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Portland - 07/05/2007 - John Payne was named president, chief operating officer and acting CEO of Banfield, The Pet Hospital, succeeding Scott Campbell, DVM, who is retiring as CEO after 22 years. Campbell will remain in his role as Banfield's Chairman of the Board.

Washington, D.C. - 7/3/07 - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) signed the first U.S./European agreement for assessing food safety risk. This is the first formal international cooperative agreement EFSA has signed and the first formal step in cooperation between the two bodies.

Dr. Scott Campbell will continue as Chairman.

Ithaca, NY - 7/2/07 - Cornell University opened the East Campus Research Facility (ECRF), a premier animal care and use facility that has a key role in the school's $600 million New Life Sciences Initiative.

DVMs assist law enforcement, animal-welfare groups in crackdown efforts

A special position dedicated to clients can be the mechanism that keeps your service machinery running flawlessly.

We make an inexpensive IV fluid warmer by filling a sock with uncooked rice and heating it in the microwave.

When neighbors closed the door on expansion, Washtenaw Veterinary Hospital in Ann Arbor, Mich., negotiated a lot

Every veterinarian has an individual nightmare, a particular type of case he or she dreads above all else.

This behaviorist sees a need for more education on animal behavior. "Abnormal or unacceptable behavior kills more pets each year than any other disease process...We need to make behavioral medicine part of the curriculum at every veterinary college."

Little did we know as we waved goodbye that Tripod's story was just beginning.

Watch out for plant toxicity during drought conditions.

When performing rabbit spays or ferret adrenalectomies, keep an autoclaved bag of 6-in single-tipped applicator cotton swabs available to dissect fat away from blood vessels for easier ligation.

One of our technicians made kits for our check eyes, skin, or ear appointments.

I had a cat that swallowed a needle and thread.

National Report - Money isn't everything. Especially when it comes to consumer attitudes about rising veterinary fees.

National Report - There is a 74 percent chance a major hurricane will make landfall on the U.S. coastline this season, Colorado State University (CSU) forecasters predict.

DULUTH,GA.-EQUIOXX® (firocoxib) is a new nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) from Merial to relieve pain and inflammation associated with osteoarthritis (OA) in horses.

Washington - Privacy of animal-registration database information and feeding methods to produce foie gras comprise the official list of resolutions to be addressed at the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) House of Delegates (HOD) annual meeting, July 14.

The American Veterinary Medical Association says 10 states are believed to have some form of criminal penalties on the books for those who practice veterinary medicine without a license.

Davis, Calif. - A $420,750 grant over three years will fund a new position for an extension veterinarian in shelter medicine, believed a first for the United States.

Many diseases can be controlled or eliminated by various types of medications. With modern diagnostic techniques and proper application of therapy, clients can have confidence in your medical forecast that "Everything is going to be all right."

New York - Trends in pet travel, home assistance and convenience will catapult the pet-supplies market to $11 billion by 2009.

Arnie is one of those people who believes he knows everything. What irritates me is that I think he may be right. In our 30-plus years of friendship, he has remained unfailingly one step ahead of me.

Mississippi State, Miss. - The veterinary Class of 2010 pledged $10,000 in a unique way to a Mississippi State University fund supporting the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM).

Editor's Note: As the delivery of veterinary care becomes more sophisticated, the need to better utilize the skills of registered veterinary technicians increases, some veterinarians say.

CHICAGO - Veterinary practice managers are working to formalize the Chicagoland Veterinary Managers Group (CVMG), an association to improve professional skills through idea and experience sharing.

Boulder, Colo. - The nation's fastest-growing doggy day and overnight camp, Camp Bow Wow, has joined Morris Animal Foundation's (MAF) campaign to find a cure for canine cancer.

Ames, Iowa - An experimental treatment may reverse a form of blindness and restore vision in dogs that had experienced sudden loss of sight, according to research from the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine.

The first article in this series discussed reasons veterinarians should keep their private practice private (May, 2007). Last month, the topic was why privacy makes good business sense. This final article outlines a program on making sure sensitive data about employees and customers is protected.