Borrelia burgdorferi: Cell Biology and Clinical Manifestations in Latent Chronic Lyme (Scientific Research)
http://www.scirp.org/Journal/
and here's an article about this study: Envita Publishes Important Chronic Lyme Disease Treatment Study (Market Wired)
http://www.marketwired.com/
Borrelia burgdorferi Promotes the Establishment of Babesia microti in the Northeastern United States (PLOS One)
http://www.plosone.org/
and a more readable news article about this study:
Lyme Disease Enhances Spread of Emerging Tick Infection (Yale News)
http://news.yale.edu/2014/12/ 29/lyme-disease-enhances- spread-emerging-tick-infection
Lyme Disease Enhances Spread of Emerging Tick Infection (Yale News)
http://news.yale.edu/2014/12/
Culture and Identification of Borrelia Spirochetes in Human Vaginal and Seminal Secretions (F1000 Research)
http://f1000research.com/
Detection of Human Pathogenic Ehrlichia muris-like agent in Peromyscus leucopus (white-footed mouse) (Ticks and Tick Borne Diseases)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/
Diagnosis not to be Missed: Lyme Carditis, Rare but Reversible Cause of Complete Atrioventricular Block (Indian Heart Journal)
https://drive.google.com/file/ d/0B9L9nor6M2j- clk1ZEEwazdJTnc/view
https://drive.google.com/file/
Lyme Disease: Diagnostic Issues and Controversies (Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics)
http://informahealthcare.com/ doi/abs/10.1586/14737159.2015. 989837
http://informahealthcare.com/
Prevalence of Rickettsiales in Ticks Removed from the Skin of Outdoor Workers in North Carolina (Parasites and Vectors)
http://www. parasitesandvectors.com/ content/7/1/607/abstract
http://www.
Sodium Chloride Drives Autoimmune Disease by the Induction of Pathogenic TH17 Cells (Nature)
http://www.nature.com/nature/
and here's a more readable article about this study:
Scientists Officially Link Processed Foods and Autoimmune Disease (Healthy Holistic Living)
http://www.healthy-holistic- living.com/scientists- officially-link-processed- foods-autoimmune-disease.html? t=mam
The First Case of Locally Acquired Tick-Borne Babesia microti Infection in Canada (Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology)
http://www.pulsus.com/ journals/abstract.jsp?jnlKy=3& atlKy=13068&isuKy=1240&isArt=t
LYME POLITICS AND CONTROVERSIES
Bill C-442 Leave Lyme Sufferers Hopeful for Change (Cochrane Eagle)
http://www.cochraneeagle.com/ article/20141218/COE0801/ 312209999/-1/COE
Cuomo Signs Bill Safeguarding Lyme Treatments (Poughkeepsie Journal)
http://www. poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/ news/health/lyme-disease/2014/ 12/18/cuomo-signs-lyme- disease-bill/20576915/
These guidelines are currently being revised:
Thinking Critically - Ticked Off about Flawed Lyme Disease Bill (Yorkton This Week)
http://www.yorktonthisweek. com/opinion/columnists/ thinking-critically-ticked- off-by-flawed-lyme-disease- bill-1.1687960
Geraghtys: Doctors Pushed ALS Diagnosis, Ignored Lyme (The Valley Breeze)
https://www.valleybreeze.com/ 2014-12-16/pawtucket/ geraghtys-doctors-pushed-als- diagnosis-ignored-lyme#. VKd8JckX3ja
Lyme Disease Debate Leaves Stricken Family without Answers (The Star)
The Family that Created a Hit Board Game (The Telegraph)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/ topics/christmas/11304540/The- family-that-created-a-hit- board-game.html
Scientists Officially Link Processed Foods and Autoimmune Disease (Healthy Holistic Living)
http://www.healthy-holistic-
The First Case of Locally Acquired Tick-Borne Babesia microti Infection in Canada (Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology)
http://www.pulsus.com/
LYME POLITICS AND CONTROVERSIES
Bill Addressing Lyme Passes Unanimously (Cape Breton Post)
http://www.capebretonpost.com/ News/Local/2014-12-16/article- 3977781/Bill-addressing-Lyme- passes-unanimously/1
http://www.capebretonpost.com/
Bill C-442 Leave Lyme Sufferers Hopeful for Change (Cochrane Eagle)
http://www.cochraneeagle.com/
Bill C-442 Opens Talks on Lyme Disease (Inside Bellville)
http://www.insidebelleville. com/news-story/5238822-bill-c- 442-opens-talks-on-lyme- disease/
http://www.insidebelleville.
