The internet is teeming with information about Lyme Disease. Information about how it is contracted, the symptoms it causes, the treatments that do and don't work is available on multiple websites. The information about Lyme Disease on sites like Thrive Global is...
Some information bears repeating. It is finally summer and time to get outside and hike, bike, and garden. As more of us venture outside wearing warm weather clothing and exposing more skins, ticks see a smorgasbord. Armed with the knowledge that the Lyme Disease...
Warm Weather Brings Ticks and Allergies Adult stage deer ticks are the primary vectors for Lyme disease and become active every year after the first frost. They're not killed by freezing temperatures, and while other ticks enter a feeding diapause, or suspended...
Lyme Disease, the "Sneaky Masquerader" Successful treatment of Lyme disease can be very challenging for the patient and the clinician because of many factors. First of all, the spirochete which causes Lyme Disease, Borrelia Bergdorferi (a type of bacteria), is...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released data indicating that the number of Americans diagnosed with Lyme disease each year is around 300,000, and suggests the total number may be 10 times higher than the yearly reported number. Paul...
In 2008, Dr. Warren Levin was interviewed for Public Health Alert about Candida Related Complex and how it affects patients with Lyme Disease. As every Lyme patient knows, symptoms can vary from person to person. Headaches, fatigue, joint pain, digestive disturbance,...
New Clarification for Virginia Patients on the Accuracy of Lyme Disease Testing. From the Lyme Disease.org website: The groundbreaking law in Virginia requires patients to be notified that a negative Lyme test doesn’t necessarily mean they don’t have Lyme disease. Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell today signed into a law the Lyme Disease Testing Information Disclosure Act. Under the new legislation, patients being tested for Lyme disease must be officially informed that a negative test result does not mean they don’t have Lyme disease.
"Mosquitos, ticks and other insects will be plentiful this season, experts say" Washington Post Early Spring Means More Ticks The NIHA doctors are already seeing a lot of patients with tick bites and Lyme disease due to the mild winter, early spring and other...
Lyme disease is a common tick borne disease caused by the spirochete borellia burgdorferi (Bb) and transmitted by the deer tick. In Virginia, the incidence of Lyme disease has exploded to the point where in 2011 the governor of Virginia named a Lyme Disease Task Force...
At a recent conference I learned that the Pituitary Gland of the people who have certain health challenges may be affected. Not only can the pituitary gland possibly be affected by an IED injury (military improvised explosive device), Lyme Disease, whiplash, but also repetitive sports injuries as well, such as those from soccer, football and […]