Month: January 2018

Sick from a tick: Lyme disease sufferer Liza Cannavo optmistic about her future
Catholic Leader
“We've stopped treating the Lyme bacteria itself … (and) that's reduced enough for me to function,” Liza said. “I have to keep going with my treatment; it's a balancing act of what to treat and how to treat it. “I'm getting through the day without a …

GMU Professor on Cutting Edge of Lyme Disease
Virginia Connection Newspapers
Dr. Alessandra Luchini and her Lyme Innovation Team were awarded $5,000 to help kickstart their winning concept for a Lyme diagnostic. The team includes (front row, from left): Luchini and Deborah Hoadley; (back row, from left): Charles Ma, Tej Ganti …

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Seward: Fighting for farmers in Albany
Auburn Citizen
In discussing this issue with individuals who have contracted Lyme and doctors alike, it is clear that diagnosis and treatment plans vary greatly. We need to develop a uniform health care strategy that will increase positive outcomes so people aren't …

Sippican Woman's Club to host tick talk – News – Wicked Local …
Wicked Local Marion
MARION – The Sippican Woman's Club invites members and guests to join its monthly meeting on Friday, Feb. 9, at 12:30 p.m. at the SWC club house at 152 Front St.The program will be on Deer Ticks: One Bite Can Change Your Life, presented by Larry Dapsis …

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To curb Lyme disease, stop trapping foxes
Stowe Today
According to the Vermont Department of Health, in 2015 Vermont had the highest rate of reported Lyme disease in the United States. Currently, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control, Vermont is listed No. 1 in the country for confirmed …

Forget Ebola, Sars and Zika: ticks are the next global health threat
The Guardian (blog)
While the recognition of Lyme disease has led to a greater study of the bacteria which cause it and more frequent testing for patients, it has been a double-edged sword, as its notoriety has overshadowed equally important diseases like tick-borne …

SCORES & OUTDOORS: An imbalanced food web and Lyme disease
Town Line
This week, I'm going to print an article that was sent to me by Glenn W. Martin, regarding the tick-born disease epidemic. It is an interesting article and worthy to be passed on to our readers. Glenn W. Martin, a resident of Montville, is a master …

Minnesota outdoorsman raises awareness regarding Lyme Disease
WDAY
… ticks may be the last thing on your mind, but one Minnesota outdoorsman is making it his mission to travel the nation and raise awareness about a life-altering disease and you may just recognize him. Babe Winkelman is a hunting and fishing icon …

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Lyme cases in Maine spiked again in 2017 to another record …
Press Herald
Data from the Maine CDC shows another tick-borne illness, anaplasmosis, also hit a record high, and both diseases can have long-term health impacts. By Joe LawlorStaff Writer. Follow on Twitter · Email Writer · 207-791-6376. Share. facebook · tweet …
Lyme disease, other tickborne infections up in Maine in 2017 …Outbreak News Today

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New virus activates Deer & Tick Foundation
Shelter Island Reporter
Lyme. Babesiosis. Ehrlichiosis Aalpha gal red meat allergy related to lone star tick bites. The list of tick-borne diseases grows. Now add Powassan (POW) disease, not new, but on the rise in the northeast. In New York State, there have been 21 cases …

Don't blame climate for spread of ticks
Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel
The article on the spread of ticks and tick-borne disease in the Jan. 7 edition of your paper focused on climate change (”Maine researchers explore link between climate change and Lyme disease”). I was born in New Jersey, and have hunted in Virginia …

The Scourge: How to Win the Battle Against Disease-Carrying Ticks
Outdoor Life Magazine
He was aware of Lyme disease and various other tick-borne illnesses, so Morrett went straight to his doctor when he got home and asked to be tested. It came back negative. Despite a precautionary dose of antibiotics, the symptoms didn't go away. After …

My crippling disease 'doesn't exist'
Toowoomba Chronicle
The claim was backed up by independent Victorian senator John Madigan, who launched a Senate inquiry into 'Lyme-like illnesses' in Australia in 2015. "In relation to Lyme disease I am seeing a mafia-like approach to doctors at the cutting edge who are …

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JPM Healthcare Day Four: Luminex, Natera, and Oxford Immunotec
360Dx
In tick-borne diseases, Wrighton-Smith said that the US alone represents a $400 million to $500 million total addressable market. From 2001 to 2016, the number of reported tick-borne diseases reported to the US Centers for Disease Control and …

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Why the Variety of Tick Hosts in Your Back Yard Might Be a Good Thing
Entomology Today
That same dynamic is also at play, however, in the region's abundance of ticks and tick-borne disease. Researchers studying the spread of Lyme disease have closely investigated the dynamics involved among ticks, their animal hosts, humans, and the …

Pittsfield Health: Flu Has Rapidly Increased In Last Two Weeks
iBerkshires.com
… she is also hoping to get a head start on tick-borne illnesses. Pittsfield and Berkshire County saw an increase in various tickborne illnesses in the last few years and Donnelly-Winters hopes to get some preventative measures in place before the …

New legislation aims to further combat Lyme & tick-borne diseases
WENY-TV
ALBANY, N.Y. (WENY) — State Senator Tom O'Mara is co-sponsoring new legislation to help combat Lyme and tick-borne diseases (TBD). The goal of the legislative package is to strengthen the state's short and long term strategies for dealing with those …

