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Derungs introduces the RLLE-122 ring magnification task light.

My job is to go to the front, lance the abscess and flush it out.

In the 1960s, Rod Serling came to my house each week. He took me, along with millions of other Americans, to a place he called The Twilight Zone. His television show, for which he wrote and hosted, featured half-hour stories with strange and bizarre endings. Many years later, Mr. Serling's format for entertainment was revised into a somewhat different form. It was called Twilight Zone, The Movie.

Andover Coated Products introduces PetFlex PawPack, printed cohesive bandages.

Rocky Mountain Labs LLC introduces Fortunate Dog Cookies, a dog treat that resembles fortune cookies.

Los Angeles — A Superior Court judge ended West Hollywood's fight to ban cat declaws for now.

Cash Solutions introduces VeriFone Omni 3740, a check-processing imager.

Rx Vitamins introduces Liquid Hepato Support, a liquid nutraceutical blend vitamin with standardized milk thistle and alpha lipoic acid.

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

Stone Manufacturing introduces the Henderson Equine Castrating Instrument.

A DVM Newsmagazine question for veterinarians.

Schaumburg, Ill. — The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has hired Dr. Bobby Nichols to serve as assistant director of the group's Governmental Relations Division (GRD).

MADISON, WIS. - 12/28/05 - Dr. Peter S. MacWilliams is the recipient of the 2005 National Carl J. Norden-Pfizer Distinguished Teacher Award. He is a professor and chief of staff for Diagnostic and Imaging Services in the Department of Pathobiological Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine.

ORLANDO, FLA. - 12/27/05 - The North American Veterinary Conference (NAVC) now features a lecture series in memory of the late James A. Jarrett, DVM.

WASHINGTON - 12/19/2006 - The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is taking applications for this year's fellowship program in Washington.

MADISON, WIS. - 12/8/05 - Dr. Gary Splitter is the 2005 American Association of Veterinary Immunologist's Distinguished Veterinary Immunologist.

SEATTLE - 12/06/05 - The Foundation for Biomedical Research (FBR) and the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) are launching a public-education initiative called HORSE FACTS.

SACRAMENTO, CALIF. - 12/02/05 - California veterinary leaders are celebrating the failure of a bid to ban genetically modified organisms including recombinant vaccines in Sonoma County.

We fill red-top tubes with the gel from cold packs, aspirate the air out with a needle and syringe, and freeze the tubes.

I use a 4-in, conically shaped diamond pocket file (Woodstock International) to sharpen and repair winged dental elevators.

Adhering the tags together prevents the sound, yet they can be separated if needed.

In our busy practice, clinicians can't always keep up with the many radiographs that are taken.

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The only people I could turn to looked like a gang of Marlboro men.

SmartWorks introduces the DP-6600, a digital black-and-white ultrasound platform that provides USB image storage, image clarity and ease of use.

Morris Animal Foundation released of its new holiday card program.

Albany, N.Y. — Wedgewood Pharmacy says initial tests vindicate the compounder of allegations that it made its chloramphenicol palmitate product inconsistent with its label.

The Riro Company introduces the granite mini-monument.

With eight career changes, this dean and CDC official has experienced the profession from many angles, and he believes that veterinary medicine is at a defining moment. "We need to commit to re-establishing our societal relevance and social responsibility."

Virbac Animal Health introduces a Web site that offers free continuing education in veterinary dermatology and other educational resources for veterinarians.