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Helping children cope with surgery
When three-year-old Sammy Hoover left a hospital in Georgia after a surgery, he had a companion with him—a stuffed animal puppy.
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Dental surgery position statement approved
The AVMA has adopted a new position statement regarding dental surgery
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Scope of medical laser safety standard broadened
Lasers are being used more frequently than ever in veterinary medicine for declawing, spay-and-neuter surgery, tumor removal, oral and ear surgery,…
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Josh Project involvement approved
JOSH project involves a stuffed toy Golden Retriever and a book, I'll Be O.K, whose main character is a dog that goes through surgery.
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Education council schedules site visits
The AVMA Council on Education has scheduled site visits to five colleges or schools of veterinary medicine
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May joins the staff at the AVMA
Dr. Kimberly May has moved to the Midwest to join the staff of the AVMA Communications Division as medical/science writer.
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UGA taps Allen as dean
Dr. Sheila W. Allen recently stepped up to the role of dean at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine.
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Survivors campaign promotes animal research to aid animals
Posted on November 15, 2003 Veterinarians and veterinary organizations urged to join campaign When a valve defect caused the heart of Bowie, a …
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ACLAM posts public statements online
Veterinarians and others who oversee the care and use of laboratory animals can look to the public statements
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Beaver eager to be a conduit for new and novel things
AVMA president-elect candidate Dr. Bonnie V. Beaver would become the first educator in more than a decade to hold that office
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AAHA members gather in Phoenix
It was a chance for these veterinary care providers to learn the latest developments in veterinary medicine,
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Bill would outlaw animal declawing in California
The California VMA strongly opposes the blanket prohibition on declawing
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Revisions to ear cropping, tail docking statement fail
The AVMA Executive Board narrowly disapproved a recommendation from the Animal Welfare Committee revising the Association's ear
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AAEP issues genetic defects statement
The AAEP recently issued a statement supporting the intent of the AVMA's policy on the surgical correction of genetic defects
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AAHA practice standards available to AVMA members
AVMA members can now access the AAHA standards for veterinary practices.
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Chronic renal disease this year's topic for new AAFP annual grant
Chronic renal disease this year's topic for new AAFP annual grant Research funding by the American…
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Penn's veterinary school receives $10 million gift
The University of Pennsylvania's School of Veterinary Medicine recently received a $10 million gift from Vernon and Shirley Hill
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Sprayberry, Dajka join AVMA staff
posted February 15, 2005 Sprayberry, Publications Dr. Kim A. Sprayberry aspired to become an equine veterinarian from the time she was a…
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North Carolina State receives $20 million toward new hospital
North Carolina State University's College of Veterinary Medicine recently received a $20 million gift to help establish a new veterinary hospital
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City bans cat declawing
When the West Hollywood, Calif., City Council voted unanimously April 7 for a measure banning cat declawing
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Obituaries
Posted on April 15, 2003 Memorial contributions to the American Veterinary Medical Foundation are gratefully accepted. When making such…
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Veterinarian is highest-ranking Iraqi-American in Army
Lieutenant Colonel Frank J. Miskena, a veterinarian serving as a political military affairs officer in Iraq, was promoted to full colonel
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AAHA to release guidelines on senior and dental care
The American Animal Hospital Association has developed the AAHA Senior Care Guidelines for Dogs and Cats