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  Press release from the office of New York Assemblymember Didi Barrett: As the Hudson Valley continues to fight an epidemic of Lyme and tick-borne diseases (TBDs), Assemblymember Didi Barrett called on NY State Department of Health Commissioner Howard Zucker to include a... Read More »

Kirkus Reviews is an influential publication geared primarily to libraries and bookstores. It recommends books for stores and libraries to purchase before they are available to the general public. A positive review from Kirkus can help make a book successful in the marketplace... Read More »

From the website of the Department of Health and Human Services: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the names of 51 individuals who have been selected to serve on one of six subcommittees of the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group (Working Group).  After... Read More »

Dr. Neil Spector, a Duke University cancer researcher who nearly died from complications of Lyme disease, is now turning his attention to finding innovative therapies for Lyme and Bartonella. Antibiotics are currently the only treatment available for most tick-borne diseases.... Read More »

Registration is now open for MyLymeData2018: Seeking Cures Together in San Ramon, California (San Francisco Bay Area), on April 7. This second MyLymeData patient education conference will include a special guest speaker, award-winning investigative journalist Mary Beth Pfeiffer.... Read More »

By Sandra K. Berenbaum, LCSW For some parents and children confronting the challenges of Lyme disease, psychotherapy or family therapy can be a big help. Before seeking a psychotherapist, however, there are a number of things to consider. Different therapists use a wide variety... Read More »

Business Insider, January 23, 2018: by Melia Robinson, Jeremy Berke and Skye Gould Recreational marijuana is legal in nine states and medical marijuana is legal in 29 states. Vermont became the first state to legalize marijuana through the legislature, rather than a ballot... Read More »

by Daniel A. Kinderlehrer, M.D. I have a confession to make. I proposed a talk on medical marijuana at ILADS because it would force me to learn everything I could on the topic. I live in Colorado where it seems there is a dispensary on every corner, and many of my patients have... Read More »

The Federal Register (the official journal of the US government) today has listed the following information about the February 12 meeting of the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group.   AGENCY Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for... Read More »