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(In August, 2017, Prof. Holly Ahern presented the following testimony to a joint public hearing of the New York State Senate Health Committee and the Senate Task Force on Lyme and Tick-borne Diseases.  Holly then submitted this testimony to the Federal Tick-borne...

by Professor Holly Ahern Over the past few weeks, there has been discussion about an article that appeared in the Baltimore Sun, which reported on Lyme disease research. The study, one of several undertaken by researchers at Johns Hopkins University, focuses on...

This is a message from Cornell Cooperative Extension of Warren County... Don’t Get Ticked! Are you concerned about the rise in tick borne diseases in the past few years?  You should be.  According to New York State Integrated Pest Management, “Ticks and tick-borne...

A Note from Chris Fisk: Holly Ahern and I were surprised and honored to receive the 2018 Citizen of the Year Award from The Rotary Club of Glens Falls.  Pursuing a universe of better circumstances for the victims of tick-borne diseases isn't an easy task, but we've...

The Time for Unrest campaign is a movement deeply invested in drawing attention to ME/CFS as well as to other  misunderstood and insufficiently researched diseases, like Lyme disease, that render victims chronically ill.  We have a lot in common, and the Time for...

Citizen Science... Researchers want to hear from you!   Researchers from the Climate Cost Project are studying the financial toll Lyme and other tick-borne diseases have taken on their victims. In the absence of adequate governmental inquiry and investment in research...

The Lyme Action Network is delighted to announce that our 2nd Annual Lyme Away 5K has been sanctioned by the USA Track and Field Committee. WHEN: October 22, 2017 WHERE:  Cole's Woods in Glens Falls, NY. TIME: 10:00 am.  Registration opens at 8:30 am. SIGN UP: Online...

TESTIMONY Holly Ahern, MS, MT(ASCP) Associate Professor of Microbiology, SUNY Adirondack New York State Senate Task Force on Lyme and Tick Borne Diseases and The Senate Standing Committee on Health August 29, 2017   Senator Hannon, Senator Serino, and members of the...

It is true that there is a lot of controversy surrounding Lyme disease. Contract a tick-borne illness, particularly Lyme disease, and you may land in a cesspool of discord which could affect you profoundly.   How did a bacterial infection turn into one of the the most...

  Lyme Action Network Celebrates Legislative Victory  The Lyme Action Network, a regional not-for-profit advocacy organization working on behalf of the victims of Lyme disease, celebrated the news that legislation on which they had been working for five years finally...