Legislation would let nonveterinarians conduct medical procedures, organization says.
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Horses in Monterey and San Diego Counties have been cleared for release following EHV-1 outbreak.
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Random sample testing reveals presence of Salmonella in four lots of product.
National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity recommends publishing revised studies on mutated H5N1 virus.
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Saratoga Springs, N.Y. -- A strangles outbreak forced the closure of Saratoga Raceway until April 11, according to a recent announcement from the New York State Racing and Wagering Board.
New York, N.Y. -- dvm360.com, DVM Newsmagazine and dvm360's iPad app won three coveted national journalism awards.
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North Grafton, Mass. -- Tufts? Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine plans to open a low-cost primary care clinic for under-served pets around Worcester.
Albany, N.Y. -- Some New York legislators want healthcare practitioners--including veterinarians--to start checking a controlled-substance-abuse registry before prescribing some medications.
Raleigh, N.C. -- The push for the legal system to award non-economic damages was thwarted again in North Carolina.
National Report -- Two new reports indicate that pet owners may be shying away from veterinary hospitals to save money.
Yardley, Pa.--Velcera's FidoPharm is unveiling a canine generic heartworm preventive today, and it will be available only through Wal-Mart and Sam's Club pharmacies.
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Yardley, Pa.--Velcera's FidoPharm is unveiling a canine generic heartworm preventive today, and it will be available only through Wal-Mart and Sam's Club pharmacies.
Glendale, Ariz. -- Midwestern University, with locations in Arizona and Indiana, is moving forward with plans to construct Arizona's first veterinary school.
Rockville, Md. -- Two lots of livestock and poultry feed that were distributed in Nebraska and Wyoming have been recalled after an unspecified number of horses died from exposure to high monensin sodium levels.
Canines can carry norovirus--a primary cause of gastroenteritis and of diarrheal disease in humans.
Raleigh, N.C. -- Labrador Retrievers remained where they have been for the last 21 consecutive years?at the top of the American Kennel Club?s (AKC) most popular dogs list for 2011.
Winnipeg, Canada -- Manitoba veterinarians who perform cosmetic ear cropping on dogs could lose their veterinary licenses, according to veterinary regulators.
Funding cuts have forced a construction delay of the $650 million federal National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) in Manhattan, Kan.
Ithaca, N.Y. ? Cornell University will begin a new $22 million renovation project this spring, thanks to a grant from New York State?s Capital Improvement Program.
Ocala, Fla. -- Formal certification and new operating procedures for hyperbaric oxygen therapy could result from a Feb. 10 explosion at a Florida equine rehabilitation center that killed a 28-year-old woman and a 6-year-old Thoroughbred gelding.
Geneva, Switzerland -- It would be better to delay publishing recently contested studies on mutated H5N1 viruses than to publish partial papers in order to address bioterrorism concerns, according to an expert group recently convened by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Anxiety: It is literally holding you back from success, says management consultant Michael Staver during a keynote presentation today at the Western Veterinary Conference (WVC).
College Station, Texas - Texas A&M University's (TAMU) Board of Regents signed off on spending $120 million to expand its veterinary teaching hospital and construct a new building to house classrooms and laboratory space.
Rockville, Md. -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a safety warning to veterinarians about the use (and purchase) of some hand-held dental X-ray units sold over the Internet from foreign sources.
Rockville, Md. -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plans to tackle anthelmintic resistance in horses and ruminants during a two-day public meeting in March.
