May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month, a time to remind ourselves that Lyme is a disease that has been neglected, minimized, and ridiculed over decades and still continues to be. We all need to redouble our efforts to get an accurate test and to get patients properly treated and treated with dignity. The continued arbitrary […]
Mount Sinai researchers have launched a new app in conjunction with the Lyme and Tick-borne Disease Campaign, a project to identify people who seem to be resistant or resilient to ticks and tick-borne diseases including Lyme disease. The Lyme Campaign is seeking thousands of participants, in an effort to find new prevention or treatment strategies […]
Cardiac Symptoms chest pain or rib soreness, shortness of breath, heart palpitations, pulse skips, heart block, heart murmur, seizure activity, white matter lesions, low blood pressure. Symptoms Neurological headache toothache tremor ear lips square Cardiac Click for Symptoms Accordion content EM Rash, Other Rashes Accordion Title Only about 9% get the classic bull’s eye rash. […]
Lyme Disease Symptom List Lyme disease is a multi-systemic illness there are a multitude of Lyme disease symptoms. Extreme Fatigue, tiredness Eyes: increased floaters, swelling around the eyes. Feet, swelling. Fever, sweats or chills Flu-like illness Hair loss Headache Joint Pain & Swelling, Bone Pain Malar Flush, Red Ear Lobes Neck & Back Pain Swollen […]
ClinicalTrials.gov is maintained by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Clinical trials are scientific studies conducted to find new treatments and drugs for diseases, as well as ways to prevent, detect, or diagnose diseases. They can show which approaches are most effective and safe for certain illnesses or […]
LDA/Columbia 20th Annual Lyme Conference Photo Credits: John Lynagh, Maggie Shaw, Monica White (use page navigation to view all pages)
The Lyme Disease Association, Inc. is asking you to contact your Congress Member to ask him/her to sign on to two important letters from the US House Lyme Disease Caucus. These bipartisan letters provide details regarding what the Lyme Caucus is asking the two Appropriations Committees to include in their reports on FY 2021 Appropriations. The language in these letters will help provide direction for the monies to be allocated and was developed with input from Lyme/TBD advocates.
Rep. Chris Smith Rep. Collin Peterson ISSUE At this time the Lyme Disease Association, Inc. is asking you to contact your Congress Member to ask him/her to sign on to 2 important letters from the US House Lyme Disease Caucus. These bipartisan letters provide details that the Lyme Caucus is asking the 2 Appropriations Committees […]
Alpha-gal is a sugar molecule found in most mammals (not people, apes, monkeys) and in products made from mammals including medications, vaccines, cosmetics, gelatin and milk products. It is not normally found in fish, reptiles or birds. Alpha gal is also found in some types of ticks. Click here for CDC website on Alpha-gal What […]
The CDC released a report on FY 2018 tick-borne disease funding, which was requested by the Senate Appropriations Committee. The report includes an overview of the request from the Senate Appropriations Committee. It also provides an update on CDC’s work with states and progress in that area. This section includes information on Ticknet, a public health […]
