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Bethesda, Md. -- Scientists at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health, say they have unlocked the key to the differences in dogs? coats.

National Report -- The U.S. Drug Enforcement Admininstration (DEA) reports the veterinary dewormer levamisole is showing up in seized street cocaine.

Student debt and starting salaries are up, but new DVMs are still opting to stay in the classroom longer.

Vote for your favorite pet-related mishap in Veterinary Pet Insurance's Hambone Award contest. (Don't worry, all the pets are fine now.)

An equine practitioner from Queensland, Australia, has died after contracting the Hendra virus from a horse.

California -- Fire season has begun on the West Coast and, though wildfires around Los Angeles are being brought under control, mandatory evacuations are still in place so many shelters and hospitals are opening their doors to displaced pets.

The digital age is here-and it's mobile.

Be prepared to show how your education benefits your equine practice's bottom line.

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Denver -- A new program from Pfizer Animal Health and Morris Animal Foundation aims at putting practicing veterinarians back into fields of scientific research.

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Kerrville, Texas -- A six-year study by the USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is good news for veterinarians who've seen Lyme disease outbreaks, that eventually wind up in dogs, among their local deer populations.

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The veterinarian describes his discomfort in leaving his quiet, rural environment to spend a few days in a major city where he and his wife were wined and dined, including an episode at a restaurant where the menu was entirely in French.

Vomiting is one of the most common reasons dogs are presented for veterinary consultation.

U.S. News and World Report has identified the 10 most pet-friendly cities. See if you agree.

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Tourniquets quickly secure endotracheal tubes

Meet practical joker Josh Kneeslapper, a man who claims to have tricked, outsmarted and sabotaged the veterinary profession successfully for four decades.

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A Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association past president, Dr. Rene Carlson, is now in the running for the 2010 American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) president-elect.

As legislators grapple with complaints of veterinarian shortages, they are looking to technicians to help fill the gap. But what does this mean for the role of technicians in the veterinary profession?

The pancreas has two separate functions within the body, often referred to as the exocrine and endocrine pancreata.

Concurrent conditions frequently diagnosed in dogs with EPI include small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, hypocobalaminemia, mesenteric torsion, and a handful of others.

A few new faces will gather around the table at the next American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Executive Board meeting.

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An increasingly popular form of therapy for many conditions--most commonly immune-mediated hemolytic anemia but also systemic lupus erythematosus and membranous glomerulonephritis, among others--is combining prednisone with ultralow-dose aspirin.

Americans today are wrestling with the value of their pets and the laws protecting animals more than ever before. And experts say veterinarians are, and should be, at the center of the debate.

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