The Lyme Action Network is located in the upstate region of New York State, providing general information and resources to the public as well as to medical practitioners seeking more information about Lyme disease and other Tick Borne Diseases (TBDs).  

Through this website, the Lyme Action Network will help you to find the information you need to know about Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases; direct you to organizations, websites, and services that can help you if you need  assistance; and inform you about events and activities in the upstate New York region related to these difficult diseases.

The Lyme Action Network's work covers a spectrum of initiatives, from public education campaigns and patient support programs to professional education endeavors and public and private advocacy.

If you would like to be added to our mailing list, please  fill out the form at the bottom of this page or send us a note to info@lymeactionnetwork.org.  Thanks! 

One More Push for the Doctor Protection/Patient Choice Bill!

Dear Lyme Patient, Family Member, or Friend,

THANK YOU!!  YOU DID IT!!

Both houses of the  NYS Legislature passed the bill that will protect our Lyme doctors from unwarranted harassment by the OPMC!  This is a tremendous victory for Lyme patients.

Read about it here:  
 http://www.nysenate.gov/print/239646

http://open.nysenate.gov/legislation/bill/S7854-2013


But we're not done yet. Governor Cuomo must sign Bill S7854-A7558B into law.  So we need you once more!

As a community, we have learned that nothing is ever certain. In the coming weeks, we expect that medical organizations will caution the governor to NOT sign the bill for their own political reasons.  We need to help the governor see all of the overwhelming good that can come from this legislation, and the best way we can do that is by sharing our personal stories with him. Your involvement throughout this legislative effort has been inspiring and total. Now we are asking you to make one final push in support of this bill.  Please follow the link below and let Governor Cuomo know why he should sign this bill into law.

Support this bill now by clicking on the VoterVoice link below and filling out a digital advocacy letter to send Governor Cuomo. It is a totally automated process and will take you only a minute or so to complete. There is an opening comments section above the body of the letter. It's crucial that you include yourpersonal message here. Make it personal and powerful. Let your governor know why this bill is so important to you.

https://www.votervoice.net/NYSCOALITION/Campaigns/36501/Respond

Please put your support behind this legislation to ensure that the growing number of sufferers of Lyme receive the treatment and recognition they deserve. 

   Once you are on the votervoice site, please scroll to the boxes at the bottom of the page. 

1.   Enter your reasons for wanting this bill signed, such as "I was sick for 5 years before I received proper diagnosis", or "my doctor won't treat Lyme patients", " I want the freedom to choose my doctor and my treatment" , etc.

2.   Next, enter your email and zip code

3.   Click "Continue"

4.   Fill in the remaining info.

Thank you for your help.  In addition to this process, feel free to contact the governor by phone or by mail. Please let your voice be heard.


AND -- Please send a note of thanks to your Assemblyperson and you State Senators who helped to get this bill passed, especially the Senate Task Force on Tick borne Diseases, chaired by Senators Kemp Hannon and Betty Little.  Senator Kathy Marchione, also from our region, also served on this Task Force.

Lyme Action Network and Saratoga Farmers's Market Team Up for a Youth Poster Project

The Lyme Action Network is working with Saratoga Farmers’ Market to encourage local youth to become better educated about tick-bite prevention and Lyme Disease through a poster project and education session at the market....(read more on the EVENTS page)

Tick Twisters are the safest and easiest way to remove ticks from people and pets quickly, painlessly and completely.  Tweezers can squeeze the contents of the tick into your skin.  "TWIST, DON'T TWEEZE!"

Watch the demo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIoCTWYJsvo

Now available through JIMAPCO's website.  JIMAPCO, Inc. supports the activities of the Lyme Action Network.  http://www.jimapco.com/shop/otom-tick-twister/

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In his New York Times Bestseller, "Why Can't I Get Better?  Solving the Mystery of Lyme and Chronic Disease", Richard I. Horowitz, MD, offers a questionnaire to help readers do a self-assesment of their symptoms.  With Dr. Horowitz's permission, the Lyme Action Network has excerpted the questonnaire and has made it available in a pdf that you can download. 

Click here:  http://www.jimapco.com/lyme/hq.pdf_