Highlights in this issue include a new journal article by Middleveen, Sapi, et al on Morgellon's, and a link for kids with Lyme - Help Fill a Dream, in the Resources section.
RESEARCH NEWS AND JOURNAL ARTICLES http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/early/2015/02/10/respcare.03714
Bartonella spp. Bacteremia in Blood Donors in Campinas, Brazil (PLOS One)
http://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0003467 Borreliacidal Acitivity of Borrelia Metal Transporter A (BmtA) Binding Small Molecules by Manganese Transport Inhibition (Dove Press) http://www.dovepress.com/borreliacidal-activity-of-borrelia-metal-transporter-a-bmta-binding-sm-peer-reviewed-article-DDDT and here's an article about this study: Can Claritan Help Cure Lyme Disease? (LymeDisease.org) http://lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/claritin-lyme-balf.html Case Report: Bilateral Diaphragmatic Dysfunction due to Borrelia burgdorferi (F1000 Research) http://f1000research.com/articles/3-235/v1 Exploring the Association between Morgellons Disease and Lyme Disease: Identifying Borrelia burgdorferi in Morgellons Disease Patients (Middleveen et al, BMC Dermatology) http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/s12895-015-0023-0.pdf
Lyme Disease Costs up to $1.3 Billion per Year to Treat, Study Finds (Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health)
http://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2015/lyme-disease-costs-more-than-one-billion-dollars-per-year-to-treat-study-finds.html
Memory Loss Associated with Alzheimer's Reversed for First Time (UCLA Newsroom)
http://snip.ly/pBsl#http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/memory-loss-associated-with-alzheimers-reversed-for-first-time Phone Accessory Tests for HIV and Syphillis in Minutes (Time Warner Cable News) http://www.twcnews.com/nys/rochester/tech-talk/2015/02/9/phone-accessory-tests-for-hiv-and-syphilis-in-minutes.html
T2 Biosystems (and Canon) Plans to Develop a Faster Lyme Disease Test (Boston Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/bioflash/2015/02/t2-biosystems-plans-to-develop-fasterlyme-disease.html LYME POLITICS AND CONTROVERSIES
Gibson Combats Lyme Disease on Federal Level (Hudson Valley News Network)
http://hudsonvalleynewsnetwork.com/2015/02/15/gibson-combats-lyme-disease-federal-level/ Greater Victoria Politicians Keep Eye on Oak Bay's Deer Cull (Victoria Times Colonist) http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/greater-victoria-politicians-keep-eye-on-oak-bay-s-deer-cull-1.1758887
The FDA and Lyme Disease Testing - FDA is Listening, but does it Matter? (LymeDisease.org)
http://lymedisease.org/news/lymepolicywonk/the-fda-and-lyme-disease-testing%E2%80%94fda-is-listening-but-does-it-matter.html View Live Lyme Disease Spirochetes Allegedly Easily Seen in Blood Following Negative Official Testing (CanLyme.com) http://canlyme.com/2015/02/06/view-live-lyme-disease-spirochetes-allegedly-easily-seen-in-blood-following-negative-official-testing/
OTHER NEWS, REPORTS & STORIES
AUDIO: How Bartonella Infection affects Everyday Life (Dr Ed Breitschwerdt)
http://www.galaxydx.com/web/2015/how-bartonella-infection-affects-everyday-life/ For fun! Advice for Cats and Dogs: Should You Sleep in Bed with your Human? (Forbes Magazine) http://www.forbes.com/sites/fayeflam/2015/01/27/guest-post-the-health-risks-and-benefits-of-sharing-a-bed-with-non-human-animals/
Connecting with Other Teen Lyme-a-Beans (LymeDisease.org)
http://lymedisease.org/news/touchedbylyme/lymeabeans-cassidy.html
Is Depression a Kind of Allergic Reaction? (The Guardian)
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/jan/04/depression-allergic-reaction-inflammation-immune-system Lyme: Are Bacteria (or Research) Being Starved? (Poughkeepsie Journal) http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/tech/science/environment/2015/02/14/lyme-disease-bacteria-research-funding/23242391/ http://bipolar.about.com/od/Misdiagnosis/fl/Lyme-Disease-Symptoms-Can-Mimic-Bipolar-Disorder.htm
Moose Winter Tick Surveillance Program Needs Help (East Kootenay News Online Weekly)
