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A legislative committee will hold a hearing on HB 272, the Lyme and Related Tick-borne Disease Education, Prevention and Treatment Act. Among other things, the bill protects physicians who prescribe long-term treatment for Lyme disease, and requires insurance companies to cover... Read More »

The CDC has released the official numbers for notifiable diseases in the US, listing a total of 30, 158 cases of Lyme for 2010. That's some 8000 fewer cases than 2009, for which the CDC reported 38, 468. Read More »

The Lyme documentary is now available for free instant viewing at the Hulu website. Read More »

From the Wall Street Journal: More than 100 medical disorders can masquerade as psychological conditions. Studies have suggested that medical conditions may cause mental-health issues in as many as 25% of psychiatic patients and contribute to them in more than 75%. Diabetes,... Read More »

If you're a member of CALDA, look for this issue in your mailbox soon. If not, join now to start your subscription to the Lyme Times. Read More »

New York activist Lis Heininger founded a local Lyme advocacy chapter, and educates others how to avoid tick-borne diseases. Read More »

Rodale.com looks at how tick-borne infections can cause psychiatric symptoms that often go untreated. Read More »

Some patients with Lyme disease still show symptoms long after their treatment has finished. Now proteins have been discovered that set these people apart from those who are easily cured. Scientific American reports on a finding published today in Clinical Immunology. Read More »

Researchers at the University of Maryland show that a genetically engineered fungus may help fight several vector-borne diseases. But the press release contains no discussion of potential risks of releasing such genetically engineers materials into nature. What unintended... Read More »