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Germantown, Md. -- The American College of Veterinary Surgeons added 65 new diplomates who passed the latest board-certification exam, the ACVS announced.

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A report from the American Heartworm Society shows an increase in the number of heartworm-positive dogs per clinic in 31 states.

Springfield, Ill. - An Illinois Senate bill that would have labeled cosmetic ear cropping and tail docking as "animal torture" was cut to the point of removing all substantial policy change.

Philadelphia -- Dr. Frederick A. Murphy has been selected as the 2009 recipient of the Penn Vet World Leadership Award, earning him $100,000 in unrestricted funding.

The California Senate soon will debate non-therapeutic antimicrobial use in food animals.

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The number of heartworm cases continues to climb in parts of the United States.

Sterling, Mass. -- Webster Veterinary has donated a copy of the its new student edition imaging program to each U.S. veterinary college to use in their teaching hospitals.

Perth, Australia -- About one-third of veterinarians surveyed for a psychological study in Australia report poor psychological health, with younger doctors suffering most from work-related stress and anxiety, researchers found.

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Schaumberg, Ill. -- Jim Flanigan, director of marketing with AVMA for the past seven years, has left the association for the Society of Critical Care Medicine, a human health organization.

A proposed new curriculum for veterinary students at the University of Illinois would have them practicing what they are learning in clinical rotations from day one.

Washington -- A mandatory animal identification tracking system is the most effective way to minimize an animal disease outbreak.

Urbana, Ill. -- Students could spend their first weeks of veterinary school in clinical rotations if a curriculum overhaul is adopted at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine.

Reno, Nev. -- An offer from Madeleine Pickens to create a million-acre sanctuary for up to 30,000 wild horses could cost the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) more than it presently pays for long-term holding facilities for horses removed from public lands, according to the veterinary representative on the National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board.

National Report - The first research foundation dedicated to veterinary pharmacology has been created through start-up funds from the American Academy of Pharmacology and Therapeutics (AAVPT).

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The fate of Merck's and Schering-Plough's animal-health products is unknown in the face of yesterday's announcement of the companies' merger.

A 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.

Whitehouse Station, N.J. -- Merck & Co. and Schering-Plough Corp. announced a $41.1 billion merger March 9, but it's unclear at this point how it will affect both companies' animal-health businesses.

The discovery of a genetic link between cats and people for two forms of retinitis pigmentosa could lead to gene-based therapies for both species.

Schaumberg, Ill. -- A $100,000 grant from the Rockefeller Foundation will go toward national and global One Health Commission initiatives.

National Report -- Veterinary students in two states will have access to more scholarship funds despite the tightening economy.

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Columbia, 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.

Ames, Iowa- An NIH-affiliated organization doled out more than $4 million in grants to two veterinary researchers at Iowa State University (ISU) to further study Parkinson's disease.