Lyme Disease

Beware: There's a dark side of sunny days
Published on May 24th, 2012
7 comments The warm sun on your skin... picnics with friends.... long, lazy days... beach vacations... heat stroke? We're not trying to kill your summer buzz, but there are a few heightened risks associated...
Oxygen, herbs cured my Lyme
Published on Jun 2nd, 2011
0 comments I read with interest your May 19 cover story about Lyme disease. I found I had Lyme when my dog, Lilah, went lame in 2006. I immediately visited my family physician, since I, too, was experiencing...
Up tick: Why you should be worried about Lyme disease
Published on May 17th, 2011
40 comments Scuttle aside, cockroaches. You're losing your spot as the most feared insect in Virginia, and your competition doesn't even look that scary. So tiny it can scarcely be seen, the black-legged tick...
Up-tick: Lyme Task Force meets as cases rise
Published on Mar 8th, 2011
5 comments Many people know Lyme Disease as a tick-borne illness that causes a "bulls-eye" rash around the area of a bite. Fewer people understand just how serious Lyme Disease can be–- and how prevalent...