TXLDA collaborates with physicians, researchers, legislators, patients and families in an effort to educate and reduce Lyme disease transmission in Texas.
Houston, Texas
Joined November 2012
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“You can’t run from it. You can’t hide from it. You can’t ignore it – for very long. It always catches up with you. Via The Mighty themighty.com/2018/12/chroni…
After failed treatments in the U.S., one of the top hospitals in Chicago, and even the Mayo Clinic in Minneapolis, Scher decided to opt for a much more drastic option, an experimental stem cell treatment only available in India with a price tag of $30,000. albanyherald.com/features/th…
"Women who appear in doctor’s offices wearing makeup or hairstyles that mask how awful they really feel are often told, 'But you don’t look sick!'" bustle.com/p/9-health-issues…
Doctors, public left in the dark on danger to babies. #LymeDisease thechronicleherald.ca/opinio…
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“For the first time, we have shown that people who are prone to develop a CFS-like illness have an overactive immune system both before and during a challenge to the immune system," #ChronicFatigue #ChronicIllness #Spoonies
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IDSA lists complaints against TBD Working Group; advocates push back! lymedisease.org/idsa-lists-c…
Research around probiotics is always changing, but right now science says it's a good idea to maintain your microbiome with food, and eating these foods can improve your gut health. bustle.com/p/7-foods-that-ca…
'I thought I was dying': Avril Lavigne on her triumphant return to music. cbc.ca/radio/q/blog/i-though…
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King's scientists exploring what may trigger #chronicfatiguesyndrome (#CFS) have found clues in how some people’s immune systems respond more actively to a health attack: reuters.com/article/us-healt…
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Studying what makes ticks ... tick, and why they stick around in winter ctv.news/a96bqOP
"Causing nausea, diarrhea & muscle pain, results in hospitalization for most patients & leads to death for up to nearly a 1/3 of those infected. This is a concern because a close relative of the illness, the Heartland virus, circulates in Southern states." wsls.com/health/study-tick-t…
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An open letter calls for Netflix to remove its new series #Afflicted which portrays chronically ill ME/CFS patients as abnormal and strange. #chronicillness #ME #CFS lymedisease.org/members/lyme…
"Lyme has attacked me physically by eating away at various joints. It has left me with chronic pain." gloucestershirelive.co.uk/ne…
More than a dozen esteemed scientists discuss the facts and urgent need to address this global epidemic. In "Taking A Stand 4 Lyme" a group of collaborative researchers and clinicians speak to help educate and bring awareness to #LymeDisease. prnewswire.com/news-releases…
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"..warmer seasons and warmer water mean the range for illnesses carried by ticks and mosquitoes will expand, putting more Americans in the crosshairs of diseases such as vibrio, Lyme disease, and West Nile." theatlantic.com/politics/arc…
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Watch Lorraine Johnson's presentation at the HHS #LymeInnovation Roundtable about the need to build the research capacity of patients to create sustainable change and accelerate research. #LymeDisease
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New tick seen in nine US states is an emerging disease threat, warns CDC! bmj.com/content/363/bmj.k519…
Oils from garlic and other common herbs and medicinal plants are showing promise in the lab for treating the bacteria that causes Lyme disease! baltimoresun.com/health/bs-h…
