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Timely public health issue subject of new client brochure
A client brochure on arboviral-encephalitic diseases has been reviewed and approved for production by the Executive Board.
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Animal hoarding: A public health problem veterinarians can take a lead role in solving
Experts estimate that there at least 700 new cases of animal hoarding, sometimes called collecting, every year in the United States.
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Companies, veterinarians, public respond; relief donations to AVMF top $260,000
YOUR FOUNDATION Companies, veterinarians, public respond; relief donations to AVMF top $260,000 …
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Betty White, Morris foundation campaign for pet dental health
Actress Betty White helps a Colorado nonprofit to make pet owners aware of their animals' oral health
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Veterinary profession deserves bigger role in interdisciplinary health care
Posted on September 1, 2002 "Between animal and human health there is no dividing line, nor should there be," said Dr. Charles…
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Feline practitioners recommend new FIV and FeLV testing guidelines, initiate public awareness campaign
Feline practitioners recommend new FIV and FeLV testing
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Model dog and cat ordinance expanded
The Council on Public Health and Regulatory Veterinary Medicine recommended additions to the Model Dog and Cat Control Ordinance.
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Prevent - prepare - respond - recover
Posted on May 1, 2002 Some in the general public may wonder how an animal health emergency would be of concern to them. It is our job as members…
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National Pet Week, May 4-10, celebrates the difference pets make
This year's National Pet Week theme is Pets Make the Difference
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How to control a 'virtual outbreak'
Veterinarians and other experts meet to discuss public perception, reality of FMD
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Dirty bombs, antimicrobials, and conservation
Veterinary medicine and public policy coalesce in the AVMA/AVMF Congressional Science Fellowship.
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USDA releases organic food guidelines
USDA releases organic food guidelines After 10 years and more than 300,000 public comments, the USDA in December 2000
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Activists begin legal assault against industrial hog farming
Activists begin legal assault against industrial hog farming
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Working together to fight emerging diseases
Working together to fight emerging diseases New director general of Office International des Epizooties stresses cooperation
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FDA to enhance pharmaceutical good manufacturing practices
The Food and Drug Administration announced an initiative to enhance the regulation of pharmaceutical manufacturing
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Adding up antimicrobial use
The Animal Health Institute reported that 20.5 million pounds of antimicrobials were sold for use
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Liaison to aquaculture task force approved
The AVMA has established a liaison to the National Aquatic Animal Health Task Force of the Joint Subcommittee on Aquaculture.
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AVMA 30-second vignette airs on Animal Planet
A 30-second pet health care vignette created by the AVMA and Animal Planet is airing on the Animal Planet cable television channel
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NCVEI debuts CEO, shares progress
NCVEI debuts CEO, shares progress The board of directors for the National Commission on Veterinary Economic Issues
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Veterinarians take a lead role in agency responses to bioterrorism
Posted on March 1, 2002 As the federal government wrestles with the realities of potential bioterrorism threats, two veterinarians now serve as…
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APHIS wins group honor awards from Agriculture
Employees of the Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service earned 2001 Secretary's Honor Awards
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AVMA won't support ban on reptile pets
The AVMA will not join The Humane Society of the United States in petitioning the FDA
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FDA-CVM deputy director promoted to rear admiral
FDA-CVM deputy director promoted to rear admiral
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Federal funding intensifies prion disease research
A team of researchers at Colorado State University has received a grant from the National Institutes of Health