Lyme Blog Posts
NEWS: New UC Davis study says Lyme hides out in lymph nodes
Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have found that Lyme bacteria "have developed a novel strategy for subverting the immune response of the animals…
TOUCHED BY LYME: How to save money on certain Lyme-related lab tests
Paying out-of-pocket for lab testing can take a hefty toll on your family’s pocketbook. Here’s one way to save.
TOUCHED BY LYME: Bringing in “Charlie Brown” to support the Lyme community
Combining her love of the theater with a desire to support the Lyme community, this student actor is staging a production of "You're a…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Taking Lyme awareness into Berkeley’s Tilden Park
Volunteers from East Bay Lyme Education & Patient Support (LEAPS) handed out Lyme literature and free tick repellent to recreationists at Tilden Regional Park on…
TOUCHED BY LYME: (guest blog) Proper tick removal, early treatment can reduce risk of disease
Is fear of Lyme and other tick-borne illnesses keeping you from outdoor activities? Maryland Lyme advocate Lucy Barnes addresses this very real concern. While her…
HARDSCIENCEONLYME Lyme disease prevention. Two Effective Practices?
I thought I would share a few prevention practices identified at the Institute of Medicine Lyme disease workshop as effective by Dr. Mathew Liang of…
LYMEPOLICYWONK: Institute of Medicine Presentation Highlight: Liang on Lyme
Dr. Matthew Liang from Harvard made an interesting presentation at the Institute of Medicine Lyme Workshop. I have excerpted important points for those who…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Can you boil down your Lyme message to just a few words?
If you just had a couple of seconds to teach somebody about Lyme disease, what would you say? A group of Lyme activists in Sturbridge,…
HARDSCIENCEONLYME: Lyme Culture Made Easy, Antibiotic Effectiveness, and Mechanisms of Persistence
Dr. Eva Sapi and colleagues have published an important study today, "Evaluation of in-vitro antibiotic susceptibility of different morphological forms of Borrelia burgdorferi". …
TOUCHED BY LYME: Why one Minnesota PBS station yanked UNDER OUR SKIN
WDSE-WRPT, a PBS affiliate in Duluth, Minnesota, initially scheduled a May showing of the Lyme documentary. Learn why the station then changed its mind.
TOUCHED BY LYME: (guest blog) Sleepless in Berkeley: how Lyme messes with your head and your heart
Guest blogger Bob Cowart, who has been diagnosed with both neurological Lyme disease and Parkinson's, articulates some everyday realities of dealing with those conditions. He…
TOUCHED BY LYME: After “Rambo daughter” succumbs to Lyme, dad dedicates himself to teaching others
He called Lori his "Rambo daughter," a strong athletic soldier who liked to run marathons. But after a tick bite gave her Lyme disease none…