Outdoor Icon, Babe Winkelman, Guided by a Consortium of Leading …
The Daily Telescope
www.winkelman.com GREENSBORO, N.C. & SEATTLE January 10, 2018 The number of Lyme disease cases in the US alone have skyrocketed to epidemic proportions. According to the CDC, estimates vary between 300000 to 1 million cases per year in the US alone …

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Outdoor Icon, Babe Winkelman, Guided by a Consortium of Leading Lyme Experts, Unveils His New Tick-Borne Illness …
Benzinga
The number of Lyme disease cases in the US alone have skyrocketed to epidemic proportions. According to the CDC, estimates vary between 300,000 to 1 million cases per year in the US alone. These frightening statistics do not include the multitude of …

Seward unveils 2018 legislative priorities
WKTV
Senator Seward was recently appointed to the Senate Task Force on Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases (TBDs). The Task Force is charged with improving prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of these diseases to better protect the health of New Yorkers and their …

A golden opportunity for change on chronic Lyme disease
Asbury Park Press
For decades Pat Smith has sounded the alarm on the problems faced by chronic Lyme disease sufferers, from unreliable testing to a dearth of treatment options. Now she is making that case to her most important audience yet: Congress. The Wall resident …

OPINION: Little vampires hiding in long grass
The Guardian
There are no deer on P.E.I. Local public health officials have therefore mistakenly concluded that Lyme and other tick borne diseases are not a serious threat here; because these diseases are transmitted by the bite of the so-called deer tick. Last …

Combating Lyme Disease with Foxes – Lindzey Beal
Caledonian Record
According to the Vermont Department of Health, in 2015, Vermont had the highest rate of reported Lyme Disease in the United States. Currently, according to the CDC, Vermont is listed #1 in the country for confirmed cases of Lyme and is designated as an …
Getting a head start on tick season – Spectrum NewsSpectrum News
OPINION: Little vampires hiding in the long gassThe Guardian
Trump undercutting our American idealsThe Daily Gazette

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High Notes: Jan. 8, 2018
The Daily Gazette
Lawmakers need to act quickly on two bills that could help those who suffer the debilitating effects of tick-borne diseases and to help speed their recoveries. One bill (S7169) would set up a pilot program relating to testing for Lyme disease and other …

Editorial: Lawmakers must act now to combat tick diseases | The …
The Daily Gazette
A very engorged female blacklegged (deer) tick is shown after it dropped off an animal into the snow in Rhode Island in 2016. Photographer: naturallycuriouswithmaryholland.wordpress.com. The last thing you're probably thinking about in the middle of …
Maine researchers explore link between climate change and Lyme …Press Herald

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Two Frogs Healing Center to Share About Microparticle Herbal …
The Daily Telescope
FREDERICK, Md. January 06, 2018 Two Frogs Healing Center, a natural treatment clinic for getting rid of persistent Lyme disease, will be hosting the Getting Rid of Lyme Disease Evening Lecture on Monday January 8th from 6pm – 9pm at the Frederick …

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New York: Gov Cuomo proposes Lyme working group, Wadsworth to work on improving diagnostics, treatment
Outbreak News Today
With tick-borne diseases on the rise in the Empire State–approximately 8,000 cases of Lyme disease, 700 cases of anaplasmosis, 400 cases of babesiosis, 100 cases of ehrlichiosis, and 30 cases of other tick-borne illnesses reported to the Department of …

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Lyme Disease Able to Survive 28-Day Antibiotic Treatment
Healthline
So why do some people still suffer symptoms long after being treated for Lyme disease? That is the big question — one that researchers are trying to solve. In December, Shor spoke about the challenges of treating Lyme disease to the Tick-Borne Disease …

Morris Animal Foundation-funded study shows importance of wildlife …
EurekAlert (press release)
Morris Animal Foundation-funded researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara, have found that a decrease in wildlife populations causes an upsurge in local tick populations, potentially increasing the threat of infectious diseases …

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Lyme Connection launches fund-raising effort
The Ridgefield Press
Lyme Connection is a non-profit organization under the town of Ridgefield dedicated to preventing tick-borne diseases and providing support, information and resources to the greater Ridgefield community. It has provided education, prevention and …

Fundraiser to honor Newtown Twp. man who died of tick-borne illness
Bucks County Courier Times
NEWTOWN TOWNSHIP — Friends of the late Jeff Naticchia will hold a fundraiser to benefit his family and the PA Lyme Resource Network from 6 to 10 p.m. Jan. 6 at Rose Bank Winery on Durham Road.Naticchia, 50, a township resident and Evesham, New Jersey …

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Legislative Package To Fight Lyme Disease Introduced In NY | WAMC
WAMC
A package of state legislation aimed at fighting Lyme and tick-borne diseases is being introduced ahead of the 2018 session by Senator Susan Serino (R,

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Master Gardening: Reducing your risk to Lyme and other tick-borne …
York Daily Record/Sunday News
Do you know someone diagnosed with Lyme disease? Pennsylvania has reported more Lyme diseases during the past five years than any other state.
Tick watch: Beware of the bugs when temps are warm | News …Cabinet.com

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