Jan 1, 2004
By:
Daniel R. Verdon
Cleveland-The American Veterinary Medical Association's (AVMA) Executive Board voted to put a food animal practitioner manpower study on hold.
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Jan 1, 2004
By:
Daniel R. Verdon
Washington-The government might start paying off veterinary student loans to entice new graduates to work in underserved areas.
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Jan 1, 2004
By:
Daniel R. Verdon
User fees to hasten drug approvals for the veterinary market just became a reality.
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Dec 1, 2003
By:
Daniel R. Verdon
Rockville, Md.-In the wake of a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) draft risk assessment on the safety of animal cloning, the FDA's Veterinary Medical Advisory Committee (VMAC) agreed that products generated from clones would likely be safe to eat but some panel members expressed concern on the risks to animal welfare.
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Dec 1, 2003
By:
Daniel R. Verdon
Cleveland-The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its long-anticipated risk-assessment guidance for food animals to help safeguard against the emergence of antibiotic resistance in people.
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Nov 1, 2003
By:
Daniel R. Verdon
Washington-The U.S. House of Representatives OK'd legislation that would give the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) an infusion of new monies to spur approvals of new animal drugs.
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Oct 1, 2003
By:
Daniel R. Verdon
New York-The nation's worst power blackout could have been much worse, according to animal health officials.
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Sep 1, 2003
By:
Daniel R. Verdon
Pomona, Calif.-Western University of Health Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine (Western U) is getting a new primary care teaching hospital, complements of Banfield.
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Sep 1, 2003
By:
Daniel R. Verdon
Manhattan, Kan.-Dr. Mark Spire the incoming president of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP), says food animal veterinary medicine will be rife with challenges this next year.
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