Monday, April 20, 2015

Recent Lyme News, Research, Politics, Stories, and Resources

RESEARCH NEWS AND JOURNAL ARTICLES
A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Duloxetine and Acetyl L-Carnitine in Fibromyalgic Patients: Preliminary Data  (Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25786048#
and an article about this study:  Could a Mitochondrial Enhancer Replace Cymbalta in Fibromyalgia?http://www.cortjohnson.org/blog/2015/04/11/mitochondrial-enhancer-cymbalta-fibromyalgia/


Exploring the Association Between Morgellons and Lyme Disease  (MedScape) *create a free MedScape account to read in full
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/841141


Hypercholesterolemia and ApoE Deficiency Result in Severe Infection with Lyme Disease and Relapsing-Fever Borrelia (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2015/04/08/1502561112
Low Doses of Sequential Antibiotics Could Treat Infections, Study Finds  (Pharmaceutical Journal)
http://www.pharmaceutical-journal.com/news-and-analysis/news/low-doses-of-sequential-antibiotics-could-treat-infections-study-finds/20068320.article

Lyme Neuroborreliosis: a Treatable Cause of Acute Ocular Motor Disturbances in Children (British Journal of Opthamology)

Neurological Diseases Share Common Blood-Brain Barrier Defects (Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology)
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150330173827.htm

New Insights into Lyme Disease (Redox Biology)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213231715000282

Orbital Lyme Disease:  MR Imaging Before and After Treatment:  Case Study (American Journal of Neuroradiology)
http://www.ajnr.org/content/23/4/657.full

Review of Evidence for Immune Evasion and Persistent Infection in Lyme Disease (International Journal of Internal Medicine)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3636972/


LYME POLITICS AND CONTROVERSIES
Lax-out Lymies:  Perryville and North East Team up to Fight Lyme Disease (Cecil Daily)
http://www.cecildaily.com/sports/high_schools/article_2faefbb4-f73a-5288-9322-693ca70ad094.html
LDo and LDA Submit Comments on IDSA Guideline Process on Behalf of 67 Lyme Groups Across the Nation! (LymeDisease.org)
http://lymedisease.org/activism/idsa-guidelines-survey-revision.html?utm_source=IDSA+extends+deadline&utm_campaign=IDSA+extends+to+Ap+24&utm_medium=email
Lyme Disease Advocates to Protest IDSA (Outbreak News Today)
http://outbreaknewstoday.com/lyme-disease-advocates-to-protest-idsa-48507/

LYMEPOLICYWONK:  Deadline Extended; You can Still Comment on IDSA (LymeDisease.org)
http://lymedisease.org/news/lymepolicywonk/idsa-deadline-extended.html

TOUCHED BY LYME:  An Easier Way to Comment on IDSA;s Lyme Review (LymeDisease.org)
http://lymedisease.org/news/touchedbylyme/easier-way-to-comment-to-idsa.html

TOUCHED BY LYME:  One Patients Comments to IDSAhttp://lymedisease.org/news/touchedbylyme/one-patients-comments-idsa.html

Unorthodox Alternative Therapies Marketed to Treat Lyme Diseasehttp://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2015/04/06/cid.civ186

OTHER NEWS, REPORTS & STORIES
Advancements in Equine Lyme Disease Testing (The Horse)
http://www.thehorse.com/articles/35605/advancements-in-equine-lyme-disease-testing

A Virus Spread by Ticks Could be More Dangerous than Lyme Disease (Time Magazine)
http://time.com/3817208/powassan-virus-ticks-lyme-disease/

Barrie, Ont. Dad with Lyme Disease Caught in Medical Limbo (Canoe.ca)
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2015/04/03/22326356.html
and a letter about this article:  Medical Care a Serious Problem (Orillia Packet)
http://www.orilliapacket.com/2015/04/13/letter-medical-care-a-serious-problem

CanLyme Board Member Rossana Magnotta will be Presented with the Philanthropic Business Person of the Year Award in Vaughan, Ontariohttp://canlyme.com/2015/04/07/canlyme-board-member-rossana-magnotta-will-be-presented-with-the-philanthropic-business-person-of-the-year-award-in-vaughan-ontario/

