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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 »

Are you trying to educate your community? What about a billboard? Last week I told you about the group in Arizona that has decided to create a billboard campaign for Lyme Disease Awareness Month. A lady named Marie called to ask if we had any artwork or suggestions for what they... Read More »

By Phyllis Mervine, President, LymeDisease.org We’re down to the wire. But I’ll give you some good news first. Some of you know we have been encouraging people to call their senators about the Lyme bill, which may have a chance at passage (in some form) this week. If you haven’t... Read More »

The Lyme Disease Challenge—an all-volunteer social media campaign to educate about tick-borne diseases—has launched its 2016 campaign. The 2015 campaign made quite a splash, generating more than 100 global media stories, in 45 countries and 35 different languages. Challengers... Read More »

Press Release M A S S A C H U S E T T S   H O U S E   OF   R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS STATE HOUSE, BOSTON 02133   REPRESENTATIVE DAVID P. LINSKY 5TH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT STATE HOUSE, ROOM 146 TEL: 617-722-2575   FAX: 617-722-2238 For Immediate... Read More »