What do you do if you get a tick bite? Daniel A. Kinderlehrer, M.D. Removing A Tick The first thing to know is how to properly remove a tick. Any manhandling of the tick such as squeezing it, putting Vaseline over it, or holding a hot match to it, will increase the chance of transmitting […]
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What Is Lyme Disease? New Findings Deepen the Mystery Rampant disagreement over what constitutes Lyme disease—in particular, who may have contracted it and how, and how long it lasts—has spawned the larger question of how best to treat it. A new study pointing to the possibility of sexual transmission of the pathogen adds fuel to […]
Researchers’ discovery may explain difficulty in treating Lyme disease Northeastern University researchers have found that the bacterium that causes Lyme disease forms dormant persister cells, which are known to evade antibiotics. This significant finding, they said, could help explain why it’s so difficult to treat the infection in some patients. “It hasn’t been entirely clear […]
The Lyme Wars The disease is carried by the black-legged tick, now found as far south as Florida. Kaleigh Ahern was twelve years old when a tick bit her. She noticed it “perched” on her shoulder when she was taking a shower one morning. “I thought it was your average, everyday bug,” Ahern told me […]
Lyme: The Infectious Disease Equivalent of Cancer, Says Top Duke Oncologist Last week, I mentioned the case of Dr. Neil Spector, whose long-undiagnosed Lyme Disease resulted in irreversible heart failure and ultimately, a heart transplant. Dr. Spector, author of Gone in a Heartbeat: A Physician’s Search for True Healing, is the Sandra Coates Associate Professor […]
