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Madison, Wis. -- A new bill that would repay up to $50,000 in veterinary school loans for new Wisconsin food-animal practitioners is receiving a public hearing next week in front of the Wisconsin Senate's Committee on Agriculture and Higher Education.

A National Geographic story details the costly steps many humans take to look good or cure illnesses.

This study confirms that in dogs with confirmed primary chronic hepatitis, those patients with ascites at the time of diagnosis will have significantly decreased survival times compared with those without ascites.

In the United States, cats are more popular than dogs yet they receive less than half the veterinary care provided to their canine counterparts.

Understanding these feline-specific differences is important when prescribing these commonly used drugs.

A blood tube agitator-mixer helps mix medications that separate over time.

Becoming a DVM is more expensive than ever.

Lubricating endotracheal tube cuffs can help reduce tracheal damage.

A Q&A with a veterinary college student featuring her take on the state of animal welfare and her peers' responses and hopes for the future.

Career planning can be customized, and there's a lot of variability in executing your career plans while in veterinary school.

Schaumburg, Ill. -- It's February, so it's time to think teeth.

State environmental agency mulls possible fine for University of Georgia over medical waste regulations

In the world of veterinary employment agreements, the sun shines mostly on the same old points of contention.

Guidelines for entering the 2010 Veterinary Economics Pet Picassos Contestn

This Valentine's Day, show clients you care with these sweet notes of appreciation.

Therapeutic exercise can provide a wide range of benefits for veterinary rehabilitation patients.

Changes in state laws shut down commercial dog kennels in Pa.

Jennieann, Heischmidt, DVM, takes it all off for a "nude" calendar to help a local historical society.

Michelson grant awarded to one, many others are in the running for $75 million

I realized that humanity probably really is getting dumber and the reason may be the very technology that promised to improve our lives.

Arizona court joins ranks with California and Vermont judges in saying "no" to emotional damages cases

Defining societal needs key to address long-term future, experts say.

For the first time in almost 30 years, the games leave Europe and come stateside.

Executive board, committees approve $50 fee hike for regular members

A record-length court battle based on allegations of discrimination cost the British Columbia Veterinary Medical Association millions of dollars to defend, and now members are pledging to raise another $400,000 through a membership fee levy

A new campaign to redefine livestock housing in Ohio was announced Feb. 1.

The American Association of Feline Practitioners and the American Animal Hospital Association have jointly developed and released the Feline Life Stage Guidelines.

The federal Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program is being phased in throughout 2010, which should help some practicing veterinarians offset a healthy portion of their student loans.

Columbus, Ohio -- Membership of the Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board, created through a livestock welfare ballot initiative in November 2009, is expected to be in place by March, according to the Ohio Veterinary Medical Association (OVMA).

Oklahoma City, Okla. --Equine teeth floaters are getting another chance at legitimacy in Oklahoma, after two years of back-and-forth decisions over whether they could practice their craft in the state.