Hungary To Face Second Tick Scare of the Year Hungary will see a second wave of tick invasion starting within days and lasting as long as until early December, the Magyar Nemzet daily said on Tuesday. The first wave ended just last month, but after the extremely hot weather the number... more
Lyme Action Group Supports Additional Oversight of CPSO Bill 179 and Lyme Disease On Monday, October 5th, 2009, members of Lyme Action Group will make a presentation to the Ontario Legislative Standing Committee on Social Policy overseeing proposed Bill 179 amendments to the Regulated Health Professions A... more
Wall of Hope: Nationwide Lyme Awareness Event To all who are concerned about Lyme Disease: For the 3rd year in a row., The Canadian Lyme Foundation is promoting Lyme awareness to Canadians and Politicians through the gathering of those directly affected by this debilitat... more
IV Antibiotic Treatment + Resources From patients within the Toronto/GTA Lyme Support Group, we have collected the following resources to hopefully help you with your treatment which for most... will be once or twice a day.Once IV antibiotic treatment has been prescribed, the attendi... more
Senate Committee adopts provision of Dodd’s Lyme disease legislation Senate Committee adopts provision of Dodd's Lyme disease legislationBy Senator Dodd's officeWill Develop Ways to Identify and Treat Long-Term Effects of Lyme DiseaseA key Senate panel approved legislation proposed by Senator Chris Dodd to help identi... more
Lyme Treatment Centres and Resources - Europe There is much debate about what is the standard and/or recognized symptoms and treatment protocol for Lyme (Borreliosis) Disease even beyond the current IDSA vs. ILADS [ read further ]. Here in Canada most healthcare provid... more
2009 AMWA's Medical Book Awards: "Cure Unknown" a First Place Winner! "Michael Crichton (award-winning author of such classics as Sphere, The Terminal Man, Jurassic Park, and Five Patients) and Dr Timothy Johnson (medical editor for ABC News, founding editor of the Harvard Medical School Health Letter, and coauthor of... more
UPDATE: IDSA Hearing ** Blog ** UPDATE: IDSA Review -- ReflectionsThe IDSA Lyme disease guidelines review hearing on Thursday was an historic event both in medicine and in the Lyme community. It is the first time an organization has been required to hold h... more
IDSA Lyme Guideline Review - Survey Request The Infectious Diseases Society of America's new Lyme disease guidelines review panel will hold a one day hearing on July 30. This hearing is part of the antitrust settlement that the Connecticut Attorney General negotiated. Of the 18 speakers select... more
Governor signs bill, shielding doctors in treatment of Lyme disease Governor M. Jodi Rell [ Connecticut ] said Sunday she has signed a bill allowing doctors to prescribe long-term antibiotics in the treatment of persistent Lyme disease – outside of standard guidelines – without fear of sanctions f... more
Lyme Support Group Meetings (June 2009) In this section we will try to announce / advertise Lyme Support Group Meetings to be held across Canada. Most of these local support groups (i.e. like the Toronto/GTA Lyme Support Group) have resulted from patients and their family members connect... more
Lyme Disease in the Media (June 2009) As more and more Canadians are presenting with the symptoms of Lyme and it's commonly associated diseases (www.lymeinfo.net/coinfectionarticle.html) , pressure is once again being put on healthcare providers by patients seeking an early diagnosis; ap... more
Lyme Disease Misdiagnosis Wastes Taxpayers' Money The following 'Letter to the Editor' was submitted by our very own Keith Poullos in response to the recent article: "An Emerging Epidemic With No Effective Means of Treatment in Ontario" ( www.vitalitymagazine.com/node/view/2109 ).L... more
Survey for Lyme patients who were initially misdiagnosed The following request for submissions to an on-line Lyme Disease survey has been made by members of ILADS. Please take a moment to review the survey and consider taking part... &n... more
Lyme Disease Article in Vitality Magazine Lyme Disease An Emerging Epidemic with No Effective Means of Treatment in Ontario by Helke Ferrie Febraury 2009 Issue - Vitality Magazine“The physician’s challenge is the curing of disease, educating the people in the laws of health, and... more
Drug Companies & Doctors: A Story of Corruption Often, we as patients are reminded to "get a 2nd opinion" with respect to diagnosis and treatments… just a we would obtain several quotes when looking to hire a contractor, painter, or in having something repaired.
