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The Vibratome Company's CompPro 3000 Microtome for use in veterinary laboratories

Dr. Radford Davis explains why veterinarians need to take the lead in talking to their clients about the potential risks of disease transmission from pets to clients and why prevention is so important.

Angell Memorial Animal Hospital offers "The Angell Memorial Animal Hospital Book of Wellness and Preventive Care for Dogs"

New Colorado legislation would allow up to $100,000 in damages against DVMs

Bitebuster? Safety Wear for professionals offers an alternative to the thick leather handling gloves commonly used for bite and scratch resistance

ETags, LLC, introduces Dog-eTag?, a shock-resistant, waterproof digital dog tag that stores up to 40 lines of text in five different languages.

Fort Dodge Animal Health introduces Prime Protection, a health preparation guideline that encompasses disease prevention, parasite control, growth promotion, record keeping and other preconditioning recommendations proven to enhance the performance and value of calves.

Pedigree Perfection introduces its casual class of three-toned jackets

As a veterinarian, you just never know what you are going to do each day.

Ideal's D3 Needles have earned a patent for their strength, sharpness and unique detectability should one break off in an animal.

Dr. Patricia Payne and Dr. Michael Dryden tackle the problems that can occur when the proper diagnostic techniques are not applied in a parasite control program.

It was a strange phone call, indeed. At least, that's what my secretary thought. "Doctor," she said. "There's a man on line one who keeps yelling the number six." I asked her if that was all he had said, and she replied that his exact words were: "Six! Six! Get Obenski to the phone. Tell him that I have a classic six!"

Securos offers Steinmann pins, K-wires and orthopedic wire

DVM Newsmagazine realizes the important role veterinarians and their staff play in maintaining the strength of the human-animal bond.

PetAg introduces the Vive Post-Surgery Energy Bar for dogs and cats.

From a client's point of view, the antemortem differentiation of potentially reversible from irreversible illness is often the most important unknown related to clinical assessment of a patient. Client's typically ask, "Can you help him/her doc?" Our clients are concerned about the probability of their animals' recovery from diseases and disorders with or without therapy, the nature and cost of therapy, and whether recovery will be partial or complete. This phase of patient evaluation is commonly referred to as the"prognosis".

Atlanta-The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is developing a network that tracks illnesses to prepare for potential bioterror attacks.

Synbiotics announces that Witness Relaxin, the canine pregnancy test kit, has now been shown to be accurate for determining feline pregnancy status.

Spectrum Surgical Instruments has developed a dental kit for use in routine diagnostic and prophy procedures.

Austin, Texas- Last month, Executive Director Ron Allen sliced $44,000 off his budget, ordered his staff to take unpaid vacation days and faces the possible consolidation of the Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners (TBVME) with all other state licensing agencies.

Fort Collins, Colo.-The National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) study shows that vaccination practices among the nation's dairy producers vary significantly by herd size.

Dr. Patricia Payne reviews why it is essential for veterinarians to stay up-to-date on diagnosing and treating octoparasites.

Pedigree Perfection introduces reversible all-weather cover-ups

Drs. Chris and Robb Heagle team up to outline an effective parasite control program that empowers the entire staff to educate clients about protecting their pets from disease.

"The Cat: Its Behavior, Nutrition & Health" is an academic textbook for undergraduate animal science courses

Q: Could you provide a brief review on the current nonsurgical procedures for correcting a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in dogs?

Austin, Texas-Debris from the Columbia space shuttle is being looked at as the cause of possibly sickening three cows and two captive deer on three premises in Cherokee County, Texas.

Securos Veterinary Orthopedics has added internal fixation consisting of plates, screws and instrumentation to their range of orthopedic products