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Ithaca, N.Y. - 8/8/2007 - A team of Cornell University scientists from the College of Veterinary Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences discovered that a novel group of E. coli bacteria is associated with intestinal inflammation in patients with Crohn's disease, the university reports. Their findings were published in The ISME Journal: Multidisciplinary Journal of Microbial Ecology.

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London - 8/6/07 - Along with a growing list of countries, the European Union blocked British beef exports amid a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak. British public health officials vowed its response has been swift as they seek to contain the outbreak.

I was the typical 8-year-old boy who did not want to take piano lessons and quit eight weeks after I started them.

Ithaca, NY - Cornell University launched the Center for Reproductive Genomics, a research hub to determine how genetics affect human and animal infertility.

A California bill requiring the sterilization of dogs and cats stirred up a hornet?s next of opposition, leaving its chief sponsor to come up with a less-divisive measure next year. Some 20,000 people protested to lawmakers, and the embattled California Veterinary Medical Association, an early co-sponsor, backed away after fielding thousands of complaints.

During the initial five-year operational phase, the center will focus on diagnostics and orthopedics.

Davis, Calif.- A Computer Hacker Compromised The Personal Information Of 1,500 University Of California Davis School Of Veterinary Medicine (Svm) Students And Applicants, Leaving The Facility To Fund At Least $25,000 In Credit Checks To Ensure Identity Safety.

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Fort Collins, Colo. - There may be a link between an increase in emergency-room visits for dogs and cats and lunar-cycle days when the moon is near or at its fullest, according to a study by colleagues at Colorado State University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

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There is an old Italian proverb that says, "Your plate is always full of what you don't want."

To better organize our medications, we purchased an inexpensive hanging shoe organizer and labeled each shoe pouch with a letter from A to Z.

I find that a 25-ga IV catheter with the stylet removed makes a lacrimal duct cannula that is less traumatic than the usual metal type.

To keep caged animals warm without generating loads and loads of laundry, place a layer of bubble wrap under a towel.

When aspirating a large volume of fluid during thoracentesis, try this method.

When the veterinarian euthanizes a horse at our clinic, I take a small, clean piece of the tail hair.

We have found that Epi-Otic (Virbac) works well to get rid of the smell associated with anal gland expression.

If Disney Ran Your Hospital: 9½ Things You Would Do Differently by Fred Lee

Hypercalcemia is defined as a serum or plasma total calcium level exceeding the normal level. Reference ranges vary considerably among laboratories however a serum calcium concentration > 12mg/dl is considered to be a clinically important elevation and a repeated calcium elevation warrants clinical investigation. Routine calcium levels reported on chemistry profiles are Total calcium, of which 50% is ionized (the metabolically active form) , 40% is protein bound (to albumin) and 10% calcium complexes. In the dog serum calcium concentration is adjusted for albumin level by subtracting the albumin level from the total Ca++ level and adding 3.5.;this yields a corrected calcium level in mg/dl. This method is not accurate in cats. Recently, (2005) it has been suggested that ionized calcium must be measured directly in order to obtain the most accurate level and prevent misdiagnosis of disease especially in dogs with chronic renal failure.

There are many different causes of skin defects in both cats and dogs. Traumatic wounds such as degloving injuries, dog or cat bites, burns, deep fungal infections, and extensive wounds caused by surgical removal of neoplastic disease are examples of clinical situations where reconstructive surgical techniques may be necessary.

An acute abdomen is defined as the acute onset of abdominal pain. Possible underlying etiologies are broad ranging, and include the gamut from trauma to infectious and neoplastic causes.

If Disney Ran Your Hospital: 91/2 Things You Would Do Differently by Fred Lee

Ithaca, N.Y. - Cornell University has launched the Center for Reproductive Genomics, a research hub to determine how genetics affect human and animal infertility.

Because antidotes are rare, plant-induced diseases in horses can be irreversible and sometimes lethal.

Employing different alkylating agents is seen in the design of rescue protocols for lymphoma dogs. oneeded