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From the 2011 ACVIM Forum: Do probiotics have a role in treatment?

London - Thirteen people have been convicted in what British officials are calling Europe's largest veterinary drug ring.

From the 2011 ACVIM Forum: Will this dietary restriction help affected cats?

Schaumburg, Ill. - On the heels of an internal report advocating radical change to the way the organization serves the public and the profession it represents, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) released a new plan to govern its growth over the next several years.

Urbana, Ill. - Over the next 18 months, the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine will undergo a transformation that could reduce energy consumption by as much as 40 percent.

Oakland, Calif. - Construction is underway on Oakland Zoo's new veterinary hospital-the first on-site facility to treat the zoo's 600-plus residents.

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St. Louis - Veterinary schools need to graduate veterinarians with real-world skills necessary to immediately contribute to practices or other areas of employment.

Lawmakers are forcing groups who bring animals into Connecticut for adoption to have them examined by a veterinarian within 48 hours of importation.

Dr. Robert M. Miller recounts a time when he had to help a full-sized African elephant.

Conditioning principles coalesce between the two disparate forms of sport, to mutual benefit.

Blacksburg, Va. - Two new initiatives in public health have been launched at Virginia Tech with the formation of the Center for Public Health Practice and Research and a new department within the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine to support the center.

Columbia, Mo. - It's believed that 50 percent of the 2 million U.S. military personnel who have served in Iraw and Afghanistan experience combat-related psychological problems ranging form substance abuse to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The summit focused on exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage and the use of furosemide in race horses.

Schaumburg, Ill. - Ther American Veterinary Medical Association developed a new data collection tool to help in the fight against non-DVMs performing veterinary prcedures

Madison, Wis. - A new vaccine to protect against dengue fever has proven safe and effective in preclinical studies

Caring for those affected by the disease that caused champion Uncle Mo to be scratched from the Derby.

National Report - Ballot initatives, backed by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) to change egg-production standards, were dropped in Oregon and Washington after HSUS and the United Egg Producers announced a deal to work together on new federal legislation that would apply to all egg-laying hens in the United States.

National Report - Mark Twain once said it was best to read the weather forecase before praying for rain.

A recent study sought to establish the incidence of and risk factors for seizures after myelography with iohexol in dogs.

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Athens, Ga. - Veterinary researchers at the University of Georgia will collborate with several universities as part of a nearly $5 million, five-year grant to study a curative vaccine for rabies that could be administered late in the disease process.

National Report - Animal-welfare groups and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) have butted heads for some time about wild-horse gathers, but BLM recently announced it will work more closely with the Humane Society of the United States to develop a "new normal" for doing business in the future.

Hartford, Conn. - Animal cruelty and child abuse have now been linked in new ways.

NJVMA leaves seat unfilled to question relevance of AVMA's House of Delegates.

College Station, Texas - The Department of Defense shelled out a $900,000 grant fo Texas A&M's veterinary college can study non-invasive treatments and therapies for spinal cord injuries in dogs.

Carvallis, Ore. - Canine cancer is presenting new opportunities for veteirnary and medical researchers to develop new treatment strategies.

Jefferson City, Mo. - A new bill in Missouri will give the state pharmacy board authority over retail veterinary legend drugs, but also adds a licensed veterinarian to the board's advisory committee.

Timonium, Md. - CATalyst Council says an initiative rolled out in early 2011 is starting to make inroads on reversing the decline in feline visits to veterinarians.