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The experience of rural medicine
Attacks by feral dogs on sheep posed a problem last fall for a student extern and the veterinary staff with the Navajo
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A legislative look ahead
When the curtain rose Jan. 3 on the 110th Congress, President Bush, for the first time of his administration, found himself facing a Congress…
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More news from the boardroom
The recommendations before the AVMA Executive Board this past November 16-18 dealt with a broad range of subjects.
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OSHA gives guidance for protecting against avian influenza
The Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently released guidance about the hazards of
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Tissue repository to advance study of cancer in dogs
Three veterinary colleges will collect cancer specimens from dogs for a central tissue repository as part of the National
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Grant supports new LSU companion animal program
The Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine received an $800,000 grant from the Humane Society of the
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Diseases on the move charted
Visitors to the new Web site HEALTHmap, www.healthmap.org, can pinpoint the latest outbreaks of more than 50 human
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AVMF announces initial grants for 2007
Foundation continues support of animal disaster preparedness, response efforts posted January 15, 2007 The American Veterinary Medical…
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AVMA Answers: Promoting one medicine among veterinary students
Why did you take up AVMA President Roger K. Mahr's one-medicine vision as part of your message to veterinary students?
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Drug-resistant Staphylococcus cause for concern in veterinary medicine
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a troublesome pathogen in human medicine, and now the bacteria appear to
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Two new, one updated backgrounder released by AVMA
Backgrounders on African swine fever and classical swine fever are now available by visiting the AVMA Web site,
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FDA finds food from animal clones to be safe, invites comments
The Food and Drug Administration has found that meat or milk from clones of adult cattle, swine, and goats is as safe to eat
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AVMA conference draws veterinary leaders to Windy City
With some 430 attendees, the 2007 annual AVMA Veterinary Leadership Conference was the highest attended VLC to date.
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The ethics debate over animal cloning
Not surprisingly, the Food and Drug Administration's determination that meat and dairy products from cloned animals are safe to eat has sparked no…
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Animal clones in the food supply
The American public remains uncomfortable with animal cloning, but many food animal veterinarians consider cloning to be just another reproductive…
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Federal requirements for drug pedigrees do not affect veterinarians
Veterinarians do not need to keep drug pedigrees under federal requirements that the Food and Drug Administration began
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Summit may lead to best spay/neuter practices
Redefining shelter medicine in the collective mindset not only of the public but also the veterinary profession itself was
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Study links salmonellosis to pet rodents
A new study concludes that pet rodents probably are an underrecognized source of salmonellosis
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Experts meet in Africa to discuss avian influenza
Representatives from countries around the globe gathered in Africa this past December for the Fourth International Conference on Avian Influenza.
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Assemblies
Joint pathology meetings Event: American College of Veterinary Pathologists, American Society for Veterinary Clinical
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Accolades
Dr. Stephen J. Withrow was presented the 2007 Mark L. Morris Sr. Lifetime Achievement Award by Hill's Pet
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Study finds prion proteins in milk
A study has identified the presence of normal prion proteins in milk from humans, cows, sheep, and goats.
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Court says horse slaughter illegal in Texas
On Jan. 19, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans ruled that slaughtering horses for human consumption is