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Battling baby turtle sales
Several states have struggled with a resurgence in baby turtle sales
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AVMA leadership holds listening session in nation's capital
AVMA President Bonnie V. Beaver and President-Elect Henry E. Childers met with leading veterinarians in the federal government
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Interagency agreement promoting safer food supply signed
The agreement advances one of many homeland security directives to improve federal, state, and local cooperation through enhanced response
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Practitioners should be on guard against forged rabies certificates - November 15, 2004
The AVMA is alerting its members to reports of pet owners forging rabies certificates to procure licenses and tags.
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Valuable information regarding generic drugs
The ever-rising price of prescription drugs is a phenomenon that affects nearly every American
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Compounded equine drugs seized from Kentucky pharmacy
On Aug. 12, U.S. marshals seized compounded equine drugs from a Kentucky pharmacy
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Executive Board acts to enhance certification process
posted September 1, 2004 Measures will advance ECFVG process The 2003-2004 AVMA Executive Board held its…
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AVMA petitions for compounding policy change
The AVMA has requested that the Food and Drug Administration amend its policy on drug compounding for animals
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Are you asking the right questions?
Veterinary profession steps up to curb illegal drug compounding from bulk substances by educating
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Childers voted AVMA president-elect
Dr. Henry E. Childers, Cranston, R.I., was elected by the AVMA House of Delegates July 24 to be AVMA president-elect for 2004-2005
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Approved animal drugs to increase under new law
President Bush signed into law Aug. 2 legislation that will increase the number of approved animal drugs
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FDA holding MUMS workshop
The Food and Drug Administration is holding a public International Workshop on Minor Use and Minor Species: A Global Perspective
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O.I.E. takes action at annual meeting
Representatives from the governments of 139 countries gathered at the Office International des Epizooties annual meeting in Paris
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Doramectin not permitted for use in dairy cattle
The Food and Drug Administration has become aware of recent incidents involving the misuse of doramectin to treat dairy cattle.
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USDA, PAHO agree to boost, protect agriculture
Leaders from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Pan American Health Organization signed an agreement
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CDC: Rabies transmitted through organ donation
The CDC confirmed diagnoses of rabies in three organ recipients and their common donor
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President's Roundtable focuses on nontraditional
AVMA President Jack O. Walther and President-Elect Bonnie V. Beaver hosted federal and nonfederal veterinarians during a series of roundtable…
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Task force on legal status of animals approved
The Executive Board has approved the formation of the Task Force on the Legal Status of Animals
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Cost-conscious Executive Board approves initiatives
Funding priorities included creation of a task force studying the legal status of animals, hosting a meeting to develop a draft
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Public health readiness conference item funded
On July 20-22, the First National Congress on Public Health Readiness is being hosted.
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Emerging zoonoses on the rise
Concern over the growing list of new and emerging zoonotic diseases drew experts to the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland
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Occupational safety alert available
A prepublication copy of an alert from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health is available.
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Board opposes APHA resolution against nontherapeutic antimicrobial use in food animals
Dr. Tennyson noted the Association's recognition that antimicrobial resistance is an important problem in human medicine.
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President commended for agriculture directive
The Executive Board authorized the AVMA to send a letter to the president thanking him for Homeland Security Presidential Directive-9,