Prevent Ticks from Giving Your Pets Lyme Disease
Helpful Hints for Pet Safety A Dangerous Pest Ticks are renown for their ability to pass on Lyme disease to those who are bitten by them. Pets are especially subjected to this form of the disease since it is More...
Why You Need to Purchase Insurance for Your Pet
Raising a dog or cat can be expensive and time-consuming, but it’s also a highly rewarding experience for animal lovers. In most cases, your dog will become a beloved member of your family that shows you affection, More...
Lyme disease: Incidence of diagnosis in a Maryland Medicaid Population
Few studies have examined the epidemiology of Lyme disease through the use of health insurance claims, and all have utilized data from privately insured individuals. Image/CDC A new study by Johns Hopkins University More...
Tips to Prevent and Treat Bug Bites
Although warm, spring weather means more time outdoors, it also means more bugs – like bees, ticks and mosquitoes. The best way to deal with pesky bites and stings, say dermatologists from the American Academy More...
Lyme disease related facial weakness worsened with corticosteroid treatment
Researchers from Massachusetts Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical School have found that patients who were prescribed corticosteroids as part of treatment for Lyme disease-associated facial paralysis had worse long-term More...
New Hampshire releases ‘Tickborne Disease Prevention Plan’
The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Division of Public Health Services (DPHS) has released a Tickborne Disease Prevention Plan that provides detailed information about the tickborne More...
Lyme disease, Babesia down significantly in Maine so far in 2014
Tick borne diseases in “The Pine Tree State” are ever present with cases of Lyme disease, Babesia, and Anaplasmosis seen in pretty good numbers on an annual basis. In fact, the State of Maine saw are More...
Tickborne diseases: It’s not just Lyme disease
Ticks are arachnids, like spiders, scorpions and mites, from the Class Arachnida. While most tick bites do not transmit infectious disease, some very serious infections can be contracted from the bite of this More...
Lyme disease bacteria discovered in 15 million years old amber
NEWS RELEASE CORVALLIS, Ore. – Lyme disease is a stealthy, often misdiagnosed disease that was only recognized about 40 years ago, but new discoveries of ticks fossilized in amber show that the bacteria which More...
Author, Mark Jerome Walters discusses his new book, ‘Seven Modern Plagues’
A new book, which examines seven relatively new and emerging infectious diseases and how human action and the change in the ecology, causes them to produce, according to the author, “ecodemics”. The More...
Debbie Gibson writes about her battle with Lyme disease
Singer Debbie Gibson disclosed this week on her blog that since 2013, she has been battling Lyme disease. She writes about it in a post called, “When life hands you a lemon…or Lyme”. Image/Video More...
Lyme disease task force bill passes Iowa Senate
A bill that would establish a “Lyme disease task force” has passed the Iowa Senate last week with 49 yeas and no nays, according to Gov Track.US. Image/CDC The legislation, Senate File 2090, now heads More...
Is there a risk of getting Lyme disease in the bedroom? Yes, according to one study
PRESS RELEASE A new study suggests that Lyme disease may be sexually transmitted. The study was presented at the annual Western Regional Meeting of the American Federation for Medical Research, and an abstract of More...
Powassan death in Maine, CDC release tick borne stats
A 73-year-old woman from South Thomaston woman died from the relatively rare Powassan (POWV) virus, according to a Portland Press Herald report Wednesday. The report by Edward Murphy notes that Marilyn Ruth Snow, More...
Green Party of Canada leader, Elizabeth May, calls for a National Lyme Disease strategy
The first elected Green Party Member of Parliament in Canada has authored a bill calls for a National Lyme Disease strategy, according to Op-Ed published yesterday. ”black-legged ticks”, Ixodes scapularisImage/CDC Elizabeth More...
Katie Couric looking for Lyme disease sufferers for upcoming episode of ‘Katie’
Have you had, or do you currently have Lyme disease? This is what is posted on the website, katiecouric.com. Katie host, Katie Couric is looking for people who have suffered or are currently dealing with Lyme disease More...
Gretchen Carlson tweets about her Lyme disease
Fox & Friends host, Gretchen Carlson has self-disclosed why she hasn’t been at work recently. According to a tweet by Carlson last week, the seven year veteran of the daily morning show she was out battling More...
Dr. Donald Hopkins talks river blindness, ending tropical diseases and Katrina Starzhynskaya discusses lyme disease
AUGUST 31 Our guests include: Dr. Donald Hopkins, Vice-President, Health Programs with the Carter Center in Atlanta to discuss some of the work and achievements the Center has done in the field of tropical More...
‘Katrina’s Recovery’ author discusses battle and recovery from Lyme disease
The tick-borne bacterial illness, Lyme disease is the cause of much pain, misery and expense for lengthy amounts of time for many sufferers as they battle doctors who don’t have a good grasp on the disease, More...
Author Katrina Starzhynskaya to discuss her book that chronicles her battle with Lyme disease on Dispatch Radio Saturday
Founder of Health Mastery Retreat and author of several books including, “Katrina’s Recovery From Mysterious Disease“, Katrina Starzhynskaya, will be the special guest on this Saturday’s More...
