News

Washington - 8/21/2007 - The American Kennel Club (AKC) filed a request with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to form a political action committee focused on canine legislative issues.

Louisiana - 8/20/2007 - The state is urging horse owners to vaccinate their animals after the mosquito-borne virus Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) caused the deaths of at least eight horses in Lafourche Parish, La.

Dr. Pinson, a veterinary pathologist and part-time piano tuner, gives you an inside look at the art of piano tuning and what attracted him to the trade.

Armonk, N.Y. - 8/17/2007 - BrightHeart Veterinary Centers has signed on as a supporting sponsor for The Tower of Hope, a charity foundation that aids people who suffer from disabilities, abusive relationships or chronic illnesses through the use and assistance of pets.

Columbus, Ohio - 8/16/2007 - A veterinarian who is also a state lawmaker plans to offer an amendment to pending animal-protection legislation that would take pets away from abusive owners.

Washington - 8/15/2007 - Researchers may have developed a vaccine to protect people from an influenza pandemic even before it strikes.

Washington - 8/14/2007 - Ross University and other offshore veterinary programs now can petition for affiliate membership with the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC).

London - 8/13/2007 - The outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in southern England could be contained by the end of the week, but farmers must remain cautious to ensure no further cases, says a top British microbiologist.

London - 8/10/2007 - Despite a possible new case of foot-and-mouth disease just miles from the original one several days ago, British health officials believe they have the situation confined to a small area of southwest England.

Indianapolis - 8/10/2007 - While the United Kingdom battles the latest outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, veterinarians in the United States are urging additional precautions to keep the nation disease-free.

Washington - 8/9/2007 - Cindy Smith is the new administrator of the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), succeeding Dr. Ron DeHaven, who held the position since 2004.

Ithaca, N.Y. - 8/8/2007 - A team of Cornell University scientists from the College of Veterinary Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences discovered that a novel group of E. coli bacteria is associated with intestinal inflammation in patients with Crohn's disease, the university reports. Their findings were published in The ISME Journal: Multidisciplinary Journal of Microbial Ecology.

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London - 8/6/07 - Along with a growing list of countries, the European Union blocked British beef exports amid a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak. British public health officials vowed its response has been swift as they seek to contain the outbreak.

I was the typical 8-year-old boy who did not want to take piano lessons and quit eight weeks after I started them.

Ithaca, NY - Cornell University launched the Center for Reproductive Genomics, a research hub to determine how genetics affect human and animal infertility.

A California bill requiring the sterilization of dogs and cats stirred up a hornet?s next of opposition, leaving its chief sponsor to come up with a less-divisive measure next year. Some 20,000 people protested to lawmakers, and the embattled California Veterinary Medical Association, an early co-sponsor, backed away after fielding thousands of complaints.

During the initial five-year operational phase, the center will focus on diagnostics and orthopedics.

Davis, Calif.- A Computer Hacker Compromised The Personal Information Of 1,500 University Of California Davis School Of Veterinary Medicine (Svm) Students And Applicants, Leaving The Facility To Fund At Least $25,000 In Credit Checks To Ensure Identity Safety.

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Fort Collins, Colo. - There may be a link between an increase in emergency-room visits for dogs and cats and lunar-cycle days when the moon is near or at its fullest, according to a study by colleagues at Colorado State University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

Art batch for August 2007

There is an old Italian proverb that says, "Your plate is always full of what you don't want."

To better organize our medications, we purchased an inexpensive hanging shoe organizer and labeled each shoe pouch with a letter from A to Z.

I find that a 25-ga IV catheter with the stylet removed makes a lacrimal duct cannula that is less traumatic than the usual metal type.

To keep caged animals warm without generating loads and loads of laundry, place a layer of bubble wrap under a towel.