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Washington - Legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would create a new Division of Veterinary Medicine and Public Health at the federal level and invest monies to help solve work-force shortages in government and food-animal markets.

Much more is at stake than enforceability; your career is at risk.

Exercise-induced collapse in young, otherwise healthy, Labrador retrievers is an uncommon, dramatic, self-limiting condition.

A new federal bill seeks to ban some uses of antibiotics for food-animals because they are considered too important for human health.

Gallbladder disease, a common condition in dogs, is associated with choleliths, mucoceles, neoplasia, or hepatic disorders causing bile stasis and possible subsequent infection.

Here's a quick snapshot of the average Firstline reader, according to our 2009 Team Trends Study.

A ballot issue that would create a statewide board standardizing livestock housing is a step in the right direction.

You talk to clients daily about the importance of complying, but do you follow your own advice? It's time to reflect on your recommendations.

Who's more compliant: team members or clients?

Wausau, Wis.- It took this 60-year-old veterinarian 11 days to ride 3,021 miles across the United States on a bicycle. He did it averaging two hours of sleep each night.

Sacramento - The fiscal crisis in California is so serious, the state issued IOUs to organizations relying on state funds to operate.

How would you rate your facility compared to others in the area?

AVMA's failed ear cropping resolution reignites the cosmetic surgery ethics debate.

Team members seem more worried about pet owners than themselves during recession.

The recession's ripple effect caused gray days. But the sun's still peeking through.

You may recall that the title of my first book was Most of My Patients Are Animals. Last year in this column, I related a couple of stories that illustrated the meaning of the title, with an emphasis on "most." Well, here are a few more.

In another step toward reform of the Thoroughbred racing industry, the RMTC approved new national standards for drug testing.

Here's a look at average employee earnings by position and region. How does your pay stack up?

Feline pancreatitis is a very difficult disease to definitively diagnose antemortem, and treatment remains symptomatic and supportive.

Vomiting is a common and frequently complex problem in cats.

Patients in the ICU can require antimicrobial therapy for numerous reasons.

Initial nonspecific management of vomiting includes NPO (in minor cases a 6-12 hour period of nothing per os may be all that is required), fluid support, and antiemetics.

Davis, Calif. -- Scott Weber, DVM, MS, former head veterinarian at the New England Aquarium in Boston, leads the new Aquatic Animal Health Team at UC-Davis? William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital.

Although orangutans are much heavier than their cousins the chimpanzees, they have developed their own method of swinging through the delicate tops of trees.

Banfield has announced that ear cropping and tail docking for cosmetic purposes will no longer be performed at their practices.

Sanofi-Aventis is buying Merck's ownership share of animal-health giant Merial. That's not all -- the deal opens up an option to combine Merial and Schering-Plough Animal Health.

Columbus, Ohio -- Dr. Lonnie King, currently the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne and Enteric Diseases, will take over as dean of The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine Sept. 1.

Washington -- The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) again delayed implementation of its new rules to fight identity theft. The enforcement date for the controversial Red Flags rule is now Nov. 1, 2009, the agency reports today in a prepared statement.

Recent research has shown that female cats tend to favor using their right paws in performing tasks, while male cats tend to be southpaws.

A new list shows upcoming events in equine practice.