Lyme Action Network News & Blog
Medical Stalemate
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...
read moreCornell Cooperative Extension presents Holly Ahern and Dan Durkee: “Don’t Get Ticked”
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...
read moreLyme Action Network Founders Honored
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...
read moreME/CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) Organization Tackles Chronic Diseases
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...
read moreResearchers Invite Patient Input
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...
read more2nd Annual Lyme Away 5K is Now a USATF Sanctioned Event!
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...
read moreTESTIMONY 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...
read moreHow Did the Topic of Lyme Disease Get to Be So Contentious
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...
read moreMeaningful Lyme Legislation Passes Congress
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...
read more1st Annual LYME AWAY 5K!
First Annual Lyme Away 5K to Spotlight Lyme Disease On October 23, 2016, the first annual Lyme Away 5K Run/Walk will be held at the Luther Forest Athletic Fields, 30 Rocket Way, Malta, NY, at 9:30 am. Sponsored by the Spa City Running Club, the regional event...
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