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How to Deal with Lyme Disease
Fri Jun 01 12:21:56 EDT 2012
An adult blacklegged tick. With proper precautions, the risk of getting Lyme disease is small. Lyme disease is a good news/bad news issue. The bad news is that it's probably here to stay. The good news: Even if you're bitten by a Lyme-disease-carrying tick, it doesn't mean you'll contract Lyme.
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Tick Talk: Lyme Disease Under The Microscope
Fri May 25 13:37:14 EDT 2012
Banking giant JPMorgan's multibillion-dollar trading loss is blamed on an executive's absence due to Lyme disease. And a mild winter has some scientists predicting a busy tick season ahead. A panel of experts discuss how the infection is contracted, why it's often misdiagnosed and the most...
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Lyme disease not an overwhelming threat in WNC
Sat Jun 02 00:25:20 EDT 2012
A recent Citizen-Times news article highlighted the problem of tick-borne diseases and may have left the impression that Lyme disease presents a significant public health problem in Western North Carolina. Fortunately, this is not true.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
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Lyme disease tick study stirs dispute
Tue May 29 06:48:22 EDT 2012
Maryland families not fully informed of pesticide risks, critics say Hundreds of Baltimore-area families have volunteered for a government study to spray their suburban yards with pesticide, which researchers hope can protect them from Lyme disease but that environmentalists warn is unsafe.
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Lyme disease needs more attention, now
Thu May 31 21:44:51 EDT 2012
Experts say there is a potential for an alarming increase in the number of Lyme disease cases this year, yet Congress can’t get itself together enough to appoint an advisory committee to look at ways to tackle the problem.
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Lyme disease and other tick-related illnesses on the rise in Maine
Wed May 30 18:59:39 EDT 2012
Posted May 30, 2012, at 12:42 p.m. Last modified May 30, 2012, at 4:37 p.m. The tiny deer ticks marching northward through Maine may be hard to spot, but the diseases they carry are hard to miss.
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Teaching the truth about Lyme disease
Wed May 23 01:07:32 EDT 2012
With warm weather beckoning locals to enjoy their favorite outdoor activities, the risk of contracting an insect-born illness remains a constant and buzzing concern.
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New test shows potential for detecting active cases of Lyme disease
Thu May 24 12:19:58 EDT 2012
( George Mason University ) George Mason University researchers can find out if a tick bite means Lyme disease well before the bite victim begins to show symptoms.
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Vacaville man battles Lyme disease
Thu May 17 04:21:37 EDT 2012
A life of hunting, fishing and running through open fields has been reduced to one of being homebound and medicated for a Vacaville resident who is battling Lyme disease.
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JPMorgan exec's Lyme infection shows need for quick care
Tue May 22 12:45:50 EDT 2012
Patients suffering from Lyme disease often complain that the crushing fatigue, joint pain and neurological symptoms are not taken seriously. That could change with the bacterial infection’s link to the JPMorgan Chase’s multi-billion dollar financial meltdown.
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