Tag: ticks

Healthy Options 6/6/18

Producer/Host: Rhonda Feiman
Production Assistance: Petra Hall
Studio Engineer: John Greenman

TICKS & LYME DISEASE and other co-infections that are now being seen in Maine.

Guest: Dr. Beatrice M. Szantyr, medical advisor for MaineLyme, a non-profit dedicated to decreasing Lyme and related tick diseases in Maine. She is also a member of the State of Maine Vector-borne Disease Work Group, the Maine Medical Association, and the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS).

What new ticks have been found in Maine?
What new tick-borne illnesses have been discovered in Maine?
What are the signs and symptoms of Lyme disease?
What are the signs and symptoms of tick diseases such as anaplasmosis & ehrlichiosis?
What is a course of treatment if you have the clinical symptoms of Lyme and other tick-borne illnesses?
What can we do to prevent tick bites?
What new research has corroborated the effectiveness of permethrin as a tick repellent treatment for clothes and other items?

Websites of interest:
MaineLyme
ILADS (International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society)
Lyme Disease Association (About Lyme —great pictures of ticks and rashes)
Lymedisease.org (Formerly CALDA)
Tick Encounter Resource Center

Rhonda’s 2017 show with Dr. Bea Szantyr and Constance Dickey, RN can be found here

Other Healthy Options programs on Lyme and tick-borne illness:

Healthy Options Special 7/11/12

Healthy Options 6/3/15

Healthy Options 6/1/16

Healthy Options 6/6/12

Healthy Options 3/6/13

Mainely Phenology 4/28/18

Producers/Hosts: Hazel Stark and Joe Horn

Ticks

Photos, a full transcript, references, contact information, and more available at mainelyphenology.wordpress.com

Imagine being the size of a sesame seed and trying to survive in the great outdoors. Just about everything seems bigger than you, you lack wings, so it takes forever to get around, too much sun can make you dry out and die, and your only source of food is trapped inside mammals and birds that are much larger and faster than you are. To adapt to this intimidating situation, you spend most of your time waiting—perhaps on the tip of a blade of grass on the border between forest and field—for what might feel like a once in a lifetime chance that some creature might brush by you and offer a long-awaited meal. It sounds like a tough life, doesn’t it?

Healthy Options 6/1/16

Host & producer: Rhonda Feiman, L.Ac.
Co-producer: Petra Hall
Engineer: John Greenman

Program Topic: Ticks, Lyme disease and other tick-borne infections

Key Discussion Points:
a) How can we protect ourselves against tick bites and possible tick-borne illnesses?
b) What is a tick check and how often should we perform them?
c) What type of clothing should we wear for tick protection?
d) What repellants should we apply before venturing out into the great outdoors?
4) What is the safest way to remove an embedded tick, and should we save the tick after we remove it?
5) Can a tick transmit disease if it hasn’t been embedded for many hours, or isn’t engorged?
6) What are the signs and symptoms of tick-borne infections, and what should we do if we have those symptoms?

Guests:
A) Dr. Beatrice M. Szantyr is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a member of the American College of Physicians, and is board certified in both internal medicine and pediatrics. She currently participates on the State of Maine Vector-borne Disease Work Group, and is a member of the Maine Medical Association, the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS), and serves as a medical advisor for MaineLyme, a non-profit dedicated to decreasing Lyme and related tick diseases in Maine. Dr. Szantyr has lectured on Lyme disease and related tick-borne disorders, to professional and community groups throughout New England, and has given testimony before the Maine Legislature concerning Lyme disease in the State of Maine.
B) Constance “Happy” Dickey, RN is a founding member and board member of MaineLyme, a non-profit dedicated to awareness and prevention through education and advocacy. She facilitates support groups for people with Lyme, both in-person in Maine, and online, and she is also an advocate for patients with Lyme disease. She has traveled extensively with Dr. Szantyr, educating medical personnel -and the public- about Lyme disease.

Call In Program: no
Political Broadcast: no

Websites of interest:
MaineLyme
www.mainelyme.org

ILADS (International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society)
www.ilads.org

Lyme Disease Association (About Lyme —great pictures of ticks and rashes)
www.lymediseaseassociation.org

Lymedisease.org (Formerly CALDA)

Home member launch

Tick Encounter Resource Center
http://www.tickencounter.org/

Insectshield sells permethrin-treated clothing, blankets, hats, etc, or will dip your own clothing, uniforms, etc. Will last the life of the garment.
www.insectshield.com

Dog Not Gone is a Maine company using goods made in the USA makes dog and horse vests that are permethrin treated. They are also making people vests, hats, and gaiters.
www.dognotgone.com

Common Health 5/18/11

Producer/Host: Jim Fisher
Studio Engineer: Joel Mann

Topic: Lyme and other Tick Borne Diseases

Guests:
Emily Bracale, Author of In the Lyme-Light: Protraits of Illness and Healing www.inthelyme-light.com
Dr. Penelope Houghton, Naturopath , www.acadianaturopathic.com , Ellsworth, ME Phone: 207.664.0780
Happy Dickey, RN with the Maine Lyme Program hdickeyrn@hotmail.com