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True or false? The needs of the patient come before the interests of clients.

To better coordinate animal-rescue efforts during times of disaster, the AVMA, AVMF and the American Red Cross are working together.

The technical language of medicine that we routine use in describing various aspects of a diagnosis, prognosis and treatment often baffles clients who are unfamiliar with medical terminology.

The biggest concern for veterinarians is financial pressure on clients, whose disposable income may be reduced in a down economy.

When I tell clients to clean their pets' ears, give medications, or perform other procedures twice a week, I tell them to do it on garbage-pick-up days, which are Tuesdays and Fridays in our area.

Louisville, Ky. - Racing officials say it seems only appropriate that Louisville's Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby, is the nation's first racetrack to win accreditation by NTRA.

Lacey heard the tell-tale chirp from her cell phone.

Portland, Ore. - Dr. Jeffrey Klausner, former CEO and president of New York City's Animal Medical Center, accepted a position with Banfield.

This physical therapist and certified canine rehabilitation practitioner discusses canine physical therapy and demonstrates underwater treadmill therapy in a German shorthaired pointer with a partial cranial cruciate ligament tear and a German shepherd dog with type II intervertebral disc disease and hip dysplasia.

My grandmother, whom we called Nonny, grew up in a family of five sisters and one brother.

Phoenix - A $1 million pet-owner-awareness campaign about the merits of hospital accreditation has been unveiled y the American Animal Hospital Association.

National Report: Generation X and Baby Boomers are different, but they have one important thing in common - they are veterinarians.

We all know that cats are difficult to pill. Here at Spring Mill Veterinary Hospital, we have our own method.

One day in 1959, I saw an ad about a CE conference for physicians being held at a ski resort in Sun Valley, Idaho. "Hey," I thought. "Why can't we do that?"

Memphis, Tenn. - An expired temporary license is costing a Tennessee DVM $30,000 in fines form the state's veterinary board.

A female Hereford cow is the first livestock animal to have her full genome sequenced, and the findings may lead to a better understanding of bovine disease and treatment.

Retired racing greyhounds have become increasingly popular pets, but only sparse information regarding disease prevalence in this subset of dogs has been reported.

Schaumburg, Ill. - Tuskegee University's veterinary school moved from limited to full accreditation.

Profession continues its evolution, remains strong despite uncertainty and changes.

When it comes to pet-health insurance, a majority of veterinarians are voting for wider use of a third-party payment system.

The study discussed here demonstrates that enzyme immunoassay detection of B. dermatitidis antigen is a valuable addition to the arsenal of diagnostic tests.

Lake City, Iowa - An Iowa veterinarian says there's little more he can say about his testimony in 2007 trial just released in a documentary on HBO.

The first full genome of a female Hereford cow has been sequenced.

This is the first of a three-part Web presentation of more than 90 data tables by Advanstar Research Services and DVM Newsmagazine.

The ASPCA reports that dogs and cats have a low risk of becoming infected with the swine flu but that pig owners should take precautions.

DVM Newsmagazine's Triennial Report/Survey was published in conjunction with the magazine's 2009 State of the Profession news coverage. This is the second of a three-part Web presentation of more than 90 data tables taken from surveys conducted in late 2008-early 2009 by Advanstar Research Services and DVM Newsmagazine.

Rumors that a lack of state funding for the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University might force it to close are completely untrue, according to the dean, Dr. Deborah Kochevar.

East Lansing -- The open-heart-surgery program at Michigan State University's College of Veterinary Medicine, one of just three in the country, is being reorganized before the fall semester.

Ruby Puppy, the first transgenic dog, expresses a gene from a sea anemone that makes her glow red in ultraviolet light.

North Grafton, Mass. -- Despite rumors swirling about its closure, the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University isn't going anywhere.