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Washington-The government might start paying off veterinary student loans to entice new graduates to work in underserved areas.

Q. Please provide a brief review of diagnosis and treatment of feline asthma.

Cleveland-The American Veterinary Medical Association's (AVMA) Executive Board voted to put a food animal practitioner manpower study on hold.

Washington-The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) unveiled its "unified" food safety research agenda.

New Orleans-The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) shattered more than one record this year. Total attendance climbed and veterinary student numbers doubled from last year's AAEP annual convention.

IDEXX, supplier of Cornerstone practice management software, is offering a new Web-based consultation option to help evaluate practice performance. The IDEXX team will host several live Internet consultations designed in conjunction with their Practice Profile product to help veterinarians chart practice growth, discover opportunities for increased sales, monitor client compliance and compare fees, protocols and revenue against regional and national averages.

Madison, Wis.-Veterinary students at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, now can enroll in a 12-month research mentorship program.

Springfield, Ill.-At the same time PetMed Express embarks on a nationwide public relations campaign to garner the profession's support, the company threatens legal action against practitioners accused of badmouthing the online/mail-order pet pharmacy.

We often hear Baby Boomer veterinarians grumble in their microbrews about the independent attitudes of the "thirtysomething" colleagues and even younger employees.

The cat's name was Whoops and it fit that rascal well.

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market and sell NavigatorӨ (32 percent nitazoxanide) antiprotozoal oral paste treatment for equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM).

Aside from the current debate over vaccination protocols, few topics engender such controversy as the nutrition we provide to our companion animals (or ourselves, for that matter).

Des Moines-Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials eased an Iowa crackdown on pet foods containing glucosamine and chondroitin last month with its resolution to review animal supplements, stripping the issue from the state's jurisdiction.

As Wisconsin's governor inks a new law mandating veterinarians in the state receive 30 hours of continuing education biannually, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island legislatures mull much the same issue.

A recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine attempted to evaluate the quality of care provided to patients by comparing medical records from hospitals with the standard "evidence-based" best practice relative to the patient's particular medical problem.

User fees to hasten drug approvals for the veterinary market just became a reality.

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. introduces a convenient 12-test individual chemistry packages for the VetTest? Chemistry Analyzer.

New Orleans-While the spread of West Nile Virus (WNV) on the West Coast has been widely documented, a flare-up back in Mid-Atlantic states this year signals that the virus may be very persistent.

User fees to hasten drug approvals for the veterinary market just became a reality.

The world only seems to get more and more complex, and the more we "grab life by the horns," the more complicated entanglements we face.

A new cattle DNA testing service is being marketed under the Igenity brand name from Merial.

Veterinarians now have a safe and effective non-steroidal option for long-term control of canine atopic dermatitis. Atopica, which contains the active ingredient cyclosporine A (CsA), has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Novartis Animal Health.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted marketing approval for Metacam Injectable, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), made by Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica (BI) and being distributed by Merial. Coupled with Metacam Oral Suspension, the injectable offers an effective source for relief of pain associate with canine osteoarthritis, the company says.

Veterinary Products Laboratories (VPL) introduces the supplement Optima 365, which can improve the condition of an animals skin and coat, resulting in healthy hair that doesn t die or fall off.

Schaumburg, Ill.-The American Veterinary Medical Association's (AVMA) Judicial Council is investigating whether a member of the group's Animal Welfare Committee lied when he denied authorizing the euthanasia of more than 30,000 live hens via a commercial wood chipper.

Lexington, Ky.-In the wake of a reintroduced bill in Congress to ban horse slaughter in the United States, the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) has reiterated, via a position statement, that the organization is not pro-slaughter.

Washington-In response to meetings in December in Ottawa, Canada with cattle industry leaders from the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA), the Canadian government has announced it has begun a review of current restrictions on U.S. feeder cattle imported into Canadian feedlots.

An over-the-counter diarrhea treatment for humans now contains an aspirin derivative that in high doses is toxic to cats, reports the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA).

As part of its far-reaching plan to create a no-kill community, New York City Animal Care and Control (NYCAC&C), the largest animal shelter center nationwide, has debuted technology to increase adoptions and reunite pet owners with lost animals.

St. Louis - Old school rivalries will reach fever pitch again this January when veterinary students from across North America go head-to-head in the annual Nestle Purina College Challenge at the North American Veterinary Conference (NAVC).