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Wednesday, November 14, 2012

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Recurring Lyme Disease Rash Caused By Reinfection, Not Relapse

Lyme disease is spread by deer ticks like this one. A study finds that some people can be reinfected many times with the bacteria that cause the disease.

November 14, 2012 Some doctors thought Lyme disease was a chronic condition that relapsed. Now, there's evidence that recurring cases of Lyme disease may actually be caused by multiple, discrete tick bites and infections.

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Monday, August 06, 2012

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Help For 'Tubies' In Jefferson City, Mo.

Danielle Peterson lives in Jefferson City, Mo., and has a chronic illness that requires her to be tube fed.

August 6, 2012 The Feeding Tube Awareness Foundation was started in 2010 and aims to educate and support parents of tube feeding children.

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