U.S. veterinary expenditures climb to an estimated $24.5 billion, yet companion animals visit veterinarians less, AVMA statistics show
Jan 1, 2008
By:
Jennifer Fiala
SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — Dog- and cat-owning households visited veterinarians less in 2006 than in 2001, while the number of U.S. households with pets grew to 68.7 million, a 12.4 percent increase.
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Heated hearing results in loss for proponents of stricter measure.
Dec 1, 2007
By:
Jennifer Fiala
The Wisconsin Veterinary Examining Board (WVEB) dumped a proposal to implement an informed-consent law panned by critics as the "most restrictive" version established in the United States.
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Rewrite protects DVMs against comparisons to human medicine, officials say
Dec 1, 2007
By:
Jennifer Fiala
Schaumburg, Ill. — The American Veterinary Medical Association replaced its "informed consent" policy last month to safeguard the profession from a guardianship distinction tied to human health care.
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Federal government reinstates dismantled VMAT unit under a new name, ends partnership with AVMA
Dec 1, 2007
By:
Jennifer Fiala
SURPRISE, ARIZ. - Four years of patience and politics have paid off in what Dr. Lorna Lanman calls "vindication." The one-time Veterinary Medical Assistance Team (VMAT) member whose unit was expelled by the American Veterinary Medical Association in 2003, is now reinstated by the federal government.
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Dec 1, 2007
By:
Jennifer Fiala
Gag order issued in disgruntled equine surgeon's settlement against veterinary college
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Judge supports discipline for Seemann in what experts consider first U.S. pain-management test case
Dec 1, 2007
By:
Jennifer Fiala
Minneapolis — Dr. Carl Seemann plans to appeal an administrative law judge's ruling that backs state regulators' efforts to suspend his license for not administering drugs to manage a surgical patient's pain.
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Missouri lawmakers jump on the loan-repayment bandwagon
Nov 1, 2007
By:
Jennifer Fiala
Jefferson City, Mo. — Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt signed legislation at press time to create the Large Animal Veterinary Student Loan Program and wants to earmark $500,000 to pay for it.
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Authorized to spot-check veterinary practices unannounced, Mass. investigators gear up for a hospital-to-hospital sweep
Nov 1, 2007
By:
Jennifer Fiala
Boston — It's a surprise when Alan Van Tassel comes to visit. He drops by unannounced during business hours, makes a quick introduction and starts poring over a seven-point inspection checklist.
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Consumer-affairs officials to take on precedent-setting case via the state Legislature
Nov 1, 2007
By:
Jennifer Fiala
San Francisco —Attorneys with the California State Department of Consumer Affairs want to put a legislative stopper on West Hollywood's anti-declaw law, cemented last month by the state Supreme Court's refusal to hear a challenge to the ban.
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