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Tick-borne disease in maine, Part III: Living with Lyme, the patient
Courier-Gazette & Camden Herald Sadly, suicide is the second cause of death for so many burdened with Lyme and tick-borne disease. The pain is too great and they lose faith in ever getting better, lose their support system, lose financial provisions, their homes, their marriages and … |
Talk of the Sound |
Risk of Lyme Disease and Other Tick-Borne Illnesses Remains High
Talk of the Sound NEW YORK, NY –Many people mistakenly believe that tick season ends at Labor Day, but in fact the danger of tick bites extends well into the fall and even the winter if the weather stays warm. Last winter, for the first time since I began treating Lyme … |
YLE News |
Researcher says tick-borne disease Borrelia has grown exponentially in Finland
YLE News New research finds that ticks are not only becoming more common in Finland but incidents of the tick-borne disease Borrelia – also known as Lyme disease – has grown exponentially in the past 20 years. A new study by a doctoral student found that one-in … |
WABI |
New Tick Borne Disease Clinic to Open in Scarborough in November
WABI The doctors behind it, and their future patients, say something like this has been needed for a long time. Scarborough Integrative Health will bring care for Lyme Disease patients to the forefront. Some say many who suffer from Lyme fall between the … |
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Tick-borne disease in Maine, part II: Two standards of care
Republican Journal With an increase in cases of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases, patients are reporting a variance in how they are or are not being treated. Why? The simple answer is that there are two standards of care; however, the reality is that it's far more … |
The Sun |
Why did Matt Dawson undergo heart surgery and how long has England Rugby World Cup winner been a team captain …
The Sun How is he raising awareness about Lyme disease? Dawson has joined up with the Big Tick Project to raise awareness about tick-borne diseases in the UK. He said: "I'm still on medication and its going to take a lot of time for the heart to fully recover. |
Batesville Herald Tribune |
Ticks and mosquitoes cause diseases
Batesville Herald Tribune Signs and symptoms include fever, rash, headache, muscle aches and dead tissue in a wound. It can also cause anemia, a decreased platelet count and increased liver enzymes. "This is the most dangerous tick-borne illness, and we are seeing an upward … |
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Tick-borne disease in Maine, part II: Two standards of care
Courier-Gazette & Camden Herald (subscription) With an increase in cases of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases, patients are reporting a variance in how they are or are not being treated. Why? The simple answer is that there are two standards of care; however, the reality is that it's far more … |
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Ticks and the diseases they carry
HuffPost White-footed mice are reservoirs for the bacteria that cause Lyme, and when the tick larvae (smaller than a pin head) and nymphs (size of a poppy seed) feed on infected mice, the bacteria enter the tick's digestive tract. These infected ticks then find … |
MPNnow.com |
Forum at FLCC delivers the latest on Lyme disease
MPNnow.com “The notion of being persistently infected is not the case,” argued Ostrander during a panel discussion at Tuesday's forum on Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases at Finger Lakes Community College. Countering that view was panelist Holly Ahern, associate … Helming Leads Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases ForumLansing Star Lyme Disease Diagnostic Market with Current Trends Analysis, 2013 – 2019LANews By Abhishek Budholiya (press release) (blog) |
Tower Timberjay News |
Tick-borne disease in Maine: Two standards of care
Wiscasset Newspaper With an increase in Lyme and tick-borne cases, patients are reporting a variance in how they are or are not being treated. Why? The simple answer is that there are two standards of care, however, the reality is that it's far more complicated than that … Fall is deer tick seasonTower Timberjay News Ticks Are Tougher, Nastier Than You ThoughtInfectious Disease Special Edition |
NECN |
Popular Shrub Linked to Rising Rates of Lyme Disease in Ticks
NECN A state scientist says a popular shrub sold at some nurseries and big box stores across Connecticut is being blamed for a rise in the tick population, which is causing an increase in Lyme disease cases in the state. State scientists reported the rate … |
Auburn Citizen |
Helming: Raise awareness of Lyme disease, tick-borne diseases
Auburn Citizen These are all great things for individuals and families to do to prevent illnesses such as Lyme disease, but I couldn't help thinking that there is more that we as a society can and should do to prevent Lyme and other tick-borne diseases – a problem … Field research aims to slow the spread of tick-borne illness across the MidwestPhys.Org Health body warns many UK areas have high Lyme disease riskNew Scientist Parent Musings: Lyme disease: Be aware and educatedWicked Local Hopkinton Greenwich Free Press –HeraldScotland all 27 news articles » |
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Tick-borne disease in Maine: Part I, statistical update
Republican Journal For the next couple of weeks, my articles will be part of a series, "Tick-borne disease in Maine," and I will be taking focal areas of information and extracting it down into bite-size chunks. I will be covering areas that my readers have asked me to … |