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Home of the Lyme Tick Test 1-877-TICK TEST

New Jersey Laboratories has developed a new procedure that allows for the early detection
of the Borrelia Burgdorferi bacteria that causes Lyme disease. Unlike other methods this
procedure identifies the bacteria in ticks in only a few days which can make the difference
in treating this life threatening disease. Other clinical tests for diagnosing Lyme disease may
take several weeks to months during which time the effects of the disease may become
more difficult to treat.

If you want to determine if a tick is a carrier of the bacteria that causes
Lyme disease, contact:

New Jersey Laboratories at 1(732) 249-0148

Put the tick in a small ziplock sandwich bag with a cotton ball moistened with water.
Place a label with your name and address on the ziplock bag and mail to:

NEW JERSEY LABORATORIES,
1110 SOMERSET ST.,
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ 08901

Test cost is $60,
make checks payable to: New Jersey Laboratories
Results are mailed approximately ten days after receipt.

Multiple ticks from the same person can be tested as a single test. Simply place multiple
ticks in a single zip-locked bag and indicate that they were on one person.

If the tick was exposed to alcohol or other antibiotic agents, the tick must be tested
using a DNA type procedure. The DNA test cost is $175.

http://njlabs.com/TickTest/index.cfm
http://njlabs.com/TickTest/ticks.cfm
http://njlabs.com/TickTest/lymedisease.cfm
also
http://www.aldf.com/faq.shtml
http://www.aldf.com/EMPoster.shtml
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Guess who just had a Series of Mini Strokes



KNOW The SIGNS / ACT In TIME
Since its launch in 2001, the Know Stroke campaign has focused on:

* Increasing the public's awareness of signs and symptoms of stroke;
* Encouraging the public to call 911 in case of stroke; and
* Influencing the health care community to implement and improve protocols to treat stroke.

Part of the Public Awareness Campaign was to mail out a Pamphlet
and a Refrigerator Magnet describing the Symptoms, and stressing
the importance of calling 911 IMMEDIATELY.

I lucked out but feel beholden to pass along the information that
can save you, or a loved one from going through years of rehab.

* Sudden NUMBNESS or weakness of face, arm, or leg, especially on one side of the body
* Sudden CONFUSION, trouble speaking or understanding speech
* Sudden TROUBLE SEEING in one or both eyes
* Sudden TROUBLE WALKING, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination
* Sudden SEVERE HEADACHE with no known cause

[yoyo52]

I was beginning to get worried about you--so sorry to hear that you were ill. Were you hospitalized for a while? Are you home now? Are you OK home?

[Celandine]

(07-17-2010 08:45 PM)yoyo52 Wrote:  I was beginning to get worried about you--so sorry to hear that you were ill. Were you hospitalized for a while? Are you home now? Are you OK home?

I wasn't ill in the usual sense.. a stroke.. as the name implies..
kinda' comes out-of-the blue one minute I had a headache, the
next I was falling down dizzy (including a total loss of balance)

I didn't want to call 911, but wanted to call the local taxi service
but I couldn't figure out the proper sequence of steps involved
in looking up the number to make the call.. it was just a jumble

At that point I acknowledged that I was indeed a candidate for 911.

The dizziness passed, but struck again while in the ER, leaving me
very grateful to be where I was by that time...
That cleared, but while they were preparing me for an
electroencephalograph I had a third episode ...then a forth...
So they administered A CLOT BUSTER and the dizziness subsided.

They admitted me to the hospital so they could continue to do tests
to determine the exact cause.. , echocardiogram, and an MRI .. then
prescribed a series of drugs to thin the blood, bring down my blood
pressure, and lower my cholesterol levels and sent me home, where
I'm expected to do a follow-up by my primary care giver.

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Understanding Stroke (Stroke #1)
Risk Factors For Strokes (Stroke #2)
Symptoms of Stroke (Stroke #3)
Preventing Stroke (Stroke #4)

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THE TAKE-AWAY MESSAGE IS:
For the Best Possible Outcome
Time Is of the Essence!

KNOW The SIGNS/ACT In TIME

The FIRST HOUR
Could Mean the Difference Between
Full Recovery & A Lifelong Disability

MOST Stokes Involve A Blood-Clot Blockage.
If You Get INTO the HOSPITAL WITHIN The
FIRST HOUR They Have Time to Evaluate
the Patient and ADMINISTER the t-PA
to Restore Blood Supply BEFORE Cells Die!

The FIRST HOUR
Could Mean the Difference Between
Full Recovery & A Lifelong Disability

KNOW The SIGNS/ACT In TIME
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Coronal Mass Ejection Headed For Earth



On August 1st, almost the entire Earth-facing side of the sun erupted in a tumult of activity. There was a C3-class solar flare, a solar tsunami, multiple filaments of magnetism lifting off the stellar surface, large-scale shaking of the solar corona, radio bursts, a coronal mass ejection and more. This extreme ultraviolet snapshot from the Solar Dynamics Observatory shows the sun's northern hemisphere in mid-eruption. Different colors in the image represent different gas temperatures ranging from ~1 to 2 million degrees K. Credit: NASA/SDO

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It's that time of year again...
...this is the generation that will migrate to Mexico.



The last of this year's brood is turning into a chrysalis
at my elbow as I "speak".

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How the First 9 Months Shape the Rest of Your Life

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What makes us the way we are? Why are some people predisposed to be anxious,
overweight or asthmatic? How is it that some of us are prone to heart attacks,
diabetes or high blood pressure?

There's a list of conventional answers to these questions. We are the way we are
because it's in our genes. We turn out the way we do because of our childhood
experiences. Or our health and well-being stem from the lifestyle choices we make
as adults.

But there's another powerful source of influence you may not have considered: your
life as a fetus. The nutrition you received in the womb; the pollutants, drugs and
infections you were exposed to during gestation; your mother's health and state of
mind while she was pregnant with you — all these factors shaped you as a baby
and continue to affect you to this day.


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BUSH: On the Couch


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