Wednesday, May 11, 2005

My Friend Leslie in the News

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Lyme disease keeps climbing BY JEREMY OLSON Pioneer Press Public health officials Tuesday warned people in Minnesota and Wisconsin to be min...

Family wins long fight with Lyme disease

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Published in the Asbury Park Press 05/11/05 By DENNIS THOMPSON HEALTH Katie Bovers' whole family felt lousy. She and her husband were co...
Tuesday, May 10, 2005

More About STARI

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I have been looking for more information about "STARI", which is the name for lyme that comes from the lone star tick, instead of ...

Ticks Spread Disease in Georgia - STARI?

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Karen Schradin WSAV News 3 Tuesday, May 10, 2005 They're found up and down the East Coast, most commonly in the South. Lone Star Ticks a...

Record 1,023 cases of Lyme disease in Minnesota

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Associated Press - May 10, 2005 The cases of Lyme disease in Minnesota reached a record high last year, with 1,023 cases reported, the Minne...

Woman's persistence pays off: Lyme disease finally diagnosed

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The Arizona Republic - May. 10, 2005 How she copes with Lyme disease NAME: Lisa Katz. AGE: 44. HOME: Scottsdale. JOB: audiologist, currently...
Monday, May 09, 2005

Lyme disease sufferers hope to spur improved treatments

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By PENNY RIORDAN, Special to The Bristol Press - 05/02/2005 FARMINGTON -- It took eight different doctors before the ninth one finally diagn...

Lyme disease spreads in body via blood

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NEW YORK, May 2 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers Monday said a five-year study shows the bacteria that cause Lyme disease often spread to distant s...

Literati with Lyme

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On May 19, 2005, internationally acclaimed authors will speak out on Lyme Disease. “Writer’s Block of the Worst Kind: An Open Book on Lyme” ...

Some Symptoms of Lyme Disease

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1. CONSTITUTIONAL SYMPTOMS (GENERAL WELL BEING) · Fatigue, extreme or unusual · Malaise · Swollen glands · Fevers, unexplained, high or low ...
Sunday, May 08, 2005

Lyme disease incidence on rise in Iredell

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4 cases reported so far this year, but changes could affect count KATHRYN WELLIN - Staff Writer The incidence of Lyme disease, a tick-borne ...

Rebecca Wells, battling Lyme disease, translates her illness in 'Ya-Ya

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BETH FOUHY Associated Press Whether she is writing, meditating or gazing out her window at the salmonberry and wild cherry trees in her gard...

One Man's Multitude Of Misery With Lyme Disease

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By STEVEN SLOSBERG Published on 4/21/2005 In this, the 30th year since Lyme disease got its name, Van Brown of Mystic is grateful that he kn...
Sunday, May 01, 2005

Basic Q&A's about Lyme

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Lyme Disease and associated diseases A plain-language introduction to tick-borne diseases THE BASICS Fourth Edition June 2004 written by Dou...

What is Lyme Disease?

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1. Lyme disease is prevalent across the United States. Ticks do not know geographic boundaries. A patient's county of residence does not...

Amy Tan, writer of "The Joy Luck Club"

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The Novelist, Under Treatment for Late-Stage Lyme Disease, Could Never Have Conceived How Hard It Would Be to Get a Diagnosis -- or How Surr...

Testing for Lyme

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Q: HOW IS LYME DISEASE DIAGNOSED? A: Lyme is diagnosed clinically, as no currently available test, no matter the source or type, is definiti...