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The AVMA Professional Liability Insurance Trust-sponsored Professional Liability Program recently unveiled a veterinary license defense endorsement for regulatory actions. The new endorsement provides up to $25,000 per year in legal fees to defend actions against licenses required for the practice of veterinary medicine for an annual premium of $49.

The Ultra 8 tabletop centrifuge has a one-piece aluminum alloy cast body for strength and durability.

New Orleans-The International Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Symposium (IVECCS) is readying for a Sept. 9-13 meeting that promises to save lives.

Spectrum Surgical Instruments introduces Veterinary Arthroscopy Instrumentation

The completely rewritten new edition of the British Small Animal Veterinary Association Manual of Small Animal Dermatology, by Carol Foil and Aiden Foster, contains practical information in a problem-oriented format.

Whether it?s hairy heel warts, scours or respiratory disease, a new Novartis Animal Vaccines, Inc. Web site can help livestock producers and veterinarians easily navigate a wide variety of animal health problems and solutions.

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Malibu, Calif.-In the wake of West Hollywood's recent ban on cat declawing, Malibu City Council rejected a copycat measure deeming the procedure a crime.

Cleveland--The economic cap on veterinary care is rising, DVMs say.

Andis? Company presents Ultraedge? professional grooming blades manufactured using an exclusive carbonized hardening process and finished with chrome to prevent rust, the company says.

Pfizer Animal Health announces the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Rimadyl? Injectable as a pain reliever for dogs.

In Dr. Brian Forsgren's proverbial list of duties, euthanasia ranks as the "greatest single responsibility" granted a practicing veterinarian.

Remember Me Keepsakes, LLC announces the availability of Paws of Endearment paw casting

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has released a euthanasia training manual designed to assist veterinarians, veterinary technicians and animal shelter personnel with ensuring that euthanasia of animals is performed humanely and with minimal stress on everyone involved in this emotionally difficult process.

An antimicrobial technology from Engelhard Corp. has been granted registration by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for use against tuberculosis (TB) and other animal pathogens in veterinary applications.

An estimated 5 million cats and dogs are euthanized in U. S. shelters each year, and while reliable statistics are scarce, experts predict they sharply contrast death tolls recorded as late as 1995.

Q: Could you review pancreatitis and its diagnosis in dogs and cats?

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently approved new label claims for all Frontline? brand products for Merial. The products will include the additional claims on all labels in the coming months.

Euthanasia has been likened to the best gift one can give an animal afflicted with chronic pain - a humane way to halt suffering.

Jorgensen Laboratories, Inc. introduces the Ketch-All Pole. This restraint device is the original "Rabies Stick."

V.E.T. Pharmaceuticals offers Epizyme?, an affordable product for use in animals with deficient pancreatic secretions, the company says.

The eighth annual update of Lifelearn's Companion to Canine and Feline Practice is now available.

Diseases of Small Domestic Rodents, Second Edition, by Dr. Virginia Richardson, deals with eight rodent species: chinchillas, chipmunks, gerbils, hamsters, mice, rats, and new to this edition, the jird and degu. Information on husbandry, nutrition, disease diagnosis and treatment are included.

Agri-Pro Enterprises now makes available the Vulkan? Soldering Kit, a fully portable unit with an electric ignition.

Agri-Pro Enterprises is pleased to announce the availability of the Lock ?n Load? syringe, another quality product from Instrument Supplies.

Jorgensen Laboratories, Inc. now offers Wavicide-01 sterilizing solution.

As you undoubtedly know, computers have revolutionized our ability to store and retrieve information.

Jorgensen Laboratories, Inc.?s Bone Cement is a sterile form of polymethyl methacrylate originally used in hip replacement.

The principles involved in designing a vaccination program for the animal shelter are the same general principles behind any disease prevention program. The difference is in the relative importance of various concepts as they pertain to the shelter population and environment.