Month: March 2018

Two Frogs Healing Center to Share Five Must-Have Essential Oils for Treating Lyme Disease
Markets Insider
Fortunately, research has identified five essential oils that kill drug persistent Lyme disease bacteria. At our clinic, we have successfully treated hundreds of patients diagnosed with Lyme disease and multiple tick borne co-infections. At the …

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Video: Student athletes present their research at Mount David Summit
Bates News
Rower and chemistry major Amelia Wilhelm '18 of Charlotte, N.C., looked at Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes the tick-borne illness Lyme disease. She examined how the bacterium cycles between tick and host and the genetic process known as …

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Seward calls for study of link between Lyme disease and mental health
Cortland Voice
Editor's Note: The following is a press release from the office of New York State Sen. James Seward. ALBANY, N.Y. — State Senator James L. Seward joined this week with his senate colleagues to call on the state to investigate the impact Lyme and tick …

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What's the connection between Lyme disease and mental health?
WBFO
Sponsors of the legislation want the state to conduct an impact study to consider how Lyme and other tick-borne diseases may be connected to mental health problems in individuals infected with the illness. According to the National Institute of Health …

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Join Erika Tarantal at Ride Out Lyme Boston on April 8th!
WCVB Boston
An opportunity to offer hope and strength for the many people living with Tick-Borne Illness. RIDE WITH US, SPONSOR A RIDER, BECOME A VIRTUAL RIDER, OR DONATE TODAY! Ride Out Lyme is a movement that engages, inspires, and offers hope and strength to …

When hiking or handling outdoor chores, beware of ticks
Clark Fork Valley Press
There are 14 species in the U.S. that spread disease but only two, the Brown Dog Tick and Rocky Mountain Wood Tick call Montana Home. The 2016 Department of Health and Human Services showed 29 tick borne illness in Montana with three cases of Tularemia …

Dr. Oz: Spring means ticks and issues for your pets – Lake Country …
Lake Country Calendar
Spring is here and we're starting to get ready for the warm months ahead. Unfortunately, humans are not the only beings that thrive in hot whether. Pet owners should be aware and protect their pets against diseases that are transmitted by pests that …

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Experts predict bigger tick season this spring in East Tennessee
WBIR.com
Hickling said some ticks can carry Lyme disease, like the black-legged deer tick. He says those are a bigger risk in the winter time, but we need to be aware of them. "I think we do have to keep an eye on Lyme disease, the case rates are starting to …

Tick Disease Task Force plans public meeting
NEagle
MILFORD – Mikki Weiss, representing the Pike County Tick Borne Disease Task Force, has offered to host an informational workshop for residents sometime in May to be held at Milford Borough Hall. Council President Frank Tarquinio said at the March 5th …

Health Briefs
Hudson Valley 360
NORTH CHATHAM — The North Chatham Free Library, 4287 Route 203, North Chatham, will host a discussion and update on Lyme and other Tick Borne diseases 10 a.m.-noon March 27. What is the most recent information on Lyme disease and the other tick borne …

Bait Boxes Are a Safe Way to Keep Ticks Out of Your Yard
ConsumerReports.org
Tick season is on its way, and that means millions of Americans will soon find themselves caught between two perennial worries: tick-borne diseases on the one hand and potentially dangerous pesticides on the other. Do you spray your yard and expose …
Ticked off about Lyme Disease | Common MisconceptionsHeadStuff.org (press release) (blog)

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PET TALK: Preventing Lyme disease in pets
New Castle News
We all know that pets are prone to getting fleas and ticks, but did you know that these pesky parasites could transmit dangerous diseases to your pet? Maria Esteve-Gasent, Ph.D., assistant professor at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine …

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Seminar on Lyme disease planned
Sentinel & Enterprise
Michele Miller will help with those and other questions about Lyme disease Wednesday, March 28, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., at Lunenburg Public Library, 1023 Massachusetts Ave. Miller and her husband, Ken, created the Central Mass Lyme Foundation — a 501c3 …

Thompson to host Lyme disease speaker
MPNnow.com
The Wellness Hub program offered by UR Medicine Thompson Health will present “What Everyone Should Know About Lyme Disease” from 6 to 7:30 p.m. April 5 at The Inn on the Lake, 770 S. Main St., Canandaigua. Elizabeth Maloney, president of the …

Major Advances on Horizon for Tick-Borne Disease Testing
Infectious Disease Advisor
Infectious Disease Advisor had the opportunity to discuss recent advances in testing for Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases with 2 experts in the field: Rafal Tokarz, PhD, associate research scientist, Center for Infection and Immunity, Mailman …

Ticks: Diseases and prevention of this appalling arachnid
AGDAILY
In terms of diagnosing oneself, the CDC's list of potential tick-borne diseases and symptoms reads like a mini horror story. Most people are familiar with Colorado tick fever and Lyme disease, but other lesser known illnesses among the dozen-plus …

