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INFORMATION & ORGANIZATIONS

The following sites are reputable sources of information about Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses. The links will take you away from this site.

Lyme Disease Association, Inc.
An excellent starting point in one's search for information on Lyme disease, The Lyme Disease Association, is a national non-profit organization which is dedicated to Lyme disease education, prevention, and raising research dollars. They have funded dozens of research projects coast to coast, sponsor an annual national medical conference and have become affiliated with several other organizations across the country to coordinate their efforts.

Lyme Disease Foundation, Inc.
Another national non-profit dedicated to finding solutions for tick-borne disorders. Founded in 1988, The Lyme Disease Foundation publishes the Journal of Spirochetal and Tick-Borne Diseases (JSTD), the first peer-reviewed scientific publication dedicated to tick-borne and spirochetal disorders.

Lyme Disease Info Net
A comprehensive online directory providing information on Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases including medical literature summaries, Lyme advocacy, and complementary treatment information. The recent update is well worth another look.

Tick Encounter Resource Center
The University of Rhode Island's Center For Vector-Borne Disease is a non-profit organization devoted to preventing insect and arthropod-transmitted infections. The website's goal is to not only provide you with information regarding ticks and tick-transmitted diseases, but also to interactively guide you through the most up-to-date, effective actions that you can take to prevent ticks from biting you, your family and your pets.

Stop Ticks On People (Dutchess County, NY)
Stop Ticks on People (STOP) is dedicated to finding safe environmental solutions to tick control, reducing the incidence and prevalence of tick-borne disease through education, research and prevention. STOP operates as a coalition in partnership with The United Way of Dutchess County and various other organizations to reduce the incidence of tick-borne disease through education, awareness and prevention. As such, they are a model for others local groups who share their mission.

Turn The Corner Foundation (New York, NY)
Turn the Corner is a foundation that is dedicated to the support of research, education, awareness and innovative treatments for Lyme Disease and other tick-borne diseases.

International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society
ILADS, Inc. is a nonprofit, international, multidisciplinary medical society, dedicated to the diagnosis and appropriate treatment of Lyme and its associated diseases. ILADS promotes understanding of Lyme and its associated diseases through research and education and strongly supports physicians and other health care professionals dedicated to advancing the standard of care for Lyme and its associated diseases.

Lyme Disease Network
The Lyme Disease Network has been on the internet since 1994. They are a non-profit foundation dedicated to public education of the prevention and treatment of Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses. Here you can find news, an array of information resources from legal to medical, and the highly recommended flash discussion groups, where moderated chat groups talk about everything from Medical Questions and Looking for a Doctor to General Support and Activism.

Columbia University Lyme Disease Research
Established in 1994, the Lyme Disease Research Program of the New York State Psychiatric Institute is the first in the United States to focus research efforts on the neuropsychiatric aspects of Chronic Lyme Disease in adults and children. Here you will find info on recent, current, and upcoming research studies on Lyme disease conducted in colloboration with their neighbors at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. Most of the doctors researching Lyme here are on the faculty of the medical school of Columbia University.

Hope To Heal Lyme (Purcellville, VA)
Their Mission is to produce events that offer an integrative approach to healing Lyme disease. The integrative approach includes introducing expertise from Medical, Allopathic, Naturopathic, Complimentary and Holistic protocols. These events are designed to address issues of Lyme disease patients and their caregivers. The events are held in Lyme endemic areas of the United States and Canada.

State of Rhode Island Department of Health's Lyme Disease Page
The treatment info here does not include how to treat late-stage, disseminated cases of Lyme disease, therefore, it is not an optimal site. It does, however, contain other worthy info and a link is therefore provided.