Lyme Blog Posts
Study: “Beaches can no longer be considered safe havens from ticks”
Bay Area Lyme Foundation today announced results of a study demonstrating that adult Western black-legged ticks (Ixodes pacificus) carrying Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes…
Managing mental health and neuropsychiatric symptoms of Lyme disease
By Dr. Jane Marke The mental health problems associated with Lyme disease are varied and often call for a variety of specialists to help the…
LYME SCI: North America is “ground zero” for babesiosis
A group of international researchers recently published “Emerging Human Babesiosis with ‘Ground Zero’ in North America.” Their review offers important perspective on this emerging illness….
TOUCHED BY LYME: Long-haul COVID “isn’t as unique as we thought”
In spring 2020, reports of COVID “long haulers” started showing up online and on TV news shows. These are people whose COVID-19 infections have supposedly…
LYME SCI: Don’t assume your symptoms mean COVID. Could be Lyme disease.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, there are reports of some unintended consequences, including delayed or missed diagnosis of Lyme disease. The initial symptoms of Lyme…
LYME SCI: Lyme disease can impact your vision’s “contrast sensitivity”
Lyme disease can affect the eyes. Ocular symptoms including light sensitivity, pink eye, and swelling around the eyes have been described in up to 11%…
Rooting out hidden causes of anxiety, depression, mood disorders in teens
The following is an excerpt from Dr. Kenneth Bock’s new book Brain Inflamed: Uncovering the Hidden Causes of Anxiety, Depression, and Other Mood Disorders in…
TOUCHED BY LYME: If your teen has mental health problems, read this
By the time they turn 18, as many as 50 percent of all children and teens will meet the diagnostic criteria for at least one…
Is there a connection between Bartonella and schizophrenia?
By Tracey Peake, North Carolina State University A pilot study from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Ukulele brings joy and healing, even when bedridden
About seven years ago, musician Rebecca Samples got really sick. About the same time, her then-3-year-old daughter also got really sick. They were living in…
Five herbal medicines potent against Babesia duncani in test tube
Five herbal medicines had potent activity compared to commonly-used antibiotics in test tubes against Babesia duncani. B. duncani is a malaria-like parasite carried by ticks…
Lyme and neuropathy: How to ease nerve pain, tingling, and weakness
by Dr. Bill Rawls Lyme disease can affect several systems of the body — the brain, nervous system, joints, heart, and more. The list of…