29 April 2009, 09:27, By Jenny Gross Neatly queued as if in a school assembly, seven bleary-eyed penguins look up at the veterinarian as he speaks. While most of the 129 penguins rescued from the Namibian oil spill are on … Continue reading
ScienceDaily (Apr. 27, 2009) — In a finding that suggests how global warming could impact infectious disease, scientists from Yale University, in collaboration with other institutions, have determined that climate impacts the severity of Lyme Disease by influencing the feeding … Continue reading
thedailygreen.com, 4.26.2009 5:53 PM For the cause of the swine flu outbreak, look first to factory farms. There are all sorts of reasons to avoid eating too much meat, especially if it’s from animals raised on so-called factory farms … Continue reading
Paul Kelbie – The Observer – Sunday 26 April 2009 Poor countries get drugs at cost price – or we won’t licence our research to you, says Edinburgh University Edinburgh is to become the first British university to help make … Continue reading
The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS), which represents physicians and surgeons in small practices, sets the IDSA Lyme disease guidelines in its cross-hairs. Why? Because the physicians need flexibility and the IDSA guidelines are mandates that restrict the … Continue reading
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2009 Apr 17; [Epub ahead of print] The C6 Lyme antibody test has low sensitivity for antibody detection in cerebrospinal fluid. Vermeersch P, Resseler S, Nackers E, Lagrou K. Laboratory Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, B-3000 Leuven, … Continue reading
A GUILDFORD mother, whose husband contracted Lyme disease after being bitten in his garden, is helping raise awareness about Tick Prevention Week. Nurse Justine Wright, from Burpham, is supporting the campaign, run by the Borreliosis & Associated Diseases Awareness (BADA) … Continue reading
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Date: 18 April 2009 By Dan Buglass – Rural Affairs Editor SHEEP farmers know to their cost that their charges can be subject to a wider range of diseases than virtually any other species of livestock, especially during late spring … Continue reading
Published Date: 14 April 2009 A CHESTER woman is calling for increased awareness about ticks after suffering with Lyme disease for more than a decade. Joan Crawford, contracted the disease, also known as Borreliosis, when she was a child after … Continue reading