Spring officially began today, bringing positive thoughts of increasing daylight and warmer temperatures. As we look forward to shedding winter wear and spending more time outdoors, the national Lyme Disease Association (LDA) reminds everyone that ticks, which transmit Lyme disease, become more active when temperatures are above 35°. Lyme is found in ~65 countries worldwide […]
Jackson/Wall, New Jersey: The Lyme Disease Association (LDA) and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons announce their jointly sponsored 13th annual national conference, entitled “Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases: Microbial Persistence & Tick-Borne Diseases New Scientific & Clinical Directions.” Designed for health care providers and offering 13.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ to CME registrants, […]
The Lyme Disease Association, Inc (LDA) announces that the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, & Human Rights will hold a hearing 2PM, on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 in 2172 Rayburn HOB in Washington, DC. The hearing, Global Challenges in Diagnosing and Managing Lyme Disease – Closing Knowledge Gaps, will be […]
How do you fight a disease that the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention reports has surpassed HIV in case numbers for 2009, that a National Institutes of Health-funded study concluded its impact on physical health was at least equal to the disability of patients with congestive heart failure, and that is caused by a […]
July 17, 2011. The all volunteer national Lyme Disease Association (LDA) is pleased to announce the introduction of a bill and proposed legislative actions that focus attention on the growing concerns surrounding Lyme and tick borne diseases. Congressman Christopher Smith (R-NJ) introduced HR-2557, the Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2011, […]
March 20, 2011- When the “red red robin comes bob-bob bobbin’ along,” how safe will your children be? March 20 heralds the return of spring and the increasing dangers related to tick-borne diseases. Birds and small mammals such as mice, voles, and squirrels are busily enjoying spring and bring poppyseed-sized ticks which can transmit Lyme […]
Wall, NJ, March 14, 2011—Researchers recently developed novel diagnostic tools able to distinguish between the various strains of bacteria responsible for causing Lyme disease. For more than a decade, only one strain of B. burgdorferi (Lyme bacteria) had been sequenced (mapped), and although that helped research efforts, it was not sufficient to understand the relationship […]
Groups Withdrawal from IOM Prompts Changes in IOM Agenda October 5, 2010 – In an effort to raise awareness about the difficulties facing patients with Lyme disease, on September 29,2010, Congressman Christopher Smith (NJ) introduced into the Congressional Record a report that exposes the research gaps in Lyme disease. The report was submitted by three […]
In a move designed to protest the Institute of Medicine’s upcoming Lyme disease workshop, three of the nation’s largest and most influential Lyme groups have pulled out of the process. NIH Does Not Comply with Congressional Appropriations Language Lyme Patient Groups Compelled to Withdraw from Scientific Meeting September 20, 2010 – In a move designed […]
Lyme disease is a growing threat in the U.S., with numbers that continue to rise despite increased awareness about the disease. “Little is being done to stop the spread of Lyme disease and to help those who are suffering from chronic Lyme,” says Pat Smith, president of the all volunteer national Lyme Disease Association (LDA), […]
