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Page last updated: May 30, 2008
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.