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AVMA backs national efforts to make higher education affordable
The AVMA is supporting two legislative initiatives aimed at reducing the educational debt of veterinary students and graduates
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Link between exercise and lower risk for prostate cancer found
Vigorous exercise shown to reduce prostate cancer death rates among older men posted September 1, 2005 A recent study, which included…
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AVMA GHLIT continues commitment to wellness
Every year, hundreds of attendees at the AVMA Annual Convention take advantage of the health screenings offered at the Wellness
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Student AVMA convenes in Hawaii
Nearly 300 veterinary students traveled to Honolulu to enjoy all that the 143rd AVMA Annual Convention had to offer.
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AVMA Answers: First step in the one-health initiative
The Executive Board in April approved the establishment of a One Health Initiative Task
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One-health wonders
With all the attention of late on veterinarians and physicians collaborating for a more robust public health system, JAVMA News wants to spotlight a…
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One-health wonders
Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP, is a general internist who began her career in health care as a registered nurse. She currently is part of the research…
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One-health wonders
Rear Adm. William S. Stokes is an assistant surgeon general in the U.S. Public Health Service who applies his expertise in laboratory
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Barbara Natterson Horowitz, MD, is a cardiology professor at the University of California-Los Angeles and the director of imaging (electrophysiology)…
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Dr. David Franz is vice president and chief biological scientist for the Midwest Research Institute, where he deals with business activities…
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New research on Alzheimer's disease
Studies suggest ways to delay onset, slow progression of deadly disease
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One-health wonders
Robert D. Cardiff, MD, PhD, is a medical and experimental pathologist with expertise in tumor biology and the comparative pathology of genetically…
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One-health wonders
Ronald M. Davis, MD, immediate past president of the American Medical Association, was the first public health physician to lead the association and…
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One-health wonders
Thomas G. Ksiazek, DVM, PhD, has seen some of the deadliest diseases on the planet.
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One-health wonders
Dr. Val R. Beasley is a toxicologist who's not content with figuring out why wild animals are declining and disappearing.
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One-health wonders
Co-manager of a global one-health Web site, Dr. Bruce Kaplan is an ardent advocate for the one-health movement in collaboration with his physician…
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AAHA sessions tackle student debt—'the elephant in the room'
Melissa Austin probably will owe about $100,000. Ingrid Rhinehart's loans could total as much as $200,000.
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One-health wonders
Thomas P. Monath, MD, was a natural fit on the AVMA One Health Initiative Task Force.
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Senate bill would lift tax on veterinary loan repayment program
Bipartisan legislation introduced in the Senate July 21 proposes to eliminate taxes on government programs that encourage veterinarians to practice in…
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GHLIT promotes early diagnosis, treatment of diabetes
The American Diabetes Association estimates that 23.6 million children and adults in the U.S. had diagnosed or undiagnosed diabetes as of 2007.
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Will veterinary education hit a tipping point?
Getting into veterinary school is not easy. It takes a dedicated and bright student to excel at the undergraduate prerequisites, earn enough
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Higher debt, lower salaries a continuing concern for grads
The confluence of a weak economy and increasingly high cost to attend veterinary college—forcing most students to take out
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Loan repayment program promotes food animal practice
The federal Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program has so far awarded grants to more than a hundred veterinarians in food animal
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Students tackle financial challenges
SAVMA HOD makes economic issues a priority, receives corporate funding report
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Aquatic ecosystems
The AVMA recognizes the pressing need to ensure the future health of aquatic animals and the ecosystems that support them. Veterinarians can and…