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Knowledge can help empower us to regain our health. The objective for the Lyme-Information email list is to educate and support while maintaining a clean archive of reports, journal entries and documents of research relating to lyme and other tick-borne diseases.

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Information and Advice on Lyme Disease  
and Other Tick Borne Illnesses, by Cathy Morrissey
January 2000                                                                                                http://www.lymetaskforce.org/N2N/N-2-N.htm

Great site for short and easy Information                       http://www.usmamed.com/06lyme/lyme.htm

Photo by Todd Lyon (my talented husband!)
Purchase a photo, raise funds for LLMDs!
http://www.hotshotphotographs.com/

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Do NOT miss this article in Alternative Medicine!

LYME DISEASE THE UNKNOWN EPIDEMIC

http://www.alternativemedicine.com/digest/issue41/41078.shtml

Lyme Disease. . .A Growing Concern
by Mary ("Kerry") Kineavy R.N.
At a Senate Hearing on Lyme disease in 1993, Senator Ted Kennedy referred to Lyme disease as the "Silent Epidemic". There are about 17,000 new cases reported yearly in the United States, The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has acknowledged that Lyme disease is greatly under-reported in this country. The actual number of infected patients may be ten times higher than what has been reported. Other sources indicate numbers may be thirty times higher than what is reported. Lyme disease is now the fastest growing infectious disease in this country next to AIDS and has been reported worldwide. 
http://www.southbostononline.com/lymedisease.htm

Government investigating Lyme conflicts             http://www.nj.com/business/ledger/index.ssf?/business/ledger/133c392.html

This is Kathleen's new site
http://actionlyme.50megs.com/index.htm

LYME DISEASE ASSOCIATION, INC.
http://www.lymediseaseassociation.org/

LymeNet Worldwide Support Group Listings
http://www2.lymenet.org/domino/sg.nsf?OpenDatabase&Start=1&Count=30&Expand=4/

Fighting Back: How B burgdorferi Persists                                                          http://www.medscape.com/Medscape/CNO/2001/LDF/Story.cfm?story_id=2247

Visit LDAM, Lyme Disease Association of Massachusetts                                                      call 1-866-LYMEHELP    1-866-596-3435
www.lymehelp.org

The Lyme Disease Society
http://www.lymesociety.com/

http://cassia.org/essay.htm  When to Suspect Lyme Disease, by John D. Bleiweiss, M.D. This article is very long but extremely important. GREAT reading!

Art Doherty's Site!  Lots of Links on Lyme Disease. If the information is out there Art Doherty has found it and included it on this site. Magnificent!

LymeFAQ This site is fantastic! There are links and information here to keep you busy for days.

Cheryl's Lyme Disease Page Cheryl's site is one of my favorites. Check it often as she does a great job updating.

IDEAS The Bacterial Revolution   All I can say is don't miss this one. FANTASTIC!

LDF Lyme Disease Foundation, Inc. Great organization. Holds annual conference in April that is fantastic.

Chat twice a week Voice chat temporarily not running. Join a TEXT chat Saturdays and Wednesdays starting at 8PM EST/Hooray for Josh! (Joe Burke) He has created a place we can all meet twice a week to TALK! His chats also present some great professionals who join us live to give advice. Josh's web site has some great information too.

Misdiagnosed??? You are NOT alone! CFS, FM, ALS, MS, Lupus...more. Included in this site are external links to well categorized abstracts concerning some of the misdiagnoses that occur.

Lyme and MS - by Kathy Cavert   http://www.lymenet.de/lymems.htm

International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society   The International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) provides a forum for health science professionals to share their wealth of knowledge regarding the management of Lyme and associated diseases.
This web site has been created to provide the following information:
The Society's position papers and practice guidelines The most recent
diagnostic methods and treatments in the management of Lyme and associated
diseases The Society's schedule of events

http://www.lymenet.org/    Welcome to The Lyme Disease Network,
a non-profit foundation dedicated to
public education of the prevention
and treatment of Lyme disease
and other tick-borne illnesses.
On the Internet since 1994.

Dr. Bransfield on Mental Health & Illness page Also visit Dr. Bransfield's fantastic site at:
http://www.mentalhealthandillness.com This is one of my favorites. Finding Dr. Bransfield's article; "The Neuropsychiatric Assessment of Lyme Disease " was how I FINALLY diagnosed my daughter. We had 18 doctors working on her case and NONE of them knew what was wrong. I found this article and...

