AM 1240 WJON » lyme disease http://wjon.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:10:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Drug Used to Treat Lyme Disease Is In Short Supply http://wjon.com/drug-used-to-treat-lyme-disease-is-in-short-supply/ http://wjon.com/drug-used-to-treat-lyme-disease-is-in-short-supply/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 18:46:54 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=187790 An antibiotic used to treat Lyme disease is in short supply in Minnesota, forcing some clinics to scramble as the tick season arrives. Doxycycline is ordinarily cheap with many uses. It's been on the national drug shortage list since January because of manufacturing delays and rising demand.

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]]> http://wjon.com/drug-used-to-treat-lyme-disease-is-in-short-supply/feed/ 0 Getty Images Sartell Couple to Share Their Struggle with Lyme Disease [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/sartell-couple-to-share-their-struggle-with-lyme-disease-audio/ http://wjon.com/sartell-couple-to-share-their-struggle-with-lyme-disease-audio/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:42:29 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=185835 Tick season also means Lyme disease season. Nicole Koll of Sartell says she has battled with the disease for years, seeing many doctors before getting correctly diagnosed.

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]]> http://wjon.com/sartell-couple-to-share-their-struggle-with-lyme-disease-audio/feed/ 0 Getty Images Ticks Begin Emerging From Winter Slumber [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/ticks-begin-emerging-from-winter-slumber-audio/ http://wjon.com/ticks-begin-emerging-from-winter-slumber-audio/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:30:16 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=185573 Ticks which carry Lyme Disease and other dangerous illnesses are starting to emerge from the winter.

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]]> http://wjon.com/ticks-begin-emerging-from-winter-slumber-audio/feed/ 0 Getty Images Warm, Wet Spring Has Ticks Thriving http://wjon.com/warm-wet-spring-has-ticks-thriving/ http://wjon.com/warm-wet-spring-has-ticks-thriving/#comments Mon, 18 Jun 2012 05:01:53 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=109900 We're in the prime part of the season for Lyme Disease and with a warm and wet spring, there are even more black-legged ticks out feeding.

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]]> http://wjon.com/warm-wet-spring-has-ticks-thriving/feed/ 0 Getty Images Northeast Minnesota in High Risk Lyme Disease Area http://wjon.com/northeast-minnesota-in-high-risk-lyme-disease-area/ http://wjon.com/northeast-minnesota-in-high-risk-lyme-disease-area/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:32:46 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=72502 Researchers who dragged sheets of fabric through the woods to snag ticks have created a detailed map pinpointing the highest-risk areas for Lyme disease.

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