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Olympus America, Inc. introduces the IX71 inverted research microscope for advanced live cell applications.

Medical Engineering and Development, Inc. releases the Zoo/Wildlife Lifting Transportable Surgical Table, designed for use in zoos or wildlife gaming facilities.

The lists of emerging diseases in pets and humans bear a striking resemblance. This is because many of these diseases are zoonotic, shared, or of "animal origin".

Take preventive steps to reduce risk of contracting disease from cats, help avoid pet relinquishment (PDF)

Changes in host, pathogen and environment have created new challenges for controlling diseases in pets, people

Despite having little effect on cats, various species of Bartonella can cause medical problems in humans

Spectrum Surgical Instruments Corp. introduces a general surgery pack, containing 19 German-made instruments

Loveland Industries is helping poultry, swine and other livestock producers take a closer look at their barnyard dust with its "Key Customer Dust Evaluation Program.

Cleveland-Euthanasia at animal shelters traditionally determines a community's dog and cat overpopulation or lack of available homes.

Have a plan, create options for owners to help orphans become healthy, well-adjusted adult horses

Insurance companies, wary of high-profile dog attacks and stung by rising liability claims, are re-evaluating their policies on the ownership of select breeds.

Fort Collins, Colo.-Treating a client's emotion is just as important as treating the patient.

By current projections, the master plan for rescuing United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) laboratories will cost an estimated $447 million. The plan calls for an entirely new 630,000 square-foot-complex on the existing site, just east of Ames.

Auburn Laboratories, Inc. introduces Advanced Protection Formula (APF), an herbal supplement for horses to improve resistance to stress

From the editor: They kept coming and coming and coming. Every day during January and February I would get an exasperated look from the mailroom guy as he brought in my mail. Some days he had to carry it with both hands. Most days it wouldn't fit in my in-box so he dumped it on my table.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has granted a conditional license for the first Treponema Bacterin for digital dermatitis caused by Treponema spirochetes

Veterinary Software Associates, LLC distributes Veterinary Pharmacy Reference software

Dr. Johnny Hoskins recommends practical principles for diagnosing and managing common gastrointestinal problems.

Cleveland-David P. Emery was recently renamed publisher of DVM Newsmagazine, and Stephanie Davis was promoted to senior editor.

Fe-Lines, Inc. introduces water-soluble adhesive strips for furniture and plants

Lexington, Ky.-Oxygen therapy may play a role in treatment of chronic bone infections in sick foals, report experts at Hagyard-Davidson-McGee equine hospital here.

Natural Animal Feeds-USA introduces Leg Cool, a ready-to-use cooling paste made from the natural ingredients

Bowling Green, Ky.-Food animal identification to promote food safety and disease outbreak prevention has been endorsed for years - if only the same were true for the horse industry, its proponents argue.

DogWatch, Inc. offers a new brochure describing the DogWatch® Hidden Fence containment system, which features FM digital technology and provides fully programmable training settings.

In the April issue of DVM Newsmagazine (p. 48) we considered application of seven diagnostic axioms with the goal of enhancing patient care.

Ithaca, N.Y.-The English Mastiff dog breed is enabling scientists to help explain retinitis pigmentosa (RP) in humans.

Pet King Brands has developed Biotene Veterinarian Oral Care, which uses the Zymox Three Point Enzyme System to safely treat even the most severe infections.

Salam International, Inc. introduces burial pouches for companion animals.

Study: WNV plagues 1 in 12 horses

Stillwater, Okla.-It's almost always fatal to domestic cats, and it's spreading.