Cuomo Signs Bill Safeguarding Lyme Treatments (Poughkeepsie Journal)
http://www.
These guidelines are currently being revised:
The Laboratory Diagnosis of Lyme Borreliosis: Guidelines from the Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ pmc/articles/PMC2533539/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
Thinking Critically - Ticked Off about Flawed Lyme Disease Bill (Yorkton This Week)
http://www.yorktonthisweek.
VIDEO: Dr Phil Talks about Why Persistent Lyme Disease is Going Undiagnosed https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=lClS8IEkvok&feature=youtu.be
OTHER NEWS, REPORTS & STORIES
A Journey Into Illness (Harvard Gazette)
http://news.harvard.edu/ gazette/story/2014/12/a- journey-into-illness/
http://news.harvard.edu/
Geraghtys: Doctors Pushed ALS Diagnosis, Ignored Lyme (The Valley Breeze)
https://www.valleybreeze.com/
Lyme Disease Debate Leaves Stricken Family without Answers (The Star)
http://www.thestar.com/life/ health_wellness/2014/12/27/ lyme_disease_debate_leaves_ stricken_family_without_ answers.html
New Tick-Borne Disease, "Bourbon Virus" is Deadly and Unlike Anything Else Seen in U.S. (Huffington Post)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ 2014/12/24/bourbon-virus-tick- kansas_n_6377932.html
The Eagle's Top 3 Viewed Online Stories from 2014 (Cochrane Eagle)
http://www.cochraneeagle.com/ article/20141231/COE0801/ 312319987/-1/COE
New Tick-Borne Disease, "Bourbon Virus" is Deadly and Unlike Anything Else Seen in U.S. (Huffington Post)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/
The Eagle's Top 3 Viewed Online Stories from 2014 (Cochrane Eagle)
http://www.cochraneeagle.com/
(see the December 18 article under Lyme Politics)
The Extra Burdens Faced by Young People with Chronic Illness (Psychology Today)
http://www.psychologytoday. com/collections/201411/it- takes-courage/the-extra- burdens-faced-young-people- chronic-illness
http://www.psychologytoday.
The Family that Created a Hit Board Game (The Telegraph)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/
RESOURCES
NEW BOOKS: Create a Toxic-Free Body and Home Starting Today (W. Lee Cowden and Connie Strasheim)
http://www.amazon.com/Create- Toxin-Free-Body-Starting- Today/dp/0996100407/ref=pd_ bxgy_b_img_y
UPCOMING EVENTS
AUDIO: Dr Dietrich Klinghardt (Essential Medcast)
http://essentialmedcast.com/ podcasts/
http://essentialmedcast.com/
NEW BOOKS: Create a Toxic-Free Body and Home Starting Today (W. Lee Cowden and Connie Strasheim)
http://www.amazon.com/Create-
VIDEO: Tremor Treatment (Dr Marty Ross)
https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=uuwsrE9Rg9o&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
WEBINAR: Conversations with Marty Ross, MD
December 17, 2014 http://www.treatlyme.net/ webinar-recordings/ conversations-with-marty-ross- md-121714
January 18: Victoria Lyme Support Group Meeting, 1-4 pm
Presentation: Dr Barbara Dyble and Valentus Clinic CEO Stephen Davis
January 24-25: Victoria Health Show (Victoria Lyme Group will have an info table!) 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday
Pearke's Arena (behind Tillicum Mall)
February 6-7: The Fundamentals of Diagnosing and Treating Tick-Borne Illness (ILADS course for physicians in Banff, Alberta) http://www.ilads.org/lyme_
May 8-9: International Lyme Disease Conference (ILADS) in Augsberg, Germany. http://ilads.org/