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Hartz introduces VMX Pet Vantage Essentials, Speedy Groom Brush with peel-away cloths available for dogs and cats.

Vision USA introduces sport bifocal safety glasses available in three sizes.

Matthews Cremation introduces the Faithful Forever Pet Loss Care program.

The Kid Angel Foundation introduces Koodels for pets' comfort.

Jorgensen Laboratories introduces the Eye Shield and Face Shield for routine veterinary dental work.

Early recognition is crucial to prevent the advancement of the disease.

Cape Cod, Mass. — A Massachusetts veterinarian will receive at least $225,000 stemming from a libel suit against the Boston Herald for a 1995 article accusing the DVM of malpractice.

It seemed that everyone in the little town of Vetville had gone crazy. Arnie wanted nothing to do with them.

Intervet introduces Power-Dose parasite control kit for equines.

Peer review is essential to ensuring the accuracy, thoroughness, and suitability of the articles that appear in Veterinary Medicine. We thank the following people who reviewed papers in 2005.

National Report — For the first time in history, scientists could be on the forefront of predicting an influenza pandemic.

Novartis announces the purchase of Denagard? (tiamulin), a broad-spectrum swine antibiotic for control and treatment of certain swine bacterial diseases.

Sacramento, Calif. - New powers proposed for registered veterinary technicians (RVTs) have the California Veterinary Medical Assocation (CVMA) squarely opposed.

Washington — The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) turned up the political chatter against high-volume breeders in testimony before the U.S. Senate.

LOS ANGELES - 12/01/05 - Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James Bascue declared yesterday a West Hollywood declaw ban to be unlawful, invalid and unenforceable.

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.

Securos announces the release of new limited contact implants.

Philadelphia — Dr. Joan Hendricks likens her trip toward the University of Pennsylvania's veterinary school deanship to an "emotional roller coaster."

Ithaca, N.Y. — The American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) plans to release a new version of its vaccines guidelines, not updated since 2000.

KENILWORTH, N.J. - 11/30/05 - Schering-Plough Animal Health Corp. has donated $50,000 to the American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF) to support the group's Veterinary Medical Assistance Teams (VMATs).

NATIONAL REPORT - 11/28/05 - Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has made the description of dogs' cranial nerves (CN) possible and the detection of lesions affecting those nerves easier to detect, according to a study published in the journal Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound.

WASHINGTON - 11/23/05 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture placed an interim ban on poultry imports from British Columbia (BC) following a positive test for a low-pathogenic form of H5 avian influenza.

SHAWNEE, KAN. - 11/18/05 - PBS's "Nature" series will feature on Sunday the storied rescue efforts of animals stranded in Katrina's wake.

RALEIGH, N.C. - 11/16/05 - North Carolina State University (NCSU) received a donation of $24.2 million from the R.B. Terry Charitable Foundation to establish the Randall B. Terry Jr. Companion Animal Medical Center.

COLUMBIA, MO. - 11/15/05 - The University of Missouri-Columbia's (MU) College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) received $1 million from Thelma Zalk to improve its library.

ORLANDO, FLA. - 11/14/05 - The North American Veterinary Conference (NAVC) will host the Nestle Purina College Challenge, where student representatives will be challenged on their knowledge of anatomy and internal medicine.

WASHINGTON - 11/11/05 - If approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), meat and milk from cloned cows will be on U.S. dinner tables.

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AMES, IOWA - 11/9/05 - The W. Eugene and Linda R. Lloyd Endowed Professor Award was given to Dr. Anumantha Kanthasamy of Iowa State University's (ISU) College of Veterinary Medicine.

11/04/05 - Researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia are studying the genetics of Tibetan Terriers, a breed known to be affected by neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (NCL), a neurologic disease with a human equivalent called Batten disease.