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MAKE YOUR OWN NATURAL INSECT REPELLENT WITH THIS SIMPLE RECIPE

SOURCE Getting bitten by bugs is the worst! The problem is, traditionally if you want to get rid of bugs, you have to invest in harmful repellents, which can be dangerous for your health. Thankfully, there is a way to get rid of bugs without putting your health or the health of your family at risk. You [...]

Lyme disease is vastly under-reported, CDC says

ORIGINAL SOURCE Lyme disease may be grossly under-reported in the United States. Government researchers say the tick-borne infection affects about 10 times as many Americans as previously indicated by confirmed case reports. About 329,000 cases of Lyme disease occur every year, researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found in their analysis [...]

The Real Deal: Limited Insurance Coverage of Lyme Disease

Original Source: http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/top-story/stories/-real-deal-limited-insurance-coverage-lyme-disease-27786.shtml     Updated: Thursday, August 6 2015, 05:13 PM EDT ALBANY—Lyme disease cases have soared, the CDC says there has been a 320% increase nationwide in the last twenty years.   The numbers are especially aggressive here in the Capital Region where there have been thousands of confirmed cases.  As the CDC [...]

Oregon residents, contact lawmakers about Lyme bill

The following call-to-action is from the Oregon Lyme Disease Network, regarding proposed Lyme-related legislation. Oregon Lyme Disease Network— SB916 ** CALL TO ACTION # 4 for the House Committee On Health Care ** INSTRUCTIONS FOR WRITING YOUR REPRESENTATIVE Feel free to copy the text between the solid lines, using it as the beginning of your [...]

Predicting the Risk of Lyme Disease

Article Preview: The distribution and abundance of Ixodes scapularis were studied in Wisconsin, northern Illinois, and portions of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan by inspecting small mammals for ticks and by collecting questing ticks at 138 locations in state parks and natural areas. Environmental data were gathered at a local level (i.e., micro and meso [...]

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