Lyme Disease News

The answer to a finding a vaccine against Lyme disease might be found in, of all things, tick spit.

The State University College at Oneonta's Biological Field Station recently reported the area may be seeing an increase in deer ticks, and county health officials have reported more cases of Lyme disease.

A representative of a lab specializing in tests for Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses will be the guest speaker at a meeting tonight of the Capital District Chapter of the Empire State Lyme Disease Association.

The findings, published in the November 19 issue of Cell Host & Microbe , may spur development of a new vaccine against infection from Lyme disease, which is spread through tick bites.

One of the better flicks about tick-borne disease, "Under Our Skin" screens at noon Sunday at the Loft, followed by a panel discussion.

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Hunters will be out at night in a Philadelphia suburb this week in an effort to reduce the deer population.

The area may be seeing an increase in deer ticks, according to the State University College at Oneonta's Biological Field Station.

Lyme disease is caused by the microbe Borrelia burgdorferi , which is transmitted to humans from feeding ticks.

Beginning tonight, the hunt will be on in Lower Merion Township. A deer cull is set to run nightly though Thursday, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., in areas where an overpopulation of the animals has resulted in environmental damage and vehicle crashes, as well as cases of Lyme disease, according to the township.

A look at some other pests that are benefiting or could benefit from global warming: - Ticks that transmit Lyme disease are spreading northward into Sweden and Canada, once too cold for them.

Planet Thrive--Clarifications on protocol. With Stephen Harrod Buhner, master herbalist

Dear Stephen, I am a 42 year old male, have been seriously unwell for three years and was diagnosed about one month ago with Lyme and all co-infections, but Bartonella being the main.

Put two nurses with 70 years of combined experience in the same room and chances are they'll find plenty to talk about.

On behalf of the area Rotary clubs and the Brookfield, Ridgefield, and Newtown Lyme disease task forces I'd like to publicly thank the Candlewood Inn for providing us with the use of the prettiest venue in the area for our Lyme seminar.

Valerie Gill-Mast holds her son, Shannon, 7, at their home in rural Platteville, Wis.

Winkler, Sarah. "Top 5 Ways to Repel Insects." 27 April 2009. HowStuffWorks.com. 10 November 2009.

In a Nov. 2 letter, the writer suggested a solution to the deer problems in the Village of Cayuga Heights: 'If each homeowner who wants to fence in the backyard is allowed to do this in a tasteful and creative fashion, the deer would go in peace; no culling would be necessary, and no sterilization would be needed.' This is a sentiment that's ...

Under Our Skin , like most activist documentaries, isn't content to merely make its case and get out of the room.

Kevin Slater, 48, of Holme-on-Spalding Moor, suffered life-threatening Lyme Disease which developed into encephalitis - " inflammation of the brain that can cause brain damage, blindness and even death.