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Blumenthal's bill would create a tick-borne disease advisory committee to streamline coordination between federal agencies and private organizations that address tick-borne illnesses. It also calls for the development of more accurate and time-sensitive diagnostic tools to... Read More »

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal is scheduled to outline Federal Lyme disease legislation plan at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station in New Haven on Monday. Read More »

Turn the Corner Executive Director Stacey Sobel gave tips for avoiding tick-borne diseases on NBC's NY Nightly News. Read More »

According to major studies released by two environmental groups, global climate change is contributing to a rise in disease-carrying ticks in places that didn't used to have them. Read More »

A North Carolina newspaper interviews a young woman who has been battling Lyme for five years--and fighting for a diagnosis. Read More »

Researchers at the University of Virginia say allergies to red meat are becoming more common, and that a substance found in tick saliva may hold the key to the mystery. Read More »

After seven months of hearings and studying the issue, the Virginia Lyme Disease Task Force delivered its report on June 30. Task force chair Michael Farris, who has a wife and seven children with Lyme, calls the disease "the greatest health threat of our time." Read More »

Stanford University is looking for chronic Lyme patients for a study that is partially funded by CALDA. Read More »

Oregon scientists suspect a virus is triggering MS in monkeys. This research may hold a clue to discovering how pathogens may trigger a wide variety of conditions in humans. Read More »