Jan 1, 2006
By:
Jessica Tremayne
Boston — The genetic makeup of cancer is the next target for researchers at the Broad Institute after the successful mapping of the canine genome.
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Jan 1, 2006
By:
Jessica Tremayne
College Station, Texas — The second-ever attempt to perform cardiac catheterization on a dog was successful at Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
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Practices will recover from economic loss
Dec 1, 2005
By:
Jessica Tremayne
Orlando, Fla. — While the eighth storm to hit Florida in the past 14 months spared businesses and residents massive structural damage, practitioners say the lack of electricity put a significant dent in their wallets.
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UI veterinarians address public health policy
Dec 1, 2005
By:
Jessica Tremayne
Urbana, Ill. — Toxoplasmosis might be a greater risk to humans than what is perceived, according to a paper written by a University of Illinois (UI) DVM on subclinical effects of the parasite.
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Bacteria treats canine sarcoma and melanoma
Nov 1, 2005
By:
Jessica Tremayne
Fort Collins, Colo.—Colorado State University (CSU) veterinarians are successfully using genetically modified Salmonella to treat soft-tissue sarcomas and melanoma in pet dogs.
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Nov 1, 2005
By:
Jessica Tremayne
Pullman, Wash. — Non-technical competencies contributing to career success are being investigated as a new model for training veterinary students.
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Rita response much more coordinated, officials say
Nov 1, 2005
By:
Jessica Tremayne
Jackson, La. — Rural Area Veterinary Services (RAVS), a branch of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), deployed more than 1,200 veterinarians and technicians to aid distressed animals in Louisiana and Mississippi in the aftermath of hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
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Nov 1, 2005
By:
Jessica Tremayne
An estimated 100 Texas veterinary practices were located in the area hardest hit by Hurricane Rita, according to the Texas Veterinary Medical Association (TVMA); long-term economic damage to practices had not been estimated at presstime.
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Nov 1, 2005
By:
Jessica Tremayne
"I never felt so helpless in my life," says Dr. Dennis Selig, a Gulfport, Miss., veterinarian, recalling his emotion during Hurricane Katrina. "I couldn't stop anything from being ruined. I thought about how family and friends were holding up and before the storm was over, I was thinking about what I would need to do to fix everything. What Hurricane Katrina didn't finish off, Rita did."
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