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Veterinary students match wits in Nestlé Purina College Challenge
April 1st 2003ST. LOUIS, Mo. Veterinary students went head-to-head on topics ranging from anatomy to zoonosis during the Nestlé Purina College Challenge at the 2003 North American Veterinary Conference (NAVC). After five rounds of competition, Tya Henderson, a fourth-year student at Atlantic Veterinary College in Prince Edward Island, Canada, was declared the winner among the veterinary school competitors. She defeated runner-up Marc Greenberg, a fourth-year student at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, N.Y., in the championship round.
Multi-facet approach offers best results for allergy patients
April 1st 2003Allergic skin disease is the most common reason a client seeks veterinary care for an animal in the United States. In some parts of the country, at certain times of the year, more than half of the animals a small animal practitioner examines will have a form of allergic skin disease.
Profession grapples with evolving pet status
April 1st 2003Tampa, Fla.- As veterinary officials stymie a Colorado bill granting pet owners up to $100,000 for loss of companionship claims, nationwide debate concerning the legal status of pets brews. One by one, America's courts are considering emotional distress and wrongful death lawsuits as pet owners and trial lawyers attempt to raise the value of pets to more than property - a move promising to alter how the country practices and pays for veterinary care.
Fooling mother nature: DVMs being asked to control strong heats
April 1st 2003The weather is slowly getting warmer and that means that two of an equine veterinarian's busiest seasons are soon to be here - breeding and showing. Unfortunately these two activities do not go together well for some mares.
Miffed employees retort with owner-aimed action
April 1st 2003Las Vegas, Nev.-Plan on firing, demoting or holding out on staff raises? Then take time to protect your practice against employee legal claims, says Jay O'Brien, executive vice president of ABD Insurance, offering employment practice liability coverage for California DVMs.