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For most of the country, the wind blows and the snow swirls. It is not quite foaling season, too early for breeding and, except for those clients chasing points and heading to warmer weather competitions, things are relatively quiet for most equine practitioners.

Toronto, Canada - A malfunctioning dryer caused an animal-clinic fire that killed five dogs; 11 other pets escaped.

Denver, Colo. The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) is in the discovery phase for the second time; of developing a nationwide group health-insurance plan.

Rockville, MD.- Dr. Bernadette Dunham was named director of the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Center for Veterinary Medicine.

National Report - Resolve to start the year right - not through clich? New Year resolutions such as losing weight, eating healthy or quitting smoking - but by implementing key behaviors to ensure your educational success, experts suggest.

Sexual harassment in a small-business setting tends to present differently than in a towering office-building in corporate America.

2.7 percent of association members contributed $256,948, officials report

Austin, Tex. - The Texas Veterinary Medical Association (TVMA) petitioned the state board to regulate lay practitioners. The petition calls for changes to the state practice act.

Schaumburg, Ill. - New graduates entering practice might see fewer patients than their predecessors if recent American Veterinary Medical Association research holds true.

Atlanta - Of the estimated 90,000 veterinarians in the United States, just 2.5 percent work in public-health sectors.

Schaumburg, Ill. - The American Veterinary Medical Association and Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc. launched an outreach program targeting pet obesity.

Schaumburg, Ill. Annual primary premiums for the Professional Liability and Insurance Trust (PLIT)-sponsored liability insurance program increased 5 percent for the 2008 policy year.

New York - The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) handed out more than $365,000 to benefit horses last year, in the form of 57 equine grants in 31 states.

Leesburg, Va. - M. Norris Adams, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, joined Virginia Tech's Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center as a clinical assistant professor in equine lameness and surgery, focusing on elective orthopedic procedures.

Atlanta, Ga. - Students' time spent playing Wii or Playstation III might soon be considered preparation for the education model of the future - video games.

Although doctors of veterinary medicine have the same prescription writing authority as physicians do, many practitioners infrequently write prescriptions. I wrote many during my practice career, and I want to share the reasons that I did so.

Vista, Calif. - While an equine DVM mauled by dogs in late 2006 is left with lifelong scars, the dogs' owner received only a 90-day punishment.

Felton, Del. - 1/31/08 - The Delaware Department of Agriculture has placed six horse farms under quarantine unitl Feb. 7 to try and contain an outbreak of equine herpesvirus, or EHV-1.

New York - The Labrador Retriever held onto its position as the nation's most popular purebred dog in the American Kennel Club's annual ranking of the 157 breeds it recognizes. It's been No. 1 every year since 1991.

This team education and client communication piece arms your practice team to talk to clients about anaplasmosis.

Davis, Ca. - 1/29/08 - New research indicates a loss of genetic diversity associated with the long-term development of foundation cat breeds - those breeds that provided the genetic basis from which modern pure breeds were developed.

New York - 1/28/08 - As the fifth and final defendant in the Michael Vick dog-fighting case was sentenced in a Virginia court, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) reported that most of the dogs seized at the football star's property have a chance at rehabilitiation.

Baltimore, MD. - 1/25/08 - The 2008 Biodefense and Emerging Disease Research Meeting, hosted by the American Society for Microbiology (ASM), is scheduled Feb. 24-27 in Baltimore, MD.

St. Paul, Minn. - 1/24/08 - A lab focused on the research and tracking of animal diseases opens its doors at the University of Minnesota this week.

Washington - 1/22/08 - The House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health want several key officials to discuss implementation of the Veterinary Public Health Workforce Expansion Act.

Find out how squirrels use shed snake skin to protect themselves.

New York - 1/17/08 - The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) handed out more than $365,000 to benefit horses last year, in the form of 57 equine grants in 31 states.

Schaumburg, Ill. - 1/15/08 - The American Veterinary Medical Association and Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc. launched an outreach program targeting pet obesity.

Schaumburg, Ill. - 1/14/08 - Nominations for the American Veterinary Medical Association's 2008 Humane Award are being accepted through Feb. 1.