PORTLAND — Maine’s number of Lyme disease cases will exceed 1,000 for the fourth straight year. The Portland Press Herald reports the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention reported 1,231 Lyme infections through November this year. That figure is on track to be the second-highest on record. State data show the state has exceeded […]
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Holiday edition of Today River Valley video available
RUMFORD — The holiday edition of Today River Valley, a community journalism news video feature program for the towns of the upper Androscoggin River Valley, is now available. Author Phil Blampied of Rumford launched the program in the fall of 2012. The holiday 2014 edition includes: * A look at the free horse and wagon […]
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Knotty’s former owners ask judge to dismiss defamation claim
AUBURN — Jayne and Daniel Buck Soules have asked a judge to dismiss a defamation claim filed against them by Lisbon Falls businesswoman Lisa Bosse. The conflict between the Souleses, who live in Lisbon, and Bosse arose last year after Bosse contacted the Souleses to tell them that Knotty, a former race horse they had […]
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Paula Jackson Jones: When will Lyme patients be heard?
In August 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced it was incorrect in reporting that 30,000 people in the United States had Lyme Disease. The CDC corrected its statement by saying the count was closer to 300,000, and quite possibly much higher. With that said, many doctors are still disbelieving patients when they […]
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Winter ticks making life rough for Maine moose
ANDOVER — Leo Camire of Andover saw firsthand last month how something as small as a winter tick can kill a moose, even a large bull moose. On May 3, he photographed a dead bull moose around the corner from his house on South Arm Road that was covered with engorged ticks. “He was a […]
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Rep. Sheryl Briggs: Access to information critical in fight against Lyme disease
The year 2013 was the worst one for new cases of Lyme disease ever recorded by the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Despite a long, tough winter, the deer ticks that spread this disease show no sign of abating. May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month, and the past few weeks have underscored the […]
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Harsh winter, but Lyme-carrying ticks survived
PORTLAND (AP) — The harsh winter did nothing to cull the nationwide tick population, and health officials are primed for a warm season that could see the number of Lyme disease cases rise. In northern New England, the increase in cases of Lyme correlates with a growing population of deer ticks, which transmit the disease, […]
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Rumford clock going green for Lyme Disease Awareness month
RUMFORD — Don’t be alarmed at the green glow coming from the Municipal Building clock next month. May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month, and selectmen approved a request Thursday night from the Mountain Valley Lyme Disease Awareness Coalition to light Rumford’s clock tower green for the month. In an April 10 letter to Town Manager John […]
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S. Hawkes: Patient’s response should be guide
This is in response to Dr. Seth Gordon’s letter (April 2) concerning the treatment of Lyme disease. He wrote: “From where I sit, most of the primary care practitioners and infectious disease specialists in this community have a similar approach to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease.” From where the Centers for Disease […]
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In rebuttal, Seth Gordon, M.D.: Following best available science
As Spring is reportedly here and warmer weather hopefully on the way, I appreciate staff writer Lindsay Tice addressing the topic of Lyme disease (March 30). However, I would like to help clarify some of the issues she raises. Her article implies that the medical community is split regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme […]