Upstate study finds Lyme disease alters tick behavior
Study shows that ticks infected with pathogens carrying Lyme disease prefer to bite humans in different areas than uninfected ticks. (Source: SUNY Upstate Medical)
Source: SUNY Upstate Medical - December 22, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: News Source Type: news
Pfizer Stock Is On A Two-Month Tear — But Is It A Buy?
Pfizer stock pulled back in mid-December, but remains above its key moving averages, on a series of good news for its Covid and respiratory syncytial virus vaccines. X This month, alone, the Food and Drug Administration granted a priority review for Pfizer's (PFE) RSV vaccine in older adults. RSV…#molnupiravir #bntx #comirnaty #ibd #compositeratings #lyme #pfizer #allisongatlin #technicalanalysis #fdamullsits (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 20, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Scientists identify biomarkers that could help diagnose Lyme disease
A genetic test would be an improvement on current FDA-approved tests, which identify antibodies that can take weeks to emerge. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - November 28, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Erin Blakemore Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Minute: Will there be a Lyme disease vaccine for humans?
(Source: MayoClinic.com Full Feed)
Source: MayoClinic.com Full Feed - November 18, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Study Confirms Memory, Concentration Issues After Lyme Disease
People who have been treated for Lyme disease, but continue to have symptoms, have changes in their brains that confirm the memory and concentration problems many of them have reported, a new study has found. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - November 15, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Brain Imaging Validates Cognitive Problems After Lyme Disease Brain Imaging Validates Cognitive Problems After Lyme Disease
Many patients who have had Lyme disease struggle with cognitive challenges, even after treatment. This new imaging study shows changes in white matter that might explain these symptoms.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - November 8, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
CVS Health partners with ixlayer for branded at-home testing kits
Consumers can use the tests to detect Lyme disease, vitamin D levels, thyroid function, and sexually-transmitted infections. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - October 26, 2022 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Can long Covid research unlock other great medical mysteries of our time?
Attention and funding for research into mononucleosis, HIV, Lyme, Ebola, Sars and other infections have historically been limited – but long Covid changed thatRead the Guardian ’s new series, Living with long CovidAs the coronavirus grew from a fleeting concern to a full-blown panic, Lili Lim started to hear about people for whom the illness lasted weeks or even months. There were news stories of young people that couldn ’t shake their fatigue or cognitive malaise, of folks who had to quit their job due to debilitating exhaustion.For Lim, the symptoms were frighteningly recognizable.Continue reading... (Source: Guard...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 17, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Tik Root Tags: Long Covid Medical research Coronavirus Infectious diseases Science Source Type: news
An Untreated Tick Bite Made Her the 'Bionic Woman'
Meghan Bradshaw has had 16 joint reconstructions and eight joint replacements, all before age 30. This is due to a late diagnosis of Lyme disease, which is a tick-borne illness that can be treated and cured if detected early. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - October 7, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Her Face Started Drooping. What Was Wrong?
And if this was Bell ’s palsy, why wasn’t there improvement after a full year? (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - September 29, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lisa Sanders, M.D. Tags: Bell ' s Palsy Nerves and Nervous System Magnetic Resonance Imagers Tumors Lyme Disease Tests (Medical) Cancer Source Type: news
New grants support research on factors affecting infectious disease transmission
Headlines on COVID-19 and monkeypox underscore the importance of understanding infectious diseases and how they ' re transmitted. Scientists are studying these diseases, such as hand, foot and mouth disease and Lyme disease, to gain insights into how … (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - September 26, 2022 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
Whole Blood RT-PCR Testing for Diagnosis of Early Lyme Disease Whole Blood RT-PCR Testing for Diagnosis of Early Lyme Disease
Is whole blood-RT-PCR useful as a diagnostic aid for early Lyme disease when done in conjunction with serology testing?American Journal of Clinical Pathology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 21, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pathology & Lab Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news
Lyme Neuroborreliosis: Known Knowns, Known Unknowns Lyme Neuroborreliosis: Known Knowns, Known Unknowns
This review provides an approach to patients with neurological disorders in whom a diagnosis of Lyme neuroborreliosis is being considered. What does and does not constitute nervous system disease?Brain (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 21, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Journal Article Source Type: news
Deer Are Spreading Lyme Ticks in Suburban Backyards
A new study suggests the overpopulation of white-tailed deer across the Northeastern U.S. could help spread Lyme disease, especially in suburban areas. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - September 20, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