Connecticut Researchers Monitoring Distribution of Rare Non-treatable Virus (New Haven Register)
http://www.nhregister.com/general-news/20150408/connecticut-researchers-monitoring-distribution-of-rare-non-treatable-virus

Could Your Dog Have Lyme Disease? (Speak Dog Blog)
http://speakdogblog.com/2015/04/01/could-your-dog-have-lyme-disease/

How Long Before a Tick Makes You Sick?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=296pVc5Zbxw
How the German Army is Stopping Lyme Disease  (Field Sports Channel TV)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ceyQtRAKL0&app=desktop

Joni Mitchell and the Mystery of Morgellons Disease (CBS News)
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/joni-mitchell-and-the-mystery-of-morgellons-disease/

Lyme Disease:  A Real Threat in the Tri-Valley  (Pleasanton Weekly)
http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/news/2015/04/09/lyme-disease-a-real-threat-in-the-tri-valley

Now Desperate Yolanda Foster Heads to Mexico to Try 'Ancient Medicine' in Bid to Cure Lyme Disease (Daily Mail)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3034291/Now-desperate-Yolanda-Foster-heads-Mexico-try-ancient-medicine-bid-cure-Lyme-disease.html


"So Country" Radio of Penticton, BC, Interviews CanLyme President (CanLyme)
http://canlyme.com/2015/04/09/so-country-radio-of-penticton-bc-interviews-canlyme-president/

Surviving Lyme Disease and a Missed Diagnosis (Everyday Health)
http://www.everydayhealth.com/columns/my-health-story/surviving-lyme-disease-missed-diagnosis/

Take the Lyme Disease Challenge (Dr Oz)
http://www.doctoroz.com/article/take-lyme-disease-challenge

Ticking Time Bomb  (In Focus Magazine)
http://www.infocusmagazine.ca/2015/ticking-time-bomb/

Trent Student to Embark on Cross-country Bike Trip for a Good Cause (Tent University)
http://www.trentu.ca/newsevents/newsDetail.php?newsID=9307

Winnipegger Warns of Lyme Disease  (Winnipeg Sun)
http://www.winnipegsun.com/2015/04/06/winnipegger-warns-of-lyme-disease

You Can Get Lyme Disease in New York City  (My Fox NY)
http://www.myfoxny.com/story/28752132/you-can-get-lyme-disease-even-in-new-york-city


RESOURCES

Carbozon Therapy can be a Breath of Life  (Oceanside Star)

Plugging the Holes in Lyme Disease Leaky Gut  (Goodbye Lyme)
http://goodbyelyme.com/plugging_leaky_gut

Sante Fe Center for Allergies & Environmental Medicinehttp://www.drshrader.com/

The Family Naturopathic Clinic (free services to low-income families in Victoria)
http://www.acaciahealth.ca/yspn_clinic/

LymeSavers - Deadline for bursary applications is June 1st

WEBINAR:  Conversations with Marty Ross, MD
April 9, 2015 http://www.treatlyme.net/webinar-recordings/

UPCOMING EVENTS

April 26:  Victoria Lyme Support Group Meeting  1-4 pm, near Hillside Mall contact victorialyme@gmail.com for details 

May 8-9:  International Lyme Disease Conference (ILADS) in Augsberg, Germany.  http://ilads.org/
May 9:  Southern Tier Lyme Support; Lyme Disease Conference 2015  http://www.southerntierlymesupport.com/lyme-disease-conference-2015.html

May 10:  Ride for Lyme event at Centennial Square, next to City Hall, 2-4 pm.  Mark this one on your calendar!   http://www.RideForLyme.ca

May 11:  Ride for Lyme  http://www.RideForLyme.ca  Starts at sunrise at Mile "0" (Douglas and Dallas Road)

May 13:  Merchants of Doubt http://www.cinecenta.com/default.aspx?PageID=1005&MovieID=987 7 pm at the UVic Cinecenta Theatre

October 15:  ILADS Fundamentals Course, Fort Lauderdale  http://ilads.org/
October 16-18:  ILADS Annual Conference, Fort Lauderdale  http://ilads.org/

October 17-18:  Neurovascular Connections - Vancouver 2015
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/neurovascular-connections-vancouver-2015-tickets-15062769148

DISCLAIMER:  We are not doctors and as such, do not offer any medical advice.  Please discuss any potential changes to your treatment protocol with your doctor. 
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