Capital Area Lyme Disease Support Group

01/15/2022

"He was irritable, moody, and sometimes outright nasty. The simplest thing caused an argument, and I didn't understand why."

07/26/2020

The House voted to ask the investigative arm of Congress to look into the issue.

05/31/2020

CDC officials say their agency's efforts to mount a coordinated response to Covid-19 have been hamstrung by a White House whose decisions are driven by politics rather than science.

05/22/2020

On a podcast in September, Zach Hoffpauir — who died Thursday at age 26 — told an interviewer that he suffered “five or six” concussions during his Stanford athletic career. He also said he had struggled with depression, anxiety and insomnia when his playing days were over, and early last ye...

05/08/2020

Why Lyme disease patients could be at a higher risk for severe infection should they contract the novel coronavirus, according to an expert.

03/26/2020

Justin Bieber and his wife Hailey Baldwin are on a self-imposed quarantine in Canada during the coronavirus outbreak and a top expert on Lyme disease explains why they made the right choice. Justin Bieber, 26, and wife Hailey Baldwin, 23, spent much of 2019 coping with his numerous health issues, in...

02/03/2020

Bacteria spread by fleas, ticks, animals, spiders

01/25/2020

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/lyme-disease-patients-fight-their-lives-while-academics-fight-each-ncna1122756

The number of people who get Lyme disease compared to how little research on it is ever funded is staggering. Scientific bias is hurting people.

01/12/2020

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01/10/2020

Professor Perronne outlines his persistent and long-standing support for the recognition of best practise diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease, including ...

01/09/2020

Avril Lavigne has thrown her support behind fellow popstar Justin Bieber, hours after he confirmed he has been battling Lyme disease.

01/08/2020

Reports say the singer was diagnosed with the disease late last year

12/10/2019

The climate crisis is making us more vulnerable to ticks in an unprecedented and growing threat to public health, according to a new report.

11/27/2019

https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/27/health/newborn-tick-infections-study/index.html

Two newborn babies experienced illnesses rare for their age group after they were bitten by ticks, according to a case study published Wednesday in the medical journal Pediatrics.

11/01/2019

Dr. Cornish will join fellow documentary participant Dr. Randy Wymore for the Q&A following the 4:15 screening of Skin Deep: The Battle Over Morgellons. Dr. Cornish also presents "Clinical Evaluation of Morgellons and Lyme Disease" at 3:15pm. • For free admission to the Boston Skin Deep screening, DM us.

See the Skin Deep trailer and buy an educational copy to host your own screening at MorgellonsMovie.org

08/27/2019

https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertglatter/2019/08/26/this-new-approach-may-reduce-the-spread-of-lyme-disease/

Finding an effective way to prevent the spread of tick-borne illness such as Lyme disease has been quite challenging over the past several decades. Researchers have now developed a new approach that goes right to the place where a tick transmits disease: its salivary glands.

08/24/2019

https://www.nj.com/opinion/2019/08/medicine-and-government-have-failed-to-help-us-battle-lyme-disease.html

We live in an era in which going outdoors is risky.

08/15/2019

The U.S. House approved a federal probe into claims about Lyme disease's origin as a biological weapon. Rep. Chris Smith hopes this leads to a cure.

07/30/2019

This year's wet spring provided perfect conditions for ticks to thrive, experts say, and the peak season is still ahead.

07/26/2019

Ticks use their saliva to create a “lake of blood” inside their hosts.

07/24/2019

Murray, Mary "Polly" Luckett Mary "Polly" Luckett Murray, 85, of West Orange, NJ, passed away on Tuesday, July 16, 2019, with her daughter by her side.

07/21/2019

So the Pentagon wants to deny what they did? Well, here’s some more supporting evidence from someone on the inside. The walls of lies are continuing to come crashing down around the Lyme epidemic. Yes, It’s the government who has made it impossible for those in the know (with a conscious) to tell the truth. Those in the know can spend 20 years in federal prison for doing the right thing and telling the truth. This man is one of the very few LIVING brave souls who actually did the right thing! Seriously, more of you in the know need to tell the truth already!

Here is the link to the full interview with James Oliver. https://academic.oup.com/ae/article/62/4/206/2712469 #.XTNYV6PuGwE.facebook

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07/20/2019

The author of BITTEN responds to allegations that her book was not based on facts.

07/19/2019

“Lyme disease affects all layers of the heart and every part of the conducting system,” writes Kannangara and colleagues in the journal BMC Infectious Diseases. [1] The authors came to this conclusion following treatment of a 37-year-old male with inducible heart block (HB).

07/15/2019

The order requires the agency to say if it experimented with ticks and other insects for use as a biological weapon between 1950 and 1975.

07/02/2019

The Asian longhorned tick showed up in the US last year and has flourished in unexpected places. And it's biting humans.

06/29/2019

This is "TICKING TIME BOMB TRAILER" by David Pembroke on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

06/18/2019

by Jenny Lelwica Buttacio Posted 6/13/19 A diagnosis of chronic Lyme disease (or any other chronic illness) can rattle the stability and security of every aspect of your life — including your ability to work and maintain a job. The myriad symptoms you may experience, such as chronic

06/12/2019

With climate change, we are seeing more tick-borne diseases. Where is the funding to address this urgent crisis?

06/07/2019

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Years after being diagnosed with brain inflammation, former U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan made a rare public appearance Wednesday at a groundbreaking ceremony for an airport where she helped gain funding. Hagan helped break ground Wednesday on a new air traffic control tower at Piedm...