One year later: How the landmark NASEM report on chronic Lyme is – and isn’t – changing minds
A year can seem long or short depending on your perspective. When you look back, its 12 months can seem…
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Germs spread by ticks and cats found in suicidal youth
Suicide tragically cuts more than 700,000 lives short each year. It ranks as the third leading cause of death among…
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Scholarship opportunity for undergraduates with a project focused on Lyme disease or other tick-borne diseases
Are you (or do you know) a student enrolled in one of the following fields: science; communication; social sciences; or…
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Living with persistent illness and uncertainty: Patient narratives on Lyme disease in Nova Scotia, Canada
A new peer-reviewed paper by Marilyn Cox and Mario Levesque investigates the experiences of 21 individuals in Nova Scotia who…
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Lyme disease is becoming one of Canada’s defining climate-health challenges
Kimberly Fosbury was wearing a vivid lime green shirt – the colour of Lyme disease awareness – when she approached…
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Announcing the second annual Canadian Tick-Borne Disease Conference
Join us for the second annual Canadian Tick-Borne Disease Conference exclusively for medical practitioners. Taking place in Toronto, this conference…
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Feeling sick after eating that steak dinner? You could have a rare but potentially severe tick-borne allergy
Health professionals need to know more about alpha-gal syndrome – a rare tick-borne condition that can cause severe and even…
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Elliot Jacobson: Downstream Secondary Illness in Lyme Disease
In this session from the Canadian Tick-Borne Disease Conference, Dr. Jacobson discusses the chronic immune dysfunction that can result from…
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Why Lyme disease isn’t the only tick-borne infection you need to worry about
When you show up at your family doctor’s office with a tick bite, chances are the first thing your physician…
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Lyme disease and your pregnancy: Why avoiding tick bites could protect your unborn child
As many regions of Canada experience a population explosion of ticks and Lyme disease case counts soar, researchers are calling…
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Lack of experience no obstacle at this obstacle course
When runners line up for the start of Fehmi Sakkal’s obstacle course race this October, there’s one obstacle he’s hoping…
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Interventions to manage mold and mycotoxicities
Dr. LaTouche takes an in depth look at how mold and mycotoxins can stand in the way of optimal outcomes…
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Environmental toxicities: Confounding presentations
In her session, Dr. Farrow explains how environmental toxicities can seriously confound the presentation of Lyme disease and delay recovery….
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Highlights in Lyme disease research 2024-2026
The following is an edited transcript from a Center for Lyme Action “State of Lyme Disease Research” online presentation delivered…
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Acute Lyme: Recognizing and initiating urgent treatment
Experienced Lyme physician Dr. Elliot Jacobson does an in-depth review of the stages and symptoms of Lyme disease, the challenges…
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ILADS collaboration with US Health Agency a positive step for Lyme patients
ILADS recently announced a strategic partnership with Health and Human Services that will help further education on Lyme Disease and…
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So you’ve been bitten by a tick. Here’s why you’ll have to pay a private lab to test it for pathogens
As the weather gets warmer and Canadians shed their winter layers to get out in the sun, we should beware…
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Documentary sheds light on Lyme journey
This documentary was developed through encounters with specialists and with people who live with the reality of Lyme disease on…
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Job posting: CanLyme Senior Administrator
Reporting to: CanLyme President Janet Sperling Direct reports: None Location: Remote (must be able to work across all Canadian time…
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Lyme disease is as hard to detect as a ‘needle in a haystack.’ But a new breakthrough could change that
The bacterium that causes Lyme disease is a stealthy predator that can hide in patients’ bodies for weeks, months, even…
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Dr. Tim Cook on structured functional medicine approach to treatment of Lyme disease
Testing and treatment are front and centre in this session as Dr. Cook defines functional medicine, including upstream and downstream…
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Dr. Tim Cook on chronic persistent tick-borne illness: Recognition of symptom complexes
In this session Dr. Cook provides an overview of chronic complex illness, reviews the complexities of chronic Lyme diagnosis, reviews…
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Antibiotic therapy an effective treatment and diagnostic tool for children with persistent Lyme disease, study finds
Antibiotic therapy is not only a safe and effective method of treating persistent Lyme disease in children, it’s also a…
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Tick-borne infections can trigger bipolar disorder in children, study suggests
Psychiatrists should recognize the role that infectious diseases play in mental illness and screen their patients for them, says a…
