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THE NEW TANNER14THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2010 How to stay safe during tick seasonLyme disease is the about three-mm in length cated as to the complex tick, being careful not to fastest growing infectious in the adult phase. Different symptoms that result if touch the body of the tick disease in North America. species of ticks are capable not caught and treated ear-(get as close to the skin as The United States reports of transmitting several dif-ly. Lyme disease has been possible then pull back-over 30,000 cases annually, ferent diseases to humans misdiagnosed as multiple wards). Apply antiseptic to and estimates the disease including Lyme disease. sclerosis, Parkinsons dis-the area immediately. Save can be under-reported sev-These ticks are transport-ease, ALS (Lou Gehrigs the tick if possible and call eral fold. Disease carrying ed randomly throughout disease), several forms of your local health depart-ticks are becoming more Canada by our friendly arthritis, chronic fatigue ment. Waiting for blood and more prevalent in Can-migratory birds, who can syndrome, fibromyalgia, tests is the wrong way to ada and are on the move. also harbour Lyme disease bowel disorders, and many deal with possible Lyme They are found Canada and other diseases in their other diagnoses.disease as detectable anti-wide. The species of tick blood.Ticks can be found in bodies do not develop for that transmits Lyme dis-Remember, no tick is a your lawn, on your pets, several weeks, when the ease to humans is only safe tick.in tall grass or brush, disease has disseminated about the size of a poppy Lyme disease can cause on logs or woodpiles. If into deep tissue making seed when they are in the long-term health issues if outside, do not brush up treatment much more dif-nymphal stage, and only not identified and treat-against brush or tall grass, fi cult.walk in the centre area of Prevention is the best trails, and wear a repellent medicine. Be tick aware, ed early. It can affect the can be affected at once, containing DEET. Pets no tick is a safe tick! brain, eyesight, hearing, therefore, it can often be can carry ticks into your For more information heart, nervous system, misdiagnosed. Lyme dis-home. Talk to your veter-on prevention contact the muscles, joints, digestive ease is being missed in inarian about protecting Canadian Lyme Disease tract, and lymph nodes. Canada. One reason is your pets.Foundation 250-768-0978 Because Lyme disease is doctors are not told of the Use fine tipped tweez-or visit www.canlyme.a multi-system disorder, limitations of blood tests ers to remove an attached com/prevention.htmlmany systems of the body used here, and are not edu-Turn off the television for better language developmentRecent studies indicate that young children ex-The results of the study, published in June 2009, posed to television viewing from infancy can were eye-opening. During each hour of audible experience a delay in speech and know fewer words television, significant reductions in child vocal-than children who didnt watch television. But up izations, vocalization duration and conversational until very recently it really wasnt understood why. turns occurred. On average, each additional hour Research points to fewer words being uttered around of television exposure was also associated with a the house by caregivers in the presence of audible decrease of 770 words the child heard from an adult television. Therefore, turning off the TV can pro-during the recording session. From 500 to 1,000 mote better language skills for children and adults fewer adult words were spoken per hour of audible alike. television. Adults generally speak more than 900 A total of 329 children were observed in a home-words per hour. However, that amount is nearly BAKE SALE FUNDRAISER: Erin TD Canada Trust based study led by researcher Dimitri A. Christakis, obliterated when the TV is on.manager Mary Cunningham organized a bake sale at MD, MPH, director of the Center for Child Health, According to recommendations by the American the branch to raise pledges for the Shamrock Shuffl e, Behaviour and Development at Seattle Childrens Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), children under the on Sunday in Erin. Proceeds will benefi t the athletic Research Institute and professor of pediatrics at the age of two should not watch television. Instead, department at Erin District High School and the East University of Washington School of Medicine.spend time reading, talking and singing to your child Wellington Community Services. Submitted photoThe children wore a small, business card-sized re-to promote brain and verbal development.corder on random days monthly for up to two years. After age two is reached, children can watch age-The recorder captured everything the child said and appropriate programming, but keep it to a minimum Queen of Creditalso heard during continuous 12- to 16-hour periods. -- no more than two hours per day. Here are other The recorders were removed only for naps, baths, recommendations to follow.I WILL FINANCE YOU!night time sleep, and car rides. A speech identifi ca-* During meal times, keep the TV turned off and Anyone, Anytime, Anywheretion software program processed the recorded fi les engage in conversation.ILL MAKE YOUR FIRST 3 PAYMENTSto analyze sounds children were exposed to in their * Dont leave the television on for background Vehicles from $5000-$25000environment, as well as the sounds and utterances noise. When it is not being watched, keep it off.100%whatever you need!they made.* If you are watching television together, talk APPROVALRATING!about what you are watching. 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