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Clindamycin may help prevent shedding of Toxoplasma gondii oocysts
March 9th 2009A way to keep cats with toxoplasmosis from shedding infective oocysts into their environment would be of great benefit since these same oocysts can infect people, especially children, pregnant women, and immunocompromised people.
Gene-mutation discovery could help humans, cats with eye disease
March 6th 2009Columbia, Mo. -- A veterinary ophthalmologist at the University of Missouri identified a genetic link between cats and humans for two forms of retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a discovery that could lead to gene-based therapies benefiting cats and humans.
Job stress puts veterinarians at risk of binge drinking, drug use, study says
March 3rd 2009Hamburg, Germany -- Veterinarians experience a high degree of psychosocial stress and demoralization linked to factors such as long hours with little free time, tough clients and difficulty balancing their private and professional lives, according to a team of researchers in Germany.
P-glycoproteins: Their function, their absence, and the implications for heartworm prevention
March 2nd 2009We've long known that certain herding breeds, especially collies, have a sensitivity to ivermectin. The cause of this sensitivity is a deletion mutation in the ABCB1 gene (formerly known as the multidrug resistant gene, or MDR1).
Canine hip dysplasia: new trends in diagnosis, treatment and prevention
March 1st 2009Canine hip dysplasia affects millions of dogs each year. Abnormal development in the dysplastic hip causes damage to the articular cartilage of the joint, resulting in osteoarthritis, severe pain and eventually debilitation.