Dr. Brian Fallon's "Neuropsychiatric Manifestations of Lyme Borreliosis "
http://columbia-lyme.org/dept/nyspi/lymevid/lyme-fr.html
And FINALLY I knew...

What is a HERX? What is a Herxheimer Reaction?
By Donna Herrell Overview: The herxheimer reaction, nicknamed "herx", otherwise referred to as Jarisch-Herxheimer (J-H) is a phenomenon originally observed in the treatment of Syphilis, but later found in other illness [1]. In general terms,  it is described as a temporary increase of symptoms when anti-syphilitic drugs (antibiotics) are administered 

I am being treated for Lyme, why am I feeling worse? Shouldn't I be feeling better when I start treatment?

What is a Herxheimer Reaction?
By Donna Herrell Overview: The herxheimer reaction, nicknamed "herx", otherwise referred to as Jarisch-Herxheimer (J-H) is a phenomenon originally observed in the treatment of Syphilis, but later found in other illness [1]. In general terms, it is described as a temporary increase of symptoms when anti-syphilitic drugs (antibiotics) are administered
http://www.x-l.net/Lyme/HERX.html

I had the tests and they were negative. How can it be possible I might have Lyme even with negative test results?

Nine reasons for false negative Lyme disease tests results:
from Art Doherty
http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/Spa/6772/false-neg-pos-index.html

WOW extensive lyme information!  The link says it all!    

Prescription Drug assistance
http://www.phrma.org/patients/

Columbia University Research
http://www.columbia-lyme.org/dept/nyspi/index.html

Pictures of Ticks
http://www.ent.iastate.edu/imagegal/ticks/

Ask Noah About Lyme Disease
http://www.noah-health.org/english/illness/lyme/lyme.html

Evidence for in utero Transmission of Borrelia burgdorferi from Naturally Infected Cows
http://www.medscape.com/SLACK/JSTD/1998/v05.n04/std0504.02.leib/std0504.02.leib-01.html

Healing Well Website ~ Great information on healing strategies.
http://www.healingwell.com/library/

Click the play button below and then listen to Willy Burgdorfer ph.d., the famous researcher that discovered the bacterium that causes Lyme disease, discuss, "When Lyme Disease Is Out of Control".                                                                                 http://www.lymediseaseaudio.com/outcntrl.htm

In this interview, Dr. Virginia Sherr, a psychiatrist, talks about the role of Lyme disease in causing feelings of panic. To listen, simply click on the play button located below (button on the right).                                                                                      http://www.lymediseaseaudio.com/sherr.htm

Lyme Disease Memorial Page                              http://www.angelfire.com/punk/lymedisease/Mmemorial.html

Lyme Matters Newsletter                                      http://www.angelfire.com/ny/lymedisease/mattersmain.html

MassDeptPublicHealth - BCDC - Lyme Disease Web Site
http://www.state.ma.us/dph/cdc/epii/lyme/lymehp.htm

USDA Northeast Area-wide Tick Control Project
http://www.csrl.ars.usda.gov/kbuslirl/n-east.htm#potent

Free Medication for Low Income People
http://www.mhsanctuary.com/bipolar/rx.htm

DO YOU KNOW THE FACTS ABOUT LYME DISEASE?
Knowledge is Your Best Defense
http://www.lymealliance.org/Medical/MedCategory1/Med8/med8.html

SPECIAL HELP FOR STUDENTS WITH CHRONIC LYME DISEASE                                                                                     http://www.lymetaskforce.org/N2N/Students.htm

Pictures of Ticks  http://www.lymehelp.org/Tick%20Photos.htm   

Scroll down to the tick pictures.... :P
http://bugscope.beckman.uiuc.edu/diversions/gallery.htm   

Pictures of Rashes                                                                                                 http://www.lymenet.org/picture4.shtml  AND  http://www.lymehelp.org/Rash%20Photos.htm

Human Babesiosis                                    htttp://www.shore.co.monmouth.nj.us/06270_mcmec/babesia.html

When to Suspect and How to Monitor Babesiosis http://www.aafp.org/afp/20010515/1969.html

Human Erlichiosis                                                                http://www.win.net/~gws/gaelwolf/HE-HGE.htm

http://www.cshp.org/CSHP/fda/messages/57.html

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