to discipline Lyme-treating pediatrician Dr. Charles Ray Jones. Their sanctions will include a $10,000 fine and a four-year license probation during which Jones' practice will be monitored. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/351.html News Mon, 15 Feb 2010 05:12:00 -0500 When a 21-year-old Florida man started having severe problems after a tick-bite in 2008, doctors first accused him of illegal drug use and then said he was schizophrenic. Finally, he was diagnosed with Lyme disease and fell into a coma around Christmas 2009. A few days ago, he woke up. His family is calling it a miracle. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/344.html News Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:53:00 -0500 After years of misdiagnosis and despite testing CDC-negative, Maine patient's drastically declining health turned around after being diagnosed with chronic Lyme and given long-term therapy. Now, the husband and wife strive to raise awareness of the increasing incidence of tick-borne disease in their state. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/342.html News Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:28:00 -0500 From Radio Netherlands: Half a million Dutch Lyme patients, 25% tick infection rate, 65,000 sign petition calling for government action. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/333.html News Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:34:00 -0500 A Virginia high school senior's research paper on Lyme disease is getting national recognition for proposing a method of early detection that cuts diagnosis time from a month to mere minutes. She chose this topic because 3 of her family members suffer from Lyme disease. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/330.html News Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:16:00 -0500 UNDER OUR SKIN is featured in PEOPLE MAGAZINE as a "Movie Pic," calling the Lyme film "part medical drama, part detective story, part whistle-blowing expose." Check out page 40 of the current issue! http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/326.html News Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:03:00 -0500 FDA Announces Class I Recall of Certain Infusion Set Needles-- Huber needles used in implanted ports to withdraw blood, inject medications, and other solutions http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/325.html News Sun, 24 Jan 2010 03:44:00 -0500 The acclaimed Lyme documentary draws big crowd in York. Says one audience member, "just about anybody you talk to in York County either has Lyme disease or knows somebody who's had it." http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/324.html News Sat, 23 Jan 2010 04:34:00 -0500 A month ago, Bart Fenolio was told he had Lou Gehrig's disease and had two months to live. Doctors advised his wife, Heidi, to take him home and call a hospice. But Fenolio is proving the doctors wrong. Instead of getting worse, he's growing stronger each day, thanks to antibiotics. That's because he doesn't have Lou Gehrig's disease, which isn't curable. He has Lyme disease, which is http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/323.html News Sat, 23 Jan 2010 10:54:00 -0500 A 30-second trailer for UNDER OUR SKIN is now showing in 1,200 cabs in New York City, playing 66,000 times a day in a 24-hour period. That means the video will get around 1.8 million impressions a month! http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/321.html News Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:36:00 -0500 Dr. Brian Fallon, Director of Columbia University's Lyme research center, and colleagues have recently published a new paper about how Lyme disease affects the central nervous system. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/320.html News Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:24:00 -0500 Two-hour cable TV program devoted to Morgellons Jan 28, will repeat Jan 29. Hear from experts about this little-known disease that's often associated with Lyme. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/318.html News Tue, 19 Jan 2010 04:38:00 -0500 Two Germantown teenagers--brother and sister--have been battling serious bouts of Lyme disease for over two years now. After traveling out of state for treatment and shelling out over $200,000, they are finally showing improvement. Their local newspaper spotlights the family and how they hope to raise awareness of Lyme disease in their community. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/314.html News Fri, 15 Jan 2010 01:34:00 -0500 The Wellsboro Gazette, a weekly paper in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, features a local family coping with Lyme. Five of its seven members have been diagnosed with the disease. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/312.html News Tue, 12 Jan 2010 07:17:00 -0500 Not only has Jane Alexander had Lyme disease twice, she's had friends "suffer severely from it." http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/309.html News Sun, 10 Jan 2010 02:55:00 -0500 The Infectious Diseases Society of America IDSA) has missed its target date of Dec. 31, 2009, for rendering a decision about whether to rewrite its controversial Lyme disease treatment guidelines. The "Under Our Skin" blog takes a look at where this leave Lyme patients now. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/307.html News Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:49:00 -0500 Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, whose civil investigation of the IDSA brought about last summer's historic Lyme hearing in Washington, says he will run for seat of retiring Senator Christopher Dodd. Dodd is a co-sponsor of the proposed Lyme research bill currently in Congress. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/306.html News Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:05:00 -0500 Steven Phillips, MD, a treating Lyme physician, past president of ILADS, and a speaker at last summer's IDSA Lyme hearing, presents an extraordinary analysis of the evidence supporting the persistence of Borrelia burgdorferi in chronic Lyme disease. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/301.html News Fri, 01 Jan 2010 13:40:00 -0500 When patients manifest a certain set of strange symptoms, mainstream medicine often labels it "Delusions of Parasitosis." But a growing body of evidence calls that into question. Lyme specialist Ginger Savely, DNP, and Cindy Casey, RN, examine the mysterious condition called Morgellons Disease. