Veterinary News

• Recovering With Four-Legged Friends Requires Less Pain Medication
  Tue, 17 November 2009
  Adults who use pet therapy while recovering from total joint-replacement surgery require 50 percent less pain medication than those who do not. These findings were presented at the 18th Annual Conference of the International Society of Anthrozoology and the First Human Animal Interaction Conference (HAI) in Kansas City, Mo.
• AVMA Ed Re-Launched With Cutting-Edge Upgrades
  Mon, 16 November 2009
  After a successful first year, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has upgraded AVMA Ed with better video, faster downloads, clearer programs and improved audio. AVMA Ed was originally launched on Dec.
• Animal Health Starts On The Farm: The Government Of Canada Launches Animal Health Awaren ...
  Sun, 15 November 2009
  The Government of Canada launched a national awareness campaign focused on key farm management practices that will help keep animals healthy and safeguard the Canadian food supply. The announcement was made today by Larry Miller, MP for Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound and Chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Agriculture ...
• UK Research Community's Response To H1N1 Pandemic
  Thu, 12 November 2009
  Leading UK research funders have announced Â7.5 million of funding for a series of projects aimed at understanding the development and spread of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009 - or 'swine flu'. The research will look at every aspect of the virus, on pig farms, in pig and human populations, and in hospital intensive care units. ...
• Amarillo Biosciences Comments On New Findings Of H1N1 In Animals And Potential Effect On ...
  Thu, 12 November 2009
  Amarillo Biosciences, Inc. (ABI) (OTCBB: AMAR) reported that the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) recently confirmed that a household cat in Iowa developed signs of respiratory infection caused by H1N1 influenza virus. The AVMA report adds cats to the growing list of animals, including ferrets, hogs (most recen ...
• Three More Ferrets Diagnosed With Pandemic Influenza H1N1
  Thu, 12 November 2009
  Three more ferrets in Oregon have tested positive for the 2009 pandemic influenza H1N1 virus, state officials confirmed this afternoon, bringing the total number of cases affecting ferrets in the state to four. Dr. Emilio DeBess, the Oregon state public health veterinarian, says the ferrets that tested positive for the H1N ...
• Experts Discuss Complex Nature Of Animal Welfare At Symposium
  Thu, 12 November 2009
  Far from being a topic rooted only in science, how we protect animal welfare is affected by such diverse elements as politics, ethics and semantics, international speakers at a welfare symposium at Michigan State University said Monday.
• Device Enables World's First Voluntary Gorilla Blood Pressure Reading
  Wed, 11 November 2009
  Zoo Atlanta recently became the first zoological institution in the world to obtain voluntary blood pressure readings from a gorilla. This groundbreaking stride was made possible by the Gorilla Tough Cuff, a blood pressure reading system devised through partnership with the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Enginee ...
• American Veterinary Medical Association Hires Stephanie Fisher As Grassroots Coordinator ...
  Wed, 11 November 2009
  As part of its continuing effort to improve and expand its role in strategic advocacy, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has hired Stephanie Fisher as grassroots coordinator. Fisher is one of two members of the AVMA Communications Division who work at the AVMA Governmental Relations Division offices in Was ...
• Academy Launches Study On The Use Of Animals Containing Human Material
  Wed, 11 November 2009
  The Academy of Medical Sciences has launched a new study to examine the use of animals containing human material in scientific research. Consideration of this rapidly advancing area of science is needed to ensure that research into our understanding of diseases and their treatment can take place in the UK within a ro ...