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

Highlights from the past two weeks of Lyme news include New Records of the Lyme Bacterium in Ticks Collected from Songbirds in Central and Eastern Canada by John Scott and the Ride for Lyme media reports.  

Here's the roundup of recent Lyme news:


RESEARCH NEWS AND JOURNAL ARTICLES

Association of Lyme Disease and Schizoaffective Disorder, Bi-Polar Type:  Is it Inflammation Mediated? (Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25969618

Bartonella henselae Osteoarthritis of the Upper Cervical Spine of a 14-year-old Boy  (Science Direct)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877056815000924

Co-Infection of Blacklegged Ticks with Babesia microti and Borrelia burgdorferi is HIgher than Expected and Acquired from Small Mammal Hosts (PLOS One)
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0099348

Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy Caused by Cartine Deficiency  (not new but I haven't come across this before) (Journal of General Internal Medicine)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2359173/

Inflammation in the Pathogenesis of Lyme Borreliosis  (American Society for Investigative Pathology)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25892509
and here's an article by Dr Daniel Cameron about this study:
What Happens to Your Brain During Acute Lyme Neuroborreliosis?
http://danielcameronmd.com/what-happens-to-the-brain-during-acute-lyme-neuroborreliosis/

Nanotrap Lyme Antigen Test  (Ceres Nanosciences)
http://www.ceresnano.com/#!nanotrap-lyme-test/c64d

New App for Tracking Lyme Disease Hotspots in the UK (Express)
http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/science-technology/577129/LymeMap-Scottish-Highlands-New-App-UK-Lyme-Disease-Ticks-Hotspots-Tracking

New-Onset Panic, Depression and Suicidal Thoughts, and Somatic Symptoms in a Patient with Lyme Disease  (Case Reports in Psychiatry)
http://www.hindawi.com/journals/crips/2015/457947/

New Records of the Lyme Bacterium in Ticks Collected from Songbirds in Central and Eastern Canada (John Scott, Journal of Acarology)
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01647954.2015.1038301?tokenDomain=eprints&tokenAccess=zFYqZyJFStBzxSMSAYTR&forwardService=showFullText&doi=10.1080%2F01647954.2015.1038301&journalCode=taca20

Objective Assessment of an Ionic Footbath (IonCleanse):  Testing Its Ability to Remove Potentially Toxic Elements from the Body  (Journal of Environmental and Public Health)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3228292/

Polyphenolic Extract from Maple Syrup Potentiates Antibiotic Susceptibility and Reduces Biofilm Formation of Pathogenic Bacteria  (Applied and Environmental  Microbiology)
http://aem.asm.org/content/early/2015/03/23/AEM.00239-15

Recent-Onset Dilated Cardiomyopathy Associated with Borrelia burgdorferi Infection
(Herz Cardiovascular Diseases)
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00059-015-4308-1

The Dormant Blood Microbiome in Chronic, Inflammatory Diseases  (FEMS Microbiology Reviews)
http://femsre.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2015/05/03/femsre.fuv013


LYME POLITICS AND CONTROVERSIES

Activists Call for Provincial Lyme Disease Strategy (City News, Ontario)
http://www.citynews.ca/2015/05/06/activists-call-for-provincial-lyme-disease-strategy/

Approaches to Treating Lyme Disease Differ (Philly.com)
http://articles.philly.com/2015-05-04/news/61771756_1_lyme-disease-associated-diseases-society-international-lyme

Elizabeth May on CFAX
https://soundcloud.com/pamela-mccall-cfax/may-5-11am-1?in=pamela-mccall-cfax%2Fsets%2Fpamela-mccall

IDSA Ignores IOM Recommendations in Lyme Disease Treatment Guidelines' Development, According to Lyme Disease Association and LymeDisease.org (PR News)
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/idsa-ignores-iom-recommendations-in-lyme-disease-treatment-guidelines-development-according-to-the-lyme-disease-association--lymediseaseorg-300078777.html

Liberals Lyme 'Action Plan' All Talk, No Action:  NDP MPP Mantha  (YouTube)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttgk95bzYEE

Lyme MD:  I Need Your Help
http://lymemd.blogspot.ca/2015/05/please-read-i-need-your-help.html

Lyme Disease Legislation (Elizabeth May, Vitality Magazine)
http://www.vitalitymagazine.com/article/lyme-disease1/

The Lyme Disease Debate:  Can the Condition be Chronic?  (Fox News) (interview of Dr Horowitz)
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2015/05/06/lyme-disease-debate-can-condition-be-chronic/


