Recent Lyme news, stories, and information

1.  Lyme Disease advocate calls for stronger treatment (CBC)  http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/lyme-disease-advocate-calls-for-stronger-treatment-1.2656200

2.  Tackling Lyme Disease - Elizabeth May and Nicole Bottle on Power & Politics (CBC)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvgarxpithU

3.  Tick-Borne Disease Alliance and Lyme Research Alliance Merger  http://tbdalliance.org/images/merger/LymeCo_AnnouncementRelease.pdf

4.  Vets Tracking Lyme Disease Longer than Health Officials (CBC) http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/vets-tracking-lyme-disease-longer-than-health-officials-1.2657890

5.  Amber discovery indicates Lyme older than human race  (Science Daily)  http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140529142538.htm

6.  BC Health Minister Terry Lake won't intervene in Allison Bested controversy at Complex Chronic Disease Program (Vancouver Sun)  http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2014/05/28/bc-health-minister-terry-lake-wont-intervene-in-dr-alison-bested-controversy-at-vancouver-complex-chronic-disease-clinic/

7.  Man dies from tick bite (Korea Times)  http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2014/05/116_157016.html

8.  Peter von Tiesenhausen's collection of Lyme videos  https://www.youtube.com/user/PvTnetTV/videos

9.  Study on cost of expanded Lyme Disease treatment released (Telegram.com)  http://www.telegram.com/article/20140523/NEWS/305239366/1116/RSS03&source=rss

10.  Persister formation in Borrelia burgdorferi  http://www.abstractsonline.com/Plan/ViewAbstract.aspx?mID=3475&sKey=ddd2449f-2f20-40f0-b4e3-23d73fdf5fae&cKey=6420d060-6ac4-4246-b649-bf393a7997df&mKey=673511f0-c86b-432f-a387-058032b8500b

11.  Vermont Governor signs Lyme Disease Bill  http://vtdigger.org/2014/05/23/governor-signs-lyme-disease-treatment-bill-law/

12.  Dr Horowitz shares healthy wisdom in free Thyroid Summit (see links in article to view schedule of presenters and to sign up - Runs from June 2nd to June 9th) http://www.naturalnews.com/045222_Richard_Horowitz_Lyme_disease_Thyroid_Summit.html

13.  Chronic disease expert at pioneer BC Women's clinic leaves abruptly  (Vancouver Sun) http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Chronic+disease+expert+pioneer+Women+clinic+leaves+abruptly/9865147/story.html

14.  "From a Mile Away", a song by George Goodman, whose teenage daughter has Lyme.  He sang this song at the recent Parksville Lyme awareness event and you can preview or purchase it for $.99 here.  His youngest daughter, who is only 10, is currently being tested for Lyme as well.  https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/from-a-mile-away-single/id879835323

15.  Global Search for Education:  Ticks - Research We Need (from the recent Norvect Lyme conference in Oslo Norway)  http://www.cmrubinworld.com/2014/05/18/the-global-search-for-education-ticks-research-we-need/ 
16. " Lyme Disease:  A Silent Epidemic" (Video made in France - in English)   http://vimeo.com/95647143


17.  If your GP or specialist says that Lyme doesn't persist after antibiotic treatment, print off this 18 page list of 77 peer-reviewed articles showing that Borrelia burgdorferi persists and therefore, that chronic Lyme exists.  Click on Persistence File.  http://www.lymeinfo.net/lymefiles.html

18.  Over 300 articles about the persistence of Lyme disease, compiled by researcher John Scott.  http://www.lymeontario.org/articles.php?id=12469

19.  Novel tick-borne phlebovirus identified during outbreak investigation in Tasmania  http://www.healio.com/infectious-disease/zoonotic-infections/news/online/%7Bd224a5fe-513e-4062-8799-cf1d3b6aef1c%7D/novel-tick-borne-phlebovirus-identified-during-outbreak-investigation-in-tasmania

20.  Dr Raj Bhardwaj on Lyme Disease (CBC Radio interview)  http://www.cbc.ca/player/AudioMobile/Calgary%20Eyeopener/ID/2460240206/?cmp=rss