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Sites offer help with waste issues
Two sites are providing guidance for veterinarians on waste storage and removal.
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Policies address extension services, DEA numbers
Board also approves items relevant to aquatic medicine, environmental issues, hospice care, military dogs
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6 factors in declining veterinary visits
Study identifies client, environmental factors in frequency of veterinary visits for dogs and cats
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Board approves funding and legislative priorities
The Executive Board approved positions on several veterinary-related bills and prioritized the Association's FY 2012 appropriations initiatives.
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Several board actions address chemical risks
The AVMA will work to ensure prudent chemical disposal, help to minimize pollution through an educational campaign, and
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Fines, cleanup, and warnings follow waste violations
An egg production company agreed to pay about $5.4 million in fines, cleanup costs, and construction costs to settle
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Miller joins AVMA Washington office
In February Dr. Whitney Lee Miller joined the AVMA as an assistant director in the Governmental Relations Division.
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Report addresses efficacy of heartworm preventives
A problem does exist with lack of efficacy of heartworm preventives, according to a panel of representatives from the American Heartworm Society and…
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Wildlife center joins international coalition protecting animal and public health
The U.S. Geological Survey in July announced the agency's National Wildlife Health Center in Madison, Wis., had been designated by
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Research building under way at UC-Davis
The University of California-Davis School of Veterinary Medicine broke ground April 29 for a four-story, 76,000-square-foot research building that…
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AVMA decides against producing hazardous waste database
The AVMA will not develop a hazardous waste product database, based on results of a survey that indicated such a database would not be widely enough…
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Town hall meetings offer dialogue about profession
The AVMA Live town hall meetings July 17 in the exhibit hall at the AVMA Annual Convention attracted participants and passers-by for a dialogue about…
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Prairie dog bait banned in four states
Using a particular rodenticide for controlling prairie dog populations is now a federal offense in four states.
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FDA funds food safety training program
A $1.3 million grant to develop a new food safety training program for government and industry has been awarded by the Food and Drug Administration to…
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Board appoints representatives to committees, councils, liaison posts
Appointees will begin serving their terms at the conclusion of the AVMA House of Delegates session this July in St. Louis.
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Proposal to schedule propofol draws reactions
Veterinary community differs on necessity, agrees that disposal could become a burden
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Veterinary public health, tax elimination bills back before Congress
Congress has once again taken up legislation intended to increase the number of veterinarians trained in public health.
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Veterinarians join global disaster congress
Dr. Gary Vroegindewey said veterinarians are vital in planning for and responding to disasters, and a global conference this summer gave an…
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Public health with a one-health focus
St. George's MPH program works with medical, veterinary schools
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AVMA president-elect candidates make their case
On July 15, the AVMA House of Delegates will choose between Dr. Douglas G. Aspros of Pound Ridge, N.Y., and Dr. Gary S. Brown of Princeton, W.Va., as…
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Postmortem given on equine piroplasmosis
American Association of Equine Practitioners members have played a critical role in the detection of clinical cases of equine
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Reversing the decline in patient visits
Companion animal practices in the United States have opportunities to increase patient visits, despite a decline in the frequency of visits that began…
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Honoring the Dogs of 9/11
In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, the search-and-rescue dogs, guided by their handlers across a ruined backdrop, were a snapshots of hope amid so…