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News: February 14, 2012

Tracking Lyme Disease in Dogs May Help Protect Humans
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Tracking Lyme disease infections in dogs may help scientists predict possible outbreaks of the tick-borne illness in humans, government researchers report. Since dogs are also susceptible to Lyme disease, the...
Spinal Fluid May Hold Clues to Lyme Disease, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
THURSDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) -- An analysis of proteins in spinal fluid can help distinguish patients with Lyme disease from those with chronic fatigue syndrome, a new study reports. It also appears that both diseases, which can cause simila...
Watch Out for Lyme Disease
SUNDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News)-- Before heading out to enjoy the warm weather, guard yourself against tick-borne Lyme disease, experts advise. "The main issues with Lyme disease are the time of year [most tick bites occur from April to October]...
In Summertime, the Livin' Can Be Buggy
TUESDAY, June 23 (HealthDay News) -- It's nearly summer, which means millions of Americans will be picnicking in grassy fields and camping in the woods. By all means, go out and enjoy the weather, says the American College of Emergency Physicians....
Man Dies of Brain Inflammation Caused by Deer Tick Virus
WEDNESDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) -- In what scientists say might be the first case of its kind, a new report details the story of a 62-year-old man in New York state who died last year of meningoencephalitis, apparently after being bitten by a d...
As Earth Warms, Lyme Disease Could Flourish
THURSDAY, April 23 (HealthDay News) -- Global warming may increase the severity of Lyme disease by changing the feeding habits of the deer ticks that transmit it, new research has found. During its two-year life span, a deer tick goes through thre...
Key to Lyme Disease Virulence Discovered
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 11 (HealthDay News) -- A protein that's essential for the bacterium that causes Lyme disease to become virulent has been identified by microbiologists at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. The researcher...
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