Can pets catch H1N1 flu from humans? Nov 9, 2009
But the former chief veterinary officer of the United States who is now associate dean for public policy at Cornell Universitys College of Veterinary Medicine added: "In theory, cats could infect humans, but there is no evidence for that yet. Though the reason behind why ferrets and cats may be more at risk to H1N1 flu is yet to be determined, Torres explained that "viruses need receptors" to allow infection of an individual. Torres said: "The human H1N1 vaccine may or may not work in... (India Times, India)
Nanomedicine To Treat Spinal Cord Injuries? Nov 9, 2009
The work is led by Richard Borgens, director of the Center for Paralysis Research and the Mari Hulman George Professor of Neurology in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Findings have shown that PEG specifically targets damaged cells and seals the injured area, reducing further damage. (Science Daily)
Kennels may require dog-flu vaccinations Nov 8, 2009
Dog flu, like the human flu, doesn't kill the majority of its victims, but a serious outbreak could be devastating to a large number of dogs, said Dr. Cynda Crawford, a clinical assistant professor at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine ... Getting a more definitive read on what has your dog feeling miserable requires samples to be sent to places like the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Island village hit by suspected swine flu Nov 7, 2009
The domestic shorthaired cat was treated last week at Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine in Ames and has recovered, officials said. The virus also has been confirmed in two ferrets - one in Oregon and the other in Nebraska - but they died. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
A veterinarian's view on 'defensive medicine' raising health costs Nov 6, 2009
DOLITTLER: VIEWS FROM A VET. an award-winning blog on pet health; she writes weekly for the Miami Herald and monthly for Veterinary Practice News. (USA Today -- Life)
What Do Humans, Bats and Shrews Have in Common? Frustration Nov 6, 2009
Zoologist Sabine Schmidt from the University of Veterinary Medicine in Hannover, Germany, studies vampire bats ... Elke Zimmerman, also from the University of Veterinary Medicine, found a similar change in the calls of tree shrews, small insect-eating mammals native to Southeast Asia. (Fox News)
A career that helps pet owners answer questions when a pet passes Nov 6, 2009
"I knew that veterinary medicine was where my career interests were," she recalls ... Diagnostic testing has become an important market sector in veterinary medicine, and the American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP) provides guidelines on quality and standards, and helps ensure adequate training opportunities that provide qualified veterinary clinical pathologists for the future. (Lake City Reporter, FL)
Cat in Iowa the First to Catch Swine Flu Nov 6, 2009
He was brought last week to Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center at Iowa State University's College of Veterinary Medicine, where it was confirmed he had the H1N1 virus ... "This could be a thing that just fizzles out but it also has the potential for huge impact," said Tony Johnson, a clinical assistant professor at the Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine. (ABC News)
Domestic Horse Genome Sequenced Nov 6, 2009
(Credit: Doug Antczak, Baker Institute for Animal Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University). Related Stories. (Science Daily)
Protect Your Cat From Swine Flu Nov 6, 2009
The cat was taken to the Iowa State University s College of Veterinary Medicine for treatment and was tested for H1N1 after family members mentioned they had recently been ill. The test was positive and was later confirmed by additional tests by the US Departmrnt of Agriculture. (Suite101.com)
Pigs in Indiana Test Positive for H1N1 Nov 5, 2009
Separately Wednesday, officials said that the virus has been confirmed in a cat treated at the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine. It's the first known case of the virus to be diagnosed in a cat. (CBS News -- Health)
Discovery Of Novel Protein Offers Hope For Possible Parkinson’s Disease Cure Nov 5, 2009
Anumantha Kanthasamy, a distinguished