http://www.e-know.ca/news/moose-winter-tick-surveillance-program-needs-help/ Reality Star Yolanda Foster Shines Spotlight on Chronic Neurologic Lyme Disease (Dr Daniel Cameron) http://danielcameronmd.com/reality-star-yolanda-foster-shines-spotlight-chronic-neurologic-lyme-disease/
The Strep Connection (W5, CTV)
http://www.ctvnews.ca/w5/w5-investigates-possible-links-between-common-infection-and-psychiatric-and-neurological-disorders-in-children-1.2233854#ixzz3RkxySvlt
VIDEO: Lyme Disease on French National TV - Feb 7, 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABji9ebeKf0&feature=youtu.beI
VIDEO: TV Station's Special Report on Lyme in Southern Oregonhttp://lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/oregon-lyme-series.html
What's in Those Supplements? (The New York Times) http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/03/sidebar-whats-in-those-supplements/?_r=0 Yolanda Foster Bashing Doctor-Author Forgot to Research Lyme Disease, Part One (Invisibly Lyme Montana) http://invisiblylymemontana.com/2015/02/01/yolanda-foster-bashing-doctor-author-forgot-to-research-lyme-disease-part-one/
RESOURCES
Armin Labs - see attached info sheet on EliSpot and CD57 tests and Armin Labs Test Order Form with 23% discounted prices for our support group membershttp://www.arminlabs.com/
Brain State Technologies - Licensed Offices in Canadahttp://www.brainstatetech.com/locations/north-america/canada
Brainwave Harmonicshttp://www.brainwave-harmonics.com/
Health Genetic Centre (Ontario Lab that uses DNA-based tests for TBDs)
http://www.dna-human.com/index-eng.asp
Help Fill a Dream (If you have kids with Lyme, please check this out. Besides helping fill a dream, one of our members reports that this organization helped her family with their rent)
http://helpfilladream.com/ Horowitz Lyme-MSIDS Symptoms Questionnaire (Can Get Better) http://www.cangetbetter.com/symptom-list My Brain isn't Working....I Think. What Can I Do? (Dr Marty Ross) http://www.treatlyme.net/treat-lyme-book/my-brain-isnt-working-i-think-what-can-i-do
NEW BOOKS:
Gone in a Heartbeat (Neil Spector, M.D.) https://lymeinside.wordpress.com/2015/02/07/gone-in-a-heartbeat-new-lyme-book-about-a-doctor-misdiagnosed/
Cannabis for Lyme Disease and Related Conditions (Shelley White)http://www.lymebook.com/cannabis-for-lyme-shelley-white-medical-marijuana
Natural Treatments for Lyme Coinfections: Anaplasma, Babesia, and Ehrlichia (Stephen Buhner)
http://www.amazon.ca/Natural-Treatments-Lyme-Coinfections-Anaplasma/dp/1620552582/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1423337035&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=Anaplasma%2C+Babesia+and+Ehrlichis The Successful Treatment Recipe for Chronic Lyme Disease (Dr Marty Ross) http://www.treatlyme.net/treat-lyme-book/the-successful-treatment-recipe-for-chronic-lyme-disease
WEBINAR: Conversations with Marty Ross, MD
February 11, 2015 http://www.treatlyme.net/webinar-recordings/UPCOMING EVENTS
February 22: Victoria Lyme Support Group Meeting - 1454 Hillside Avenue, 1-4 pm
Dr Patrick Callas, ND, will give a presentation at 1 pm on what's new from the ILADS physician training course; followed by our support meeting and group discussion.
March 8: Informal Meeting, Victoria Lyme Support Group, 1-3 pm
Victoria Public Market (on the main floor of the old Bay store on Douglas near Fisgard) Join us for coffee and conversation!
March 22: Victoria Lyme Support Group Meeting - 1454 Hillside Avenue, 1-4 pm
April 10-11: ILADS "Tick-borne and other Chronic Infections, Research and Practice" Drexel University, Philadelphia PA http://ilads.org/ May 8-9: International Lyme Disease Conference (ILADS) in Augsberg, Germany. http://ilads.org/
October 15: ILADS Fundamentals Course, Fort Lauderdale http://ilads.org/
October 16-18: ILADS Annual Conference, Fort Lauderdale http://ilads.org/
October 17-18: Neurovascular Connections - Vancouver 2015 https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/neurovascular-connections-vancouver-2015-tickets-15062769148 |
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Recent Lyme News, Research, Politics, Stories, and Resources