OTHER NEWS, REPORTS & STORIES

Ashley Olsen Diagnosed with Lyme Disease (OK)
http://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-news/ashley-olsen-diagnosed-lyme-disease

Battle with Lyme Disease Changes Life for Winnipeg Girl (CBC News, MB)
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/battle-with-lyme-disease-changes-life-for-winnipeg-girl-1.3074998

Biologist Seeing 'More Ticks than We Have Any Other Year' (CBC News, NB)
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/biologist-seeing-more-ticks-than-we-have-in-any-other-year-1.3066135

Check Pets for Ticks:  Manitoba Dog Dies from Hundreds of Bites
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/check-pets-for-ticks-manitoba-dog-dies-from-hundreds-of-bites-1.3076370

Childhoods New Normal (Lyme Disease Challenge)
http://lymediseasechallenge.org/childhoods-new-normal/

City of Victoria Proclamation:  May is "Lyme Disease Awareness Month" https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByYchzzAiniQTlVYbFVqSTUzVU0/view?usp=sharing

Cyclists Riding Across Country to Raise Awareness of Lyme Disease  (Victoria News)
http://www.vicnews.com/community/302976161.html

Dear Extraordinary and Brave Sprout (Ticks and Trust Blog)
http://ticksandtrust.blogspot.ca/2015/05/dear-extraordinary-brave-sprout.html

Diagnosing and Treating Lyme Disease (Dr Ben Boucher, CBC News)
http://www.cbc.ca/player/AudioMobile/Shift+-+NB/ID/2666802554/

Experts:  New Tick-borne Illness has 10 Percent Mortality Rate, Causes Neurological Problems  (Toledo News Now)
http://www.toledlonewsnow.com/story/29067976/experts-new-tick-borne-illness-has-10-percent-mortality-rate-causes-neurological-problems

Experts Worry Tick Population has Increased After Harsh Winter in the Maritimes (Global News)
http://globalnews.ca/news/1975436/experts-worry-tick-population-has-increased-after-harsh-winter-in-the-maritimes/

Four Decades of Wondering `Is it Lyme?'  (Boston Globe)
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/12/03/four-decades-wondering-lyme/u7CaMdTHb3xkEx3E58JaCP/story.html

Grandpa's Run 4 Lyme Disease (YouTube)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qLo72myP-s&sns=fb

'I Want People to Know About Lyme Disease' (Niagara This Week)
http://www.niagarathisweek.com/community-story/5616116--i-want-people-to-know-about-lyme-disease-/

Lyme Awareness Grows as Manitoba Government Warns of Tick Risk  (Global TV)
http://globalnews.ca/news/1998031/lyme-awareness-grows-as-manitoba-government-warns-of-tick-risks/

Lyme Disease, aka The Imposter  (Healing Grapevine)
http://www.healinggrapevine.com/health-hazards/lyme/lyme-disease-aka-the-impostor.html

Lyme Disease Deer Ticks May Not Be the Only Ones We Have to Worry About  (CBC NS)
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/lyme-disease-deer-ticks-may-not-be-the-only-ones-we-have-to-worry-about-1.3060683

Lyme Disease Cases on the Rise in Manitoba  (CTV News Winnipeg)
http://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/lyme-disease-cases-on-the-rise-in-manitoba-1.2376680

Lyme Disease:  How One Small Bite Can Change a Life (Vancouver Sun)
http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Lyme+disease+small+bite+change+life/11044715/story.html

Lyme Disease Prevention Advocate  (CTV News, Atlantic)
http://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=604018

Lyme Disease Season is Here, Province Warns to be on Alert (CBC News, Manitoba)
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/lyme-disease-season-is-here-province-warns-to-be-on-alert-1.3072907

"Lyme Sucks!" for Sufferers in Maple Ridge, Across Canada (Maple Ridge Times)
http://www.mrtimes.com/community/lyme-sucks-for-sufferers-in-maple-ridge-across-canada-1.1933750

Monteregie at Epicentre of Uptick in Lyme Disease in Quebec (Montreal Gazette)
http://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/monteregie-at-epicentre-of-uptick-in-lyme-disease-in-quebec

Mother, Daughters, Deal with Chronic Disease (The Sentinel)
http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/article/20150512/NEWS/150519862/-1/news

Residents Voice Need for Lyme Knowledge (The Pictou Advocate)
http://www.pictouadvocate.com/2015/05/13/residents-voice-need-for-lyme-knowledge/

