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Lyme disease: George Mason early-detection urine test effective according to study

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After three years and 300 patients, George Mason University researchers have proof that their early-detection urine test for Lyme disease works. It’s the largest study of its kind looking at early-stage...

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Lyme disease in the UK: Doctors advised to consider diagnosis when suggestive symptoms present

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Doctors are being advised to consider the diagnosis of Lyme disease in patients with suggestive symptoms, as the disease can often be mistaken for other conditions, according to the Medical Defence Union...

Children with swollen, painful knees: Is it Lyme disease or septic arthritis?

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In new study, 74 percent of patients had Lyme disease and not septic arthritis Septic or infectious arthritis of the knee and Lyme disease have similar symptoms in children but require different immediate...

Lyme disease: A stranglehold of victimization

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I posted an image on my Lyme Madness Facebook page last week that said … Lyme sufferers are victimized in at least FIVE different ways: 1.by the disease itself   2. by doctors who turn their backs...

South Dakota: After ‘bad year for tularemia’ in 2015, health officials advise public to prevent tick bites

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A state health official is warning South Dakotans to be aware of tick-borne illness as they head outdoors this spring. “Every year we see cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, tularemia and other tick-borne...

Ticks: An interview with Dan Wolff

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The president and founder of TickEase, Inc., Daniel Wolff, joined me for a interview on ticks on Dec. 27, 2015. “Tick Man Dan” discussed all aspects of ticks to include prevention and removal.   Related: Lyme...

Will Federal bill S. 1503. for Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases end 40 Years of Marginalization?

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I have been reading a lot of Lyme community web traffic regarding the Federal bill S. 1503. This bill provides for enhanced Federal efforts concerning prevention, education, treatment and research activities...

Lyme is a ‘do-it-yourself’ disease

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How is it that chronic Lyme disease is an illness that hundreds of thousands if not millions of sufferers are forced to navigate primarily on their own, save for a handful of brave and noble doctors? How...

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Yes, Lyme is ‘all in your head’

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The vast majority of doctors worldwide — a preponderance of medical professionals around the globe who so inadequately and woefully acknowledge that chronic Lyme disease exists — will have...

Lyme disease: Mayday Project to host Science and Policy Forum in May

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The Mayday Project Lyme patient advocacy group will host a forum on the scientific and policy challenges posed by the rapidly growing epidemic of Lyme disease and associated tick-borne illnesses. The forum...