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Juliet Rose was diagnosed with the debilitating condition last year but believes she has suffered with the condition since she was four years old
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A Mullingar woman suffering from Lyme disease says she’ll have to travel to Germany for treatment. Helena Moore recalls getting bitten by a tick while ... Read More
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PEOPLE with the bull’s eye rash that is associated with Lyme disease can now be diagnosed with the condition using clinical assessment alone, experts say. Patients will no longer be required …
Donna MacPherson Lugar's insight:
Of those that get an EM rash, only a fairly small percentage get the better known bull’s eye. Doctors should know by now that the bull’s eye is a definitive sign of Lyme, no test required.
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A young man reflects how to live a fulfilling life while grappling with the challenges of chronic Lyme disease.
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Some medical experts claim that Lyme disease is worse than cancer. It’s not a competition, but I do know one thing: at least if you’ve got the Big C you get sympathy, understanding and prompt…
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Three local residents living with Lyme Disease are gearing up to put on their second community forum to raise awareness of the disease and its complications.
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Switzerland's main health authority has issued new warnings and guidelines to deal with the rising threat of ticks.
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A group of congressmen have reintroduced bipartisan legislation designed to strengthen efforts by the federal government to fight, treat, and prevent tick-borne disease in the United States. A group of bi-partisan U.S. Representatives hav
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Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
Donna MacPherson Lugar's insight:
When something as significant as the number of times a tick feeds is wrong, you begin to question the remainder of the information. Interesting premise though.
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Josh DeLay, 35, of Beaver Falls, owner of DLay ’n Ink Tattoos and Body Piercing in New Brighton, is among 35 tattoo artists across the country participating in Ink to End Lyme, an event to increase awareness and raise money to treat and cure the tick-borne illness now detected in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
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Author and Lyme advocate Dorothy Kupcha Leland shares about how awareness of Lyme disease has increased over time as social media and the Internet have evolved.
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Donna MacPherson Lugar's insight:
Have a listen and share widely.
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The eighties 'Only in my Dreams' singer, 48, was diagnosed after developing food intolerances and becoming confused with everyday tasks
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Since taking the helm of Colossal Tattoo in 2011, owner Eric DeOliveira has seen the business undergo a few changes, including its name, but the shop’s desire to help others has never wavered.
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The rash is diagnostic and means the patient needs urgent antibiotics, new guidelines tell doctors.
Donna MacPherson Lugar's insight:
Unfortunately, the percentage of people that get the bull’s eye rash is not that high. Other EM rashes, or no rash at all, are also possible, but every bit of info is important.
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https://www.lymeneteurope.org/info/chronic-lyme-post-mortem-study-needed Chronic Lyme Post-Mortem Study Needed Editorial by Tom Grier Key Words: Antibody: A protein produced by a white-blood-cell to attack bacteria and viruses. Titer: Another word for level, as in level or amount of antibody measured in the blood. Seronegative: Despite an infection there is an absence of antibodies in the blood or serum…
Donna MacPherson Lugar's insight:
This is an interesting read. It's from last year and more work has been undertaken since then regarding bio-banks and post-mortem studies, including research that was undertaken at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, Canada.
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There are exciting plans for a new research programme on the Isle of Wight that will seek to find out how commonly people with Fibromyalgia are infected with the bacteria which causes Lyme Disease and other certain viruses. A update on the start date, funding and call for healthy subjects within.
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More than 1 in 10 people successfully treated with antibiotics for Lyme disease go on to develop chronic, sometimes debilitating, and poorly understood symptoms of fatigue and brain fog that may last for years after their initial infection has cleared up.
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More work is being done by a local state lawmaker in an effort to battle Lyme Disease in Illinois. State Representative Dan Swanson (R-Alpha) says that legislation he spearheaded last year is already having a positive effect on people. The Lauryn Russell Lyme Disease Prevention and Protection Law allows physicians to prescribe more aggressive treatment of Lyme Disease without fear of disciplinary action from the State's Physician licensing bureau. Swanson says the next step is to get insurance companies to cover more treatments of Lyme. "We're going to move forward and try and get some insurance coverage for all of our people who suffer from Lyme Disease," Swanson said. "It's a big issue with our families. It seems some insurance companies don't cover Lyme treatment, and we want to try and help out the many that have reached out to me and contacted me." Swanson adds that Lyme cases are on the rise, making this an issue that affects all of Illinois, not just the western side. "As we
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The decision on whether to vaccinate dogs against Lyme disease remains an ongoing debate. Despite availability of a consensus statement and up-to-date canine vaccination guidelines, the decision whether or not to vaccinate dogs against Lyme disease remains an ongoing debate among many veterinary professionals.
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La Jolla doctor donates late father’s tissue to help Lyme disease research - Before today La Jolla biochemist Dr. Sharon Wampler never spoke publicly about the controversy that plagued her father’s battle with Lyme disease. Sharon’s fathe
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Chaque année, des milliers de personnes sont atteintes de la maladie de Lyme. Pourtant, ce mal fait encore l'objet de vifs débats dans le milieu médical. Une souffrance pour certains patients.
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Whilst patients and some researchers suspect various ways in which the Borrelia bacteria can be transmitted, so far the only proven methods are through tick bites, congenitally and, probably, via blood transfusions. In this guest blog post, the published evidence is summarised on congenital Lyme disease. Confusion over congenital Lyme …
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A mom can pass the pathogen to her fetus—but the World Health Organization has removed “congenital Lyme disease” from its definitive diagnostic reference
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A 51-year-old woman who was suffering from symptoms that she says made life intolerable for over a decade has linked her Lyme disease diagnosis three years ago to an incident involving her cat back in 2002.
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