The following rev... more
NEW BOOK: Chronic Lyme Disease in Canada Coming in early 2009 will be a Canadian comment on the issues surrounding the diagnosis, treatment, and continued denial of Lyme Disease in Canada by Canadian medical science writer, Helke Ferrie.Many of Ms. Ferrie's previous articles on public hea... more
Lyme Action Group We strongly feel that the more information that patients and their caregivers can obtain about the complexities of diagnosing and treating Lyme and Associated Diseases, the better the outcome for all concerned. This ensures that patients can ma... more
Requiem for a Lyme sufferer & patient advocate I had the privilege of seeing Leslie in action during the recent ILADS Conference in San Francisco, and with sadness I repost the following received earlier today. Her friendly disposition and positive attitude towards conquering Lyme/TBIDs are mem... more
Lyme in Hamilton Hi CanLymies, I'm looking for people with Lyme in the Hamilton Ontario area...please email me as we have someone with Lyme looking to make contact with others there. Jim M. Wilson President CANADIAN LYME DISEASE FOUNDATION A Federally-registered Char... more
Dr Murakami Unveils New Website Hello Everyone! For those who don't realize I now have a Lyme dedicated website, please note my new web address: http://www.drerniemurakami.com I also have a forum on my website called LymeChat. You can access it through the home page of the websit... more
Toronto Sun: Doctor's files impounded Controversial treatment of Lyme disease By Ben Spencer, Sun Media(click here for full article)Investigators from the College of Physicians and Surgeons yesterday demanded patient files from a Mississauga doctor whose controversial treatment methods h... more
Mississauga News: Doctor's files seized by College (click here for actual article)Files from the office of a Mississauga doctor were seized yesterday by the College of Physicians and Surgeons amid concerns over his treatment of patients with chronic Lyme disease. The Toronto Sun is reporting that thi... more
CTV: The first illustration of lyme disease in operation Understanding Lyme disease : Canada AM: George Chaconas, University of Calgary The first illustration of lyme disease in operation is a crucial step towards better understanding the affliction and what feeds the bug. Click here to view video... more
CTV: Officials warn Canada may experience a higher prevalence of Lyme disease Understanding Lyme disease : CTV National News: Avis Favaro on a nasty bug in action Officials warn Canada may experience a higher prevalence of Lyme disease than normal this year. The potentially serious illness is spead by ticks. Click here to view... more
CanLyme On The Radio April 29 - Listen In / Call In Hi CanLymies, Tomorrow Dr. Murakami, Mary Delisser, myself and possibly others will be on the Bill Good Show on Corus Radio Vancouver tomorrow. The time will be sometime between 11 and 11:30 PST tomorrow morning. Here is the link to the show and you... more
Letters Needed for Dr Murakami Hi! I don't know if this applies or not, but we are scrambling around trying to get letters written for the book we are having made up for Dr. Murakami...if you know anyone who has been helped by Dr. M at all can you ask them to email mdelisser@gmail... more
Lyme Documentary 'Under Our Skin' to Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival The World Premiere of the documentary, Under Our Skin has been announced for the Tribeca Film Festival on Saturday, April 26 at 7:00 pm. A clip of the documentary can be seen at:http://www.openeyepictures.com/underourskin/ If you are able to attend o... more
CanLyme Launches Survey Hi CanLymies, I've attached a survey that I would you to take some time to complete. I know some of the info appears obvious but we are collecting a profile of Lyme in Canada for future advertising/awareness campaigns. Jim M. Wilson President CANADIA... more
Magnotta Winery Offers One-of-a-Kind Wine-Tasting Experience Event’s Proceeds To Support Lyme Disease Research Savour Vaughan returns March 31st to April 11th, with over 20 participating restaurants set to offer patrons the finest and most exquisite uptown dining experiences. And during Savour Vaughan... more
PHAC Report on Lyme Hi everyone, I am re-sending this link for the public health report on the national lyme meeting that was held in Toronto 2006. There were some problems with the link. This report is 60 pages long for anyone wanting to print it. The LDAO has a... more
Parasites put health agency on alert Tide Of Ticks Tom Blackwell, National Post Published: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 Authorities will need to act "swiftly, effectively and decisively," in coming years to combat the growing threat of Lyme disease, as the ticks that spread the debilitati... more
UPDATE: Dr. Mehmet Oz interviews "Under Our Skin" Director PLEASE DISTRIBUTE [ from Lyme sites ]: Hi folks, Last November the Lyme community got a huge opportunity to get help. To me, it was the best opportunity we've had in ages.Dr. Mahmet Oz is probably the best known... more
