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Los Angeles - An ABCNews/Beliefnet poll reveals that 43 percent of Americans believe pets are heaven-bound (40 percent do not, 17 percent were unsure.)

Boston - Pharmacia Animal Health is underscoring its commitment to the companion animal segment of the veterinary market with the HEAL program (Help Educate Animal Lovers).

Tokyo - A Japanese gadget claiming to interpret emotionally-charged "barks" has a veterinary behaviorist trying to translate its authenticity.

Many years ago, in the good old days of the late '70s, when inflation was 15 percent and the gas lines were long, I got a call from a practitioner from the great and sovereign state of Ohio.

Lubbock, Texas - The latest debate in Texas has legislators in a frenzy to convince school officials that a new veterinary school belongs in the Lone Star State.

I've said it before and I'll say it again. He was the greatest practical joker that ever lived. With just a few pieces of wire and a homemade battery, he has managed to cause more confusion than even the most sophisticated of computer viruses. I am referring, of course, to that madcap funster, Alexander Graham Bell.

I have a secret to share. A secret method to solve problems within our offices.

Workers' compensation is not a particularly riveting topic. Financially, however, it is very significant to every veterinary practice, its staff members and, ultimately, to clients.

Cleveland - Miami's tropical locale is a hot spot for tourists, but when it comes to overall pet health it's a much chillier place according to consortium ranking "pet-friendly" cities.

Veterinarians are in the trust business, not the animal health business, says an expert in marketing and branding at Harvard University.

Why does the public have such a divergent view of veterinary and human medicine? Much of the perception can be traced to television shows that depict, kindly, but not very savvy veterinarians, the leadership of organized veterinary medicine not being more proactive, and much of it is certainly due to the natural consequence of the differing values placed on animal versus human life.

An evolving method of at-home diabetes management

In the Diagnote appearing in the August issue of DVM Newsmagazine, decompressive cystocentesis and a five-step plan to re-establish urethral patency was described.

Dr. Byron Blagburn takes a look at the advancements made in heartworm prevention and the impact they have made.

As fall classes begin this month for thousands of U.S. veterinary medical students, eight entering freshmen will start their semesters mixing Mexican cuisine with a week's worth of leadership training on the international veterinary circuit.

Bridgewater, N.J.-Second to cost, a lack of knowledge is a chief reason for poor canine oral health, a Pharmacia Animal Health survey shows. The survey of 200 pet owners showed they treat their dog as a family member or consider it to be a family member and have taken the animal to the veterinarian in the last year for routine care.

Feline, Manx, 1 year old, male castrated, 7.8 lbs.

Last week I received a phone call from a veterinarian who had purchased a puppy and had a problem.

In the first two articles in this series on non-competition contracts, we saw the extent to which failing to be specific or failing to be cautious can work to the disadvantage of both parties to such an agreement.

Redwood Shores, Calif.-The animal rights movement is changing the way society views animals, according to an ethnofuturist, and in the next 20 years its increasing influence will become even more evident.

Carbondale, Ill. - The plant-based sugar, mannose, can cure and prevent endometritis, a uterine infection causing mare infertility, a scientist reports.

Haverhill, Mass. - In September, Veterinary Healthcare Consultants will host a grand opening, here, of its 1,200 sq. ft. educational center dedicated to veterinary healthcare professionals.

Auburn University, Ala. - The Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association (KVMA) is attempting to raise $500,000 for the new Large Animal Teaching Hospital at Auburn University here.

Chicago, Ill. - An Illinois bill (HB1825), signed by Gov. George Ryan on Aug. 9, has added new rules for pet cremation, but critics charge the new rules may be unenforceable.

Washington - Veterinary Centers of America Inc., Los Angeles-based operator of 211 animal hospitals nationwide, has filed for the second time with the Securities and Exchange Commission to go public and raise up to $242 million.

Miami Beach, Fla. - A two-month undercover investigation ground to a halt when authorities raided an apartment in early August and seized 110 pounds of ketamine, also called, "Special K," according to the Associated Press (AP).

College Station, Texas - Mathematics is adding a new dimension to the practice of veterinary medicine.

Madison, Wis. - University of Wisconsin researchers think they might have the answer to why some dogs die after receiving anesthesia for surgery.

London - Scientists at the Waltham Center for Pet Nutrition have engineered a new pet food that could reduce the rates of canine cognitive dysfunction syndrome or "doggy Alzheimer's," cancer and other age-related diseases in animals.

The striped skunk is being monitored closely by researchers who believe the animal serves as an intermediate host for Sarcocystis neurona, a parasite that causes equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) in horses.