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Chronic Lyme disease: A dubious diagnosis
Dr. Bernard Raxlen arrived at Manhattan's glamorous Gotham Hall on a cool autumn night in 2008 to receive a humanitarian award.
With a lime-green Lyme disease advocacy ribbon pinned to his dapper black suit, Raxlen joined partygoers sipping martinis...Tags: Psychiatry, Court Preliminary, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Placebo, Psychiatrists
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Obama administration's balancing act: Health insurance benefits vs. costs
Kaiser Health NewsEven as House Republicans press to repeal the health care law, government advisers this week are preparing to wade into one of the most contentious questions raised by the legislation: What benefits must insurers cover? The answer will affect tens of...Tags: Barack Obama, Chicago Jobs, Autism, News Media, Consumers
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A ticking time bomb? Lyme disease can wreak havoc
Tribune Staff WriterSue and John Gibbons suffered for years from various physical ailments, ranging from body aches and headaches to fatigue and confusion. They describe seeking out a parade of medical specialists and thousands of dollars' worth of tests that never provided...Tags: Minnesota, Medical Procedures and Tests, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Skin, Placebo
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Affinity for music paves way for pianist who has played worldwide venues
alician@herald-mail.comSimon Holt never planned or expected to cross the pond from England to the United States along with his wife and two young boys to live and work. Nonetheless, he did. "It hadn't even crossed my mind," said Holt, 45, who lives and works at Saint James...Tags: University of Notre Dame, Music Theater, London (England), Westminster Abbey, Anglicanism
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Catching Spring Fever At Chilly Rocky Neck Beach In East Lyme
The Hartford CourantI headed south. The barren winter landscape has become downright depressing. And this from someone who loves winter. Cabin fever has rapidly become igloo fever, as bare ground hasn't been seen for weeks, and weekends are spent shoveling off roofs and...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Rocky Neck State Park, Manchester, Beach Vacations, East Lyme
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Eclectic Mix Is Of The Moment
"It's all in the mix" was the refrain last weekend at the Interior Inspirations show in Old Lyme, a fund-raiser for the Child & Family Agency of Southeasatern Connecticut. "The matchy-matchy thing is over," declared New York designer Larry Laslo. He...Tags: Pimlico, Old Lyme, New Canaan, Pakistan, Philosophy
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Overlook Rewards Hikers In Lyme's Plimpton Preserve
Standing on top of a huge boulder within Lyme's Elizebeth Plimpton Memorial Preserve, looking over Hamburg Cove out to Long Island Sound, it is easy to imagine a ship sailing across the Atlantic Ocean. What exactly does a 105-acre preserve in the...Tags: Land Resources, Manchester, Atlantic Ocean, Connecticut, Natural Resources
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Heavy Lobbying Keeps Red Light Cameras On Track
The Hartford CourantUp to now, the Connecticut General Assembly has never approved any of the bills offered in recent years that would enable cities and towns to install cameras at red lights and collect fines by mailing tickets to violators. But this year's bill —...Tags: Peggy Sayers, Wallingford, Bloomfield (Staten Island, New York), Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Republican Party
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Close-up on Old Lyme
The Hartford CourantHOW IT GOT ITS NAME: Likely named after Lyme Regis, Dorsetshire, in England. A settler, Matthew Griswold, apparently left England from the port of Lyme Regis. ORIGINS: Set off from Saybrook in 1665, the town was incorporated in 1855 as South Lyme. The...Tags: Old Lyme, Entertainment, Woodrow Wilson, Florence Griswold House, Childe Hassam
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Learning The Language Of Interior Design
Just as you can master a foreign language like Chinese, you can learn the language of interior design, says New York interior designer Alexa Hampton.
"In fact, when you look at a room, you're reading it," she says. "It's a vocabulary that you can learn."...Tags: White House, Weddings, New York, Bloomfield (Hartford, Connecticut), Bloomfield (Staten Island, New York)
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New Book Visits 28 Private Gardens
"A house comes alive with a lot of people," says garden writer Jane Garmey, "but I think a garden is a much more private and personal experience. When you see a garden, you get to know the person whose garden it is." Garmey's new book, "Private Gardens...Tags: Hobbies, Photography, Salisbury (Litchfield, Connecticut), Washington (Litchfield, Connecticut), Connecticut
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Divide Over Lyme Disease Treatment
McClatchy TribuneFour years ago, after being bitten by a deer tick, Michelle Backes got treated immediately for Lyme disease. She thought she was safe until three months later, when her body started going numb. Then the onetime teacher from Lindstrom, Minn., turned to a...Tags: Minnesota, Skin Rash, Demonstration, Lyme Disease, Connecticut
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