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Dr. Neil Spector made his third visit to Fox 5 New York’s morning news show today. After seeing many other physicians and being diagnosed with stress, the answer was finally found when he tested positive for Lyme disease. He spoke about his journey with the disease and a... Read More »

According to a June 6 article in Rolling Stone, singer/songwriter Kris Kristofferson has suffered from increasingly debilitating memory loss in recent years. Initially, doctors attributed it to either Alzheimer’s or dementia resulting from long-ago blows to the head. Then, says... Read More »

Legislation requiring the state to develop Lyme-education materials for school children has passed New York’s Assembly and Senate. The measure now goes on to the governor for signature. The following press release by State Senator Sue Serino gives more information: ALBANY,... Read More »

The following are the top stories from our Facebook and Twitter feeds in the past week as chosen by you, our followers, through your likes, shares, and retweets.   And the Band Plays On: A New Plague Met With Silence, Denial HuffPost contributor David Michael Connor compares... Read More »

Wall Street Journal, May 30, 2016: by Ann Lukits There is a better way to kill ticks on your clothes than the method often recommended currently, new research suggests. The study, published online in the journal Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, says just six minutes spinning dry... Read More »

Prevention.com includes LymeDisease.org’s new symptoms checker in this article. By Sarah Klein, May 25, 2016: Sherrill Franklin was clearing brush from around her Pennsylvania home the first time she was infected with Lyme disease. She never saw the miscreant tick, but it... Read More »

by Sandi Bohle   “In late December 2003……..I opened my eyes in a strange, dark room with cinder-block walls, and in a bed made for an elf………Am I in a hospital? Did I try to hurt myself? Am I in a mental institution? Am I in... Read More »

By Andrew Foote, CBC News Canadians living with Lyme disease say they hope a national conference in Ottawa helps fix the many issues they see with the way Canada diagnoses and treats the disease. The three-day conference with politicians, patients and scientists is part of the... Read More »

By Phyllis Mervine The billboards in Arizona are up and I am excited that Marie sent us pictures I can share with you. We also have ideas for how you can help with this campaign even if you can’t afford a billboard. If you have a website you can post a Lyme Disease Symptom... Read More »