Seminar on Lyme disease
The Times
SLIPPERY ROCK — The Pennsylvania Lyme Resource Network will conduct a symposium on Lyme disease at 1 p.m. March 24 in the Jennings Educational Center in Slippery Rock. The program, “Dare 2B Tick Aware,” will cover tick-borne diseases, preventing tick …

Pet Talk: Preventing Lyme disease in pets
Bryan-College Station Eagle
We all know that pets are prone to getting fleas and ticks, but did you know that these pesky parasites could transmit dangerous diseases to your pet? Maria Esteve-Gasent, assistant professor at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical …

Tick season is here; learn how to prevent Lyme disease
Tribune-Review
PA Lyme Resources says there are ways to protect both yourself and your family from Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses. These include: • Defend yourself and your property. Spray yourself with tick repellent and pre-treat shoes and clothing …
Ticks Creep Into Canada, Bringing Lyme Disease (and Confusion) With ThemThe Wire

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Climate Change Pushes Ticks Into Canada, Bringing Lyme Disease (and Confusion) With Them
Mother Jones
Ticks carried by migratory birds have been raining down on Canada for years. But it's only in the last 10 to 15 years, amid a changing climate and the creation of new habitats in the north, that populations of deer ticks (Ixodes scapularis) have been …

Dr. Cynthia Maro: Tick control a year-round effort
The Times
Early treatment of infected dogs can help prevent long-term complications, like kidney failure and arthritis. Ticks transmit many diseases to humans and animals. Lyme disease is just one of many threats. Information about tick-borne diseases, and how …

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After 25 years of symptoms, woman gets Lyme disease diagnosis. Now, she's helping others
SW News Media
After 25 years, she received a diagnosis: Lyme disease. Dr. Elizabeth Maloney, a family physician from Wyoming, MN, and the founder and president of Partnership for Tick-borne diseases Education said around 20 percent of patients with Lyme disease will …

Ticks Creep Into Canada, Bringing Lyme Disease (and Confusion) With Them
The Wire
They have brought with them a variety of tick-borne diseases, the most common of which is Lyme. According to Canada's Lyme surveillance efforts, the number of reported Lyme cases increased more than six-fold from 2009 (144 reported cases) to 2016 (987 …

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'Round the Square for March 9, 2018
Bradford Era
As many readers are aware, instances of Lyme disease, which is carried by deer ticks, have skyrocketed in recent years in the area. May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month. According to a press release from the society, the festival is “an event combining …

Tioga County Lyme Disease support group to meet March 15
Corning Leader
The Tioga County Lyme Disease Support Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. March 15 at the Tokishi Training Center, 124 Nypum Drive, Wellsboro, Pennsylvania. The meeting will open with the showing of part two of a three-part video program based on a talk given …

Protect your family against tick-borne illnesses this spring
United States Army (press release)
Spring fever is in the air and as temperatures start to rise, we aren't the only ones coming out of hibernation. Spring also lends itself to the return of ticks and tick-borne illnesses. Ticks can carry several potentially deadly diseases. Two of the …

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The Piano Man's War
Mountain Home Magazine
The state's Lyme Disease Task Force estimates that as many as 70,000 Pennsylvania residents could be affected each year by Lyme and other tick-borne diseases. The CDC estimates that 300,000 new infections occur nationwide each year. “Lyme disease is a …

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'Breakthrough' TBD test may speed up disease screening
vet times
A major breakthrough in the fight against human tick-borne diseases has the potential to speedily and accurately screen for exotic diseases in travelled animals entering the UK. Scientists in the US have successfully developed a unique single blood …

Outdoors calendar for Lancaster County, week beginning March 10
LancasterOnline
Awareness is the first step. Join Tom Smith of Penn State Extension and naturalist Kelsey Frey for an informative discussion about tick-borne diseases, how to prevent tick bites, what to do if bitten by a tick, how to recognize disease symptoms and …

Ticks Creep Into Canada, Bringing Lyme Disease (and Confusion) With Them
Undark Magazine
Of course, diagnosing Lyme is far from foolproof, no matter where the bacterium that causes it, Borrelia burgdorferi, has surfaced. As many Americans already know — particularly those in the tick-infested Northeast — diagnosis of Lyme disease is most …

Ticks lurk when winter air warms
Marietta Times
She said lighter coats attract ticks faster and tickets will even go in warm areas like between toes and inside ears. “Check those areas daily, look on the tops and bottoms of feet and in between the pads,” Kidd added. “And with your kids, check their …

What makes ticks tick?
KOLO
At the University of Nevada, Reno, hand-raised ticks are being coddled. The arachnids are being studied at all different stages from larvae to nymph to adult. With a National Institutes of Health grant, they hope to discover how illnesses like Lyme …

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