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Cute Baby Clothes There is good news on the Lyme disease front again this year. The final statistics are in and the number of confirmed cases in 2003 dropped by 36 percent to 273, compared to 424 in 2002. This is the fourth consecutive year the number of cases has declined.

Organic Baby Clothes The county has been keeping track of the number of cases of Lyme disease reported here since 1988. Cases reported in Hunterdon from 1998 through 2002 are 528, 618, 543, 523, and 424, respectively.

When treated in its early stages, Lyme disease is about 95 percent curable. If you suspect Lyme disease, see your doctor for a diagnosis. The natural remedies in this chapter n conjunction with medical care and used with the approval of your doctor ay help relieve the symptoms of Lyme disease, according to some health professionals.

Punk Baby Clothes The number of confirmed cases of Lyme disease in the state is heading in the opposite direction -- 2,387 in 2001; 2,417 in 2002; and 2,539 in 2003.

two punch that may help lessen the severity of Lyme disease is garlic and foods rich in vitamin C, says Julian Whitaker, M.D., founder and president of the Whitaker Wellness Center in Newport Beach, California. !=106">Garlic is a generalized antibiotic, which may help you get over Lyme disease more quickly, explains Dr. Whitaker. And citrus fruits, strawberries, peppers and other foods rich in vitamin C can build immunity for quicker relief of the flulike symptoms of Lyme disease, he says. (For more food sources of vitamin C, see Õetting What You Need on page 142.)

Newborn Baby Clothes Carl Rachel, public information officer of the Hunterdon County Department of Health said his department can't really speculate on why there is another decrease here, but he suspects part of the reason relates to education, "People are finally getting the message about prevention, and possibly more people are using insecticides on their properties."

Ticks are known to carry and infect dogs and humans with a variety of nasty diseases, including Lyme disease, ehrlichiosis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and more.

Cheap Baby Clothes He also theorized, "meteorological patterns such as last year's continued wet season" may have disrupted Lyme cycles in Hunterdon. "These considerations are not clinically proven or study-based. However, we continue to look at such factors when tracking the patterns of Lyme from year to year," he said. He said a "Lyme Disease Awareness" radio show will be aired Friday, March 12, from 4 to 5 p.m. on WDVR-fm in Sergeantsville.

Lyme disease may be hard to detect because its symptoms are similar to those of many other illnesses. If you and your doctor think you have Lyme disease, your doctor will do a careful medical history and physical exam. Antibody tests can sometimes be used to help identify Lyme disease. Other tests may be done in certain situations.

Alternative Baby Clothes "It will feature Tadhgh Rainey and Denny Mazurkiewicz of our department explaining Lyme from both the vector control and public health nursing perspectives," Rachel said. "Perhaps we'll have more data by then, although the (national) numbers are not readily forthcoming" from the federal Centers For Disease Control and Prevention and the national Lyme Foundation.

Baby Clothes Online Lyme disease is spread to humans and animals through the bite of an infected deer tick. Lyme is rarely, if ever, fatal. If left untreated, however, it can cause arthritis, neurological abnormalities, encephalitis and cardiac problems.

Organic Baby Products More information can be obtained at the county Health Department's Web site, www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/health/lymeinfo.htm.

Baby Clothes Uk By Deb Dawson
The Hunterdon County Democrat - 3/4/2004

Topic: Pesticides

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