| HEALTH: Ridgefield lyme disease seminar focuses on kids' learning | | Posted Wednesday, October 25, 2006 3:00:59 AM by Blog57 Team | | Is Lyme Disease affecting your childs school performance? The Ridgefield Lyme Disease Task Force will have the first in a series of Sunday Seminars beginning on Oct. 29. Parents will learn how to help their child succeed despite the fatigue and cognitive hurdles that students with Lyme must often overcome. Speakers include Licensed Clinical Social Worker Sandy Berenbaum of Family Connections Center for Counseling as well as Pat Exman, a special education advocacy coach. Both specialists will assist parents in understanding the appropriate resources available for children with Lyme-specific difficulties. The free program will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 29, at the Ridgefield Town Hall Annex at 66 Prospect Street. Attendees are asked to pre-register to guarantee seating by calling Jennifer Reid at 431-0462 or e-mailing RLDTF@comcast.com.... | |
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| | | LYME DISEASE IS A BIOWEAPON | | Posted Sunday, October 01, 2006 12:57:53 PM by Blog57 Team | | The $10.6 million Margaret Batts Tobin Laboratory Building will provide a 22,000-square-foot facility to study such diseases as anthrax, tularemia, cholera, lyme disease, desert valley fever and other parasitic and fungal diseases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identified these diseases as potential bioterrorism agents.". -Portland IMC Click Here For The Full Story Staff Selections - Links .... | |
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| | | Lyme Disease Becoming More Common Here | | Posted Tuesday, August 15, 2006 6:59:30 AM by Blog57 Team | | We've known about Lyme Disease for quite some time, but doctors are now seeing more cases in our area.Lyme Disease is an infection spread by ticks, and one out of three of people don't even realize they've been bitten. It is treatable and it's becoming more common in our area.As the last days of summer tick away, Conor Hartnett is enjoying them like many eight year olds -- playing in the backyard.But he and his family didn't realize what else may have been lurking in the backyard until it bit him on the leg and left its tell-tale calling card -- a distinctive bull's eye rash.It started with 2 dots and then spread."The next day we were at a pool party and I noticed they were all over his torso," said Conner's mother Diane Hartnett. "Someone at the party said that looks like what you get when you get bitten by a tick."The rash is a classic sign of Lyme Disease.It's an infection caused by bacteria carried by the tiny deer tick.... | |
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| | | Lyme Disease Is On The Rise In Pennsylvania | | Posted Friday, July 14, 2006 4:57:31 AM by Blog57 Team | | In fact, the state now ranks second in number of reported cases in the nation. And one of the counties in our area is concerned high risk.KDKA's David Highfield explains something you may want to do in your yard to avoid the problem.Tammi Burleson of Elizabeth Township suffers from Lyme Disease."It's scary to even leave the house, because I don't know what's going to happen," said Burleson.When she was first diagnosed with Lyme's disease five years ago, she had to use a wheelchair, now she still takes medicine and things are unpredictable. "One minute, I'm fine and then the next minute, I could be sick in bed with a migraine, severe body aches that completely put me out of commission."Lyme Disease is spread by the deer tick."A lot of times ticks are on you and you don't even know it," said Bill Todaro of the Allegheny County Health Department.... | |
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