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Lyme Disease Newswire (Page 10)

Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for Lyme Disease. (Page 10)

Results 181 - 200 of 3,578 in Lyme Disease

  1. Spring has sprung and so have ticksRead the original story

    Apr 6, 2013 | Examiner.com

    ... outdoors folks shouldn't refrain from going afield if they take measures to prevent a tick bite and possible Lyme disease . Ticks, according to the Center for Disease Control, are often classified as either hard or soft ticks. Hard ticks are often ...

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  2. Editorial: Town council correct in approving deer planRead the original story

    Apr 6, 2013 | The Block Island Times

    ... deer were the cottagers who liked to garden. But the deer also pose a serious health problem.Some years ago, Lyme disease became a core issue and so it remains. As a result, the town council appointed a Deer Task Force to consider the problem and ...

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  3. Council approves concept for deer herd reductionRead the original story w/Photo

    Apr 6, 2013 | The Block Island Times

    ... more time should be put into the details of the plan. The primary reason to reduce the deer herd is to control Lyme disease, according to members of the audience who spoke. Resident Fraser Lang said he has had the illness five times. Resident Jean ...

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  4. Use extra money for disease awarenessRead the original story

    Apr 6, 2013 | Daily Herald

    ... I propose that some of the extra money be designated for a heightened awareness of the growing epidemic of Lyme disease. As we look for Spring to spring, (finally I might add), please know that there are millions of deer tics emerging from the ...

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  5. Researchers attach Lyme disease antibodies to nanotubes, paving way for diagnostic deviceRead the original story

    Mar 26, 2013 | Science Daily

    However, nearly one quarter of Lyme disease patients are initially misdiagnosed because currently available serological tests have poor sensitivity and specificity during the early stages of infection.

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  6. Five steps to protect yourself from ticksRead the original story w/Photo

    Apr 5, 2013 | Nooga.com

    ... the less chance it will transmit a disease to its host. One of the most common diseases transmitted by ticks is Lyme disease. Other notable tick-borne diseases include ehrlichiosis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia. After a tick bite, Lyme ...

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  7. Lyme disease researchers seek help locating fox densRead the original story

    Apr 5, 2013 | Poughkeepsie Journal

    Lyme disease researchers at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook are searching for local fox dens to study the role foxes play in suppressing white-footed mice and other tick hosts that increase the risk of spreading Lyme disease.

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  8. 'If you drop a match, it just goes'Read the original story w/Photo

    Apr 5, 2013 | BBC News

    ... that's six to eight-weeks-old covered in ticks, it can die of anaemia." Ticks also carry diseases, including Lyme disease, a bacterial infection affecting humans. If left untreated, it affects the skin, joints, heart and nervous system. Ms Wilkinson ...

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  9. Tippecanoe County outdoor happenings April 1-5Read the original story

    Mar 30, 2013 | Examiner.com

    ... entomologist, will discuss the biology and impact of ticks. Part of the program will address the issue of Lyme disease (link) . The devastating disease is carried by deer ticks. Symptoms can be mistaken for the flu and often goes misdiagnosed. * ...

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  10. Tick Prevention Not Mission ImpossibleRead the original story

    Apr 4, 2013 | Kansas City InfoZine

    ... the less chance it will transmit a disease to its host. One of the most common diseases transmitted by ticks is Lyme disease. In 2011, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had 11 confirmed cases and six probable cases of Lyme Disease ...

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  11. Virginia Becomes First State to Provide Lyme Test DisclosureRead the original story

    Apr 3, 2013 | WHAG

    Lyme Disease can be difficult to diagnose because often, tests come back negative, even if the patient has the illness.

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  12. Mount Allison lab extends research expertise on ticks, Lyme diseaseRead the original story w/Photo

    Apr 3, 2013 | Amherst Daily News

    ... techniques used in to extract DNA from ticks in the Maritimes and test them for various pathogens, including Lyme disease. Lloyd and her research team began testing ticks from the local area this past summer. "We test tick DNA for three pathogens. ...

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  13. PETA Jokes About Releasing Meat-Allergy Inducing Ticks in NortheastRead the original story

    Apr 3, 2013 | Patch.com

    ... with its value meals." PETA also said it was willing to offer the bugs by mail. While deer ticks, which carry Lyme disease, have been a principal concern on the East End for a long time, Lone Star ticks have made their way to Long Island in recent ...

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  14. Watching your mother struggle with pain of Lyme diseaseRead the original story

    Apr 3, 2013 | Bangor Daily News

    My mother is a strong, independent woman, and watching her suffer from Lyme disease over the past 14 months has been one of the hardest experiences of my life.

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  15. Is cooking the main culprit behind arterial blockage in the Horus mummies study?Read the original story

    Apr 3, 2013 | Examiner.com

    ... too albeit he had a genetic predisposition and evidence of a chronic infection , namely borreliosis or Lyme disease). The Horus study looked at Egyptian, Peruvian, ancestral Puebloan, and Unangan/Aleut mummies . The societies they hailed from varied ...

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  16. Mt. A lab extends research expertise on ticks, Lyme disease in MaritimesRead the original story w/Photo

    Apr 2, 2013 | Sackville Tribune-Post

    ... techniques used in to extract DNA from ticks in the Maritimes and test them for various pathogens, including Lyme disease. Lloyd and her research team began testing ticks from the local area this past summer. Lloyd says, "We test tick DNA for three ...

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  17. PETA's Joke About Meat Allergy Ticks Not Funny in RiverheadRead the original story

    Apr 2, 2013 | Patch.com

    ... a forum featuring the Suffolk County Tick Eradication Task Force , where speakers described their symptoms of Lyme disease. Symptoms included aches and pains, loss of communication skills, seizures -- and misdiagnosis. Organized by then-Suffolk ...

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  18. DEERLAND - America's Hunt for Ecological Balance & the Essence of WildnessRead the original story

    Apr 2, 2013 | AmmoLand

    ... and vegetable gardens, devour suburban landscaping, ravage entire ecosystems, endanger motorists, and spread Lyme disease all across the United States. In DEERLAND , Al Cambronne ventures afield with botanists, ecologists, frustrated farmers and ...

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  19. PETA's Joke About Meat Allergy Ticks Flops on North ForkRead the original story

    Apr 1, 2013 | Patch.com

    ... a forum featuring the Suffolk County Tick Eradication Task Force , where speakers described their symptoms of Lyme disease. Symptoms included aches and pains, loss of communication skills, seizures -- and misdiagnosis. Organized by then-Suffolk ...

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  20. Lyme Disease support offeredRead the original story

    Apr 1, 2013 | News Times

    The Greater Danbury Lyme Disease support group will hold it's monthly meeting Saturday at 2 p.m. at the First Congregational Church of Bethel , 46 Main St.

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