All Posts Tagged With: "lyme"

Fry Blood Smear / Stain Test is a New Breakthrough

Recently, a new testing method has become available. Unlike unreliable tests which look for vague and obscure immune responses, the Fry Laboratories Blood Stain test actually looks for the organisms themselves in the blood.

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Lyme Disease Cases Increasing in Holland

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) By Andrew Conaway – The incidence of Lyme disease has doubled in the Netherlands in the past seven years, partly because more people are camping in areas where disease-carrying ticks are common, Dutch Holland, Netherlands Lyme Diseaseofficials report.

In a survey of doctors throughout the country last year, researchers found 13,000 reports of Lyme disease. In a similar study in 1995, doctors reported about 6,500 cases, according to researchers at the National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) and Wageningen University.

Lyme disease is an inflammatory disorder that can cause fever and chills, neurologic and cardiac complications and arthritis. Ticks that feed on infected deer, mice or dogs pick up the bacteria that cause Lyme disease. A bite from an infected tick can transmit the disease to humans.

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Lyme Disease in Pennsylvania

According to the CDC, Pennsylvania has more Lyme disease cases than any other of the United States. This is due to the fact that, first of all, Pennsylvania is a population-dense state and so when comparing PA Lyme per countyepidemiology per state, this state will rise to the top. In this blog post we will explore a few resources for Lyme sufferers in PA, and also look at the Lyme disease rates in PA per county.

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The Dangers of Antidepressant Drugs

April 30, 2008

Today I want to show you some shocking information about antidepressant drugs, their overuse, and their danger when used on many segments of the population, including children and Lyme sufferers.

First, lets look at the use of antidepressant SSRI drugs in Lyme disease. Here is an excerpt on the topic from my book Lyme Disease and Rife Machines.

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Guest Blog Post…Cathi’s Lyme Diary

We will be featuring guest blog posts by various members of the Lyme disease community. Here is Cathi’s diary. Enjoy!

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Guest Blogger….Sue’s Lyme Story

Another guest blogger. Welcome Sue Blanton!

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Lyme Cases in California Rival East Coast

Lyme Cases in CA Rival East CoastLyme disease is an east coast disease, right? Thats what we’re all taught. Since I am on a vacation in Monterey, CA (on the central ocean coast of california) this week with my family, I decided to spend a few minutes in the hotel room doing some research and making a wonderful video for you. Let’s see about the truth regarding Lyme disease in California.

Since I grew up in California and have lived here my whole life (and probably also got my case of Lyme disease here), this article is very close to home for me. I searched for help for years in California before I found a proper diagnosis. Maybe this information can save you, or a loved one, the same trouble.

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Public Health Alert Website

If you haven’t already, check out the new Public Health Alert website. Public health alert is a free (or $25 for an annual subscription) Lyme-related printed newspaper. Everyone should subscribe to this newsletter, it is excellent. The updated website now offers most of their articles online for free. Don’t miss it!