New Maine-made tick tactic Health News Digest Posted: March 28th, 2008 by Steve Trinward “As the threat of Lyme disease approaches this spring, this handy, inexpensive tick defense kit could actually save … via ISIL Channels

American Lyme Disease Foundation executive director David Weld and Scott Campbell of Suffolk County Health Department address forum on ticks and illnesses they carry, including Lyme disease, on Shelter Island, NY; Rae Lapides, primary organizer of forum, says ticks, including lone star tick, have become more prevalent on Shelter Island as deer population mushrooms; photos

Dear Heloise: I read your article about flea medication and the adverse reaction a cat had to it. via Star-Press

A repeat course of intravenous antibiotics can improve neurologic deficits in patients with Lyme disease that has spread to the brain, new research shows. via MedlinePlus