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Outer Banks, N.C.?While state officials on the eastern seaboard clean up following mid-September's landfall of Hurricane Isabel, emergency efforts continue for some state animal response units in one of the heaviest hit areas. At left: Hurricane Isabel hits land off North Carolina coast, Sept. 18. Image courtesy of Accuweather, Inc.

Denver-To help practitioners make sense of the profession's three sets of vaccine guidelines, a Purdue University researcher offers a means to tailor the sometimes confusing array of protocols for use in everyday practice.

Cleveland-The Food Animal Summit Taskforce (FAST) says it's expecting proposals from six auditing firms to conduct a large-scale study on economic issues for food animal veterinarians.

Denver-Two major manufacturers unveiled vaccine programs/positions at the recently concluded American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) meeting here to answer questions on the issue of vaccination frequency.

Poland, Ohio-It's been eight years since Dr. John Daugherty's face-off with other practitioners in his town. He's been badmouthed, backstabbed and even called a quack.

I was hunkered down in the easy chair trying not to think about my throbbing back.

Fall applicants to the University of Minnesota's (UM)College of Veterinary Medicine might want to brush up on their behavioral skills.

Springboro, Ohio-There are plenty of positive and negative routes to coping with market saturation, and most practitioners respond to increased competition in one of three basic ways, says Karyn Gavzer, a consultant with KG Marketing and Training, Inc.

Woodstock, Ill.-As the Illinois Securities Department moves forward in its investigation of the investment schemes of an equine software developer, the state Attorney General's office has filed a civil suit for fraud against the business.

Product Focus: Dietary Supplements

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Cleveland-The majority of veterinarians say the most competitive business pressure is coming from Internet sales of veterinary products.

ith little more than a glance at the first X-ray, Flora knew the diagnosis. Still, she took a few minutes to study both views carefully just as she always instructed her students to do. She knew all too well that her years of experience had not granted her immunity from mistakes. Then, satisfied that the films showed no evidence of less obvious problems which would prove to be embarrassing if discovered later, she headed for the privacy of her office to make the phone call. Many of the other staff members shared offices, but as a perk of seniority, she

As prices for pet drugs and products rise so do the number of retailers selling goods once exclusively found in the veterinarian's office.

Denver-The American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF) embarks on the largest single fundraising effort in its history to support statewide animal disaster preparedness and response teams.

Canine hyperadrenocorticism is a commonly diagnosed endocrinopathy in small animal practice.

Recently a colleague asked us for advice about how to prevent recurrence of a urolith that contained a nucleus of 100 percent calcium oxalate (CaOx) and a distinct outer layer of 95 percent magnesium ammonium phosphate (MAP) and 5 percent calcium phosphate (Image 1 and Figure 2, p. 12S).

DVM BPA Statement - June 2003

Ames, Iowa-The Iowa Veterinary Medical Association (IVMA) and Iowa State University (ISU) is finishing up a major survey of state practitioners to identify income and retention in practice.

Product Focus: Nutraceuticals

Pomona, Calif.-Western University of Health Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine (Western U) is getting a new primary care teaching hospital, complements of Banfield.

This month, we begin a series covering a particularly relevant topic in veterinary law, yet one that is widely overlooked both by lawyers when they are counseling veterinarians and veterinarians as they seek out legal advice.

Solo practitioners could become a rare breed. As Baby Boomer veterinarians near retirement, their younger, supposed successors are resisting added responsibility, experts say.

When on a quest to locate a reputable veterinarian, many pet-owning consumers rely on word-of-mouth referrals and the trusty Yellow Pages.

Rena's owners weren't exactly sure what they had purchased. They thought that they had bought a mare and she seemed to show some weak cyclical estrous behavior.

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