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/293.html News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:45:00 -0500 The range of Lyme disease is spreading in North America and it appears that birds play a significant role by transporting the Lyme disease bacterium over long distances, a new study by the Yale School of Public Health has found. The study appears online in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/292.html News Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:59:00 -0500 "A German Armed Forces special unit wearing snowy white protective suits complete with hoods and respiratory masks hacks its way through the Bavarian undergrowth. The ghostly figures are here to carry out a reconnaissance mission. Their enemy has eight legs and a dangerous weapon." http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/287.html News Fri, 04 Dec 2009 05:14:00 -0500 In an interview with University of Toronto's student newspaper,the Varsity, star runner Megan Brown opens up about the seemingly impossible odds she has overcome to run one of her best cross-country seasons ever. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/283.html News Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:07:00 -0500 A new study of ticks collected in Connecticut finds 90% infected with Lyme and 30% infected with babesia. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/281.html News Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:28:00 -0500 Our Gratitude List: 2009 has been a remarkable year for the Lyme community. Here are some things we're grateful for this Thanksgiving season. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/279.html News Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:47:00 -0500 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that the Lyme documentary was selected as one of 15 finalists competing for "Best Documentary Feature" in the 82nd Academy Awards. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/276.html News Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:54:00 -0500 CTV's W5: "Why some Canadian doctors are misdiagnosing a crippling disease caused by a shape-shifting superbug -- until it's too late." http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/274.html News Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:21:00 -0500 The public is invited to participate in the teleconference meeting of the state's Lyme Disease Advisory Committee, starting at 9:30 Wednesday. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/271.html News Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:43:00 -0500 Two nurses who have personal experience with Lyme disease plan to use their nursing experience and training to assist Rogue Valley residents who may not even know they have Lyme disease. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/269.html News Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:32:00 -0500 Says the LA Times' Tom O'Neil: "Let's hope the Oscars cite "Under Our Skin" next week when the academy unveils the shortlist of titles in the running for best documentary feature. It's not only a compelling work of filmmaking; it's important because of its shocking message: Lyme disease may be going undiagnosed as a greater and more widespread threat to Americans' health than AIDS." http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/267.html News Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:21:00 -0500 An entertainment industry screening of the Lyme documentary was followed by a Q & A session with director Andy Wilson and actresses Joanna Kerns and Tracey Silver, whose lives have both been affected by Lyme disease. The film was was included a series showcasing possible Oscar contenders. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/266.html News Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:12:00 -0500 When Jackie Zani and her four siblings were all felled by serious cases of Lyme disease some years ago, her future seemed bleak indeed. Then, her family found Lyme specialist Charles Ray Jones. Under his care, she not only recovered her health, she's now playing college-level women's soccer. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/261.html News Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:44:00 -0500 Minnesota Medicine, published by the Minnesota Medical Association, takes a look at Lyme disease and proposed legislation to protect doctors who prescribe long-term antibiotics for Lyme. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/258.html News Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:46:00 -0500 The Lyme Disease Association honored the science journalist at the group’s October conference in National Harbor, MD. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/257.html News Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:48:00 -0500 The Sarasota County Health Department has issued a tick-borne disease advisory. This comes on the heels of a local case of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Officials warn that tick-borne illnesses such as RMSF and Lyme disease are present year-round throughout Florida. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/255.html News Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:30:00 -0400 The latest issue of the Lyme Times is devoted to July 30's historic IDSA Lyme guidelines hearing. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/256.html News Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:07:00 -0500 The full 2009 ILADS Lyme disease conference program is available in electronic format for PCs. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/254.html News Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:22:00 -0400 The Townsend Letter, a journal of alternative medicine, focuses on the strong connections between autism and Lyme disease. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/253.html News Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:11:00 -0400 The Journal of Clinical Microbiology reports on Borrelia americana, a newly described species of Borrelia found in ticks collected in California and South Carolina. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/243.html News Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:37:00 -0400 The Georgia Lyme Disease Association has launched a new website. It highlights the Lone Star tick, widespread in that state, which many believe is a vector for Lyme disease. http://www.lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/246.html News Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:20:00 -0400 The Visalia Times-Delta newspaper profiles Beverly Santos, whose struggle with Lyme disease led to this week's screenings of Under Our Skin--the first theatrical showings of the film in California's central valley. CALDA News, Events & Blogs