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Rome -- A major resurgence of the H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza through a mutant strain of the virus is spreading through Asia and global leaders are warning against a possible marriage between the highly lethal bird flu strain and the highly infectious H1N1.

Incorrect answer for Image Quiz: An insulin-resistant diabetic bichon frise with thinning hair (Sponsored by Dechra)

Correct answer for Image Quiz: An insulin-resistant diabetic bichon frise with thinning hair (Sponsored by Dechra)

Annapolis, Md. -- Veterinary candidates who did not earn a degree from a veterinary program accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Council on Education (COE), but who have passed the Program for the Assessment of Veterinary Education Equivalence (PAVE), will now be considered for state licensure in Maryland.

Rockville, Md. -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning veterinarians about a possible risk of fractures associated with a device used to deliver the feline leukemia vaccine through the skin of cats.

Schaumburg, Ill. -- The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), along with the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) released new preventive care guidelines for dogs and cats today.

Albany, N. Y. - Shelters with animals whose redemption periods have expired now have new options.

Madison, Wis. - Veterinary researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison awarded a $4 million Recovery Act Grant to study surface and chronic wounds, which cost the U.S. healthcare system $15 billion each year.

New York City - The phones started ringing at Riverside Animal Hospital shortly after the New York Post published a story about a Bulldog that died from respiratory distress after being left unattended for days in a veterinary clinic's kennel.

Dr. Catherine Tiplady seeks veterinarians to fill out a survey investigating animal cruelty and related human violence.

National Report - The federal debt reduction bill that made headlines this summer has a trickle-down effect on veterinarians, with the elimination of an in-school interest subsidy on graduate and professional student loans.

Atlanta, Ga. - Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are warning consumers and veterinarians to be cautious about buying African dwarf frogs from a California breeding facility.

The biomarker can help assess patients with cardiac and respiratory disease.

Denver - Applications to Morris Animal Foundation's Veterinary Student Scholars Program doubled this year, and a total of 81 students received awards.

From the 2011 ACVIM Forum: Do probiotics have a role in treatment?

London - Thirteen people have been convicted in what British officials are calling Europe's largest veterinary drug ring.

From the 2011 ACVIM Forum: Will this dietary restriction help affected cats?

Schaumburg, Ill. - On the heels of an internal report advocating radical change to the way the organization serves the public and the profession it represents, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) released a new plan to govern its growth over the next several years.

Urbana, Ill. - Over the next 18 months, the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine will undergo a transformation that could reduce energy consumption by as much as 40 percent.

Oakland, Calif. - Construction is underway on Oakland Zoo's new veterinary hospital-the first on-site facility to treat the zoo's 600-plus residents.

Ice cube trays are the perfect answer for separating medication for boarders.

Answers to frequently asked questions you need to know.

St. Louis - Veterinary schools need to graduate veterinarians with real-world skills necessary to immediately contribute to practices or other areas of employment.

Lawmakers are forcing groups who bring animals into Connecticut for adoption to have them examined by a veterinarian within 48 hours of importation.

Dr. Robert M. Miller recounts a time when he had to help a full-sized African elephant.

Conditioning principles coalesce between the two disparate forms of sport, to mutual benefit.

Blacksburg, Va. - Two new initiatives in public health have been launched at Virginia Tech with the formation of the Center for Public Health Practice and Research and a new department within the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine to support the center.

Columbia, Mo. - It's believed that 50 percent of the 2 million U.S. military personnel who have served in Iraw and Afghanistan experience combat-related psychological problems ranging form substance abuse to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The summit focused on exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage and the use of furosemide in race horses.

Schaumburg, Ill. - Ther American Veterinary Medical Association developed a new data collection tool to help in the fight against non-DVMs performing veterinary prcedures