Ride for Lyme (Global TV, Okanagan)
http://globalnews.ca/news/2001925/ride-for-lyme/

Ride for Lyme - FaceBook Page
https://www.facebook.com/RideForLyme

Ride for Lyme Daily Dedication Blog
http://www.rideforlyme.ca/#!blog/c48j

Ride for Lyme Kicks Off Across Canada in Victoria  (CHEK News, Victoria)
http://www.cheknews.ca/ride-for-lyme-kicks-off-cross-canada-ride-in-victoria-91633

Ride for Lyme - Livetrack (see where they are now)
http://www.rideforlyme.ca/#!livetrack/cjd9

Ride for Lyme - The Journey Begins (May 11 2015 at Mile '0' in Victoria)  (Photography by Sue Ferguson, Outer Limits Digital Photography)
https://www.facebook.com/sue.ferguson.1232/media_set?set=a.10153319529922806.1073741957.684382805&type=1

Ride for Lyme - Watch News, YouTube,and View Photos Here:
http://canlyme.com/2015/05/14/watch-youtube-of-canadas-ride-for-lyme-the-adelaine-projetct/

Tick and Lyme Disease Conference (Moncton) (Global News)
http://globalnews.ca/video/1989596/tick-and-lyme-disease-conference

Time Starts Ticking on Lyme Disease Season (Recorder.ca)
http://www.recorder.ca/2015/05/08/time-starts-ticking-on-lyme-disease-season?utm_source=addThis&utm_medium=addthis_button_facebook&utm_campaign=Time+ticking+on+Lyme+season+|+Brockville+Recorder#.VU0WuTKipjA.facebook

Tick Threat in Winnipeg on the Rise (Global TV)
http://globalnews.ca/news/1974382/tick-threat-in-winnipeg-on-the-rise/

Woman Battling Lyme Disease is Mounting Awareness  (MyKawartha.com)
http://www.mykawartha.com/community-story/5597548-woman-battling-lyme-disease-is-mounting-awareness/


RESOURCES

21 Anti-Histamine Foods that Fight Inflammation and Stabilise Mast Cells
http://alisonvickery.com.au/21-anti-histamine-foods-that-fight-inflammation-and-stabilise-mast-cells/

BOOK:  Wired for Healing (Annie Hopper)
http://www.amazon.com/Wired-Healing-Remapping-Mysterious-Illnesses/dp/0993890105

Bug Off!  Consumer Reports Reveals Best Insect Repellents (Today)
http://www.today.com/health/consumer-reports-tests-reveal-best-insect-repellents-t20756

Cedar Oil the Best Natural Tick Repellent (Organic Daily Post)
http://organicdailypost.com/cedar-oil-the-best-natural-tick-repellent/

Developing a Post-Trauma Identity - Who Am I Now? (Psych Central)
http://blogs.psychcentral.com/healing-together/2015/05/developing-a-post-trauma-identity-who-am-i-now/

Eliminating Ammonia Toxicity in Lyme  (Dr David Jernigan, Hansa Center)
http://davidjernigan.blogspot.ca/2015/05/eliminating-ammonia-toxicity-in-lyme.html

Four Steps to Prevent Tick Disease in Dogs  (Chicago Now)
http://www.chicagonow.com/steve-dales-pet-world/2015/05/four-steps-to-prevent-tick-disease-in-dogs/

Free Courses:  Disability Alliance BC
https://www.facebook.com/DisabilityAllianceBC/posts/10152962993864102

Holistic Lyme Disease Treatment (Rodale News)
http://www.rodalenews.com/holistic-lyme-disease-treatment

How to Properly Remove a Tick (University of Manitoba)
http://news.umanitoba.ca/video-how-to-properly-remove-a-tick/

MTHFR Genetic Defect - What it is and How it can Affect You  (Stop the Thyroid Madness)
http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/mthfr/

Pregnancy & Children (Lyme Disease Challenge)
http://lymediseasechallenge.org/pregnancy-children/

Why You Need to Pay Attention to Your T Helper Cells (It's Not Just Lyme)
http://itsnotjustlyme.com/why-you-need-to-pay-attention-to-your-t-helper-cells/


UPCOMING EVENTS

May 24:  Victoria Lyme Disease Awareness & Support Group Meeting:  near Hillside Mall contact victorialyme@gmail.com for more info, 1-3 p.m.

June 7:  Lyme Disease Awareness Event at Parksville Conference Centre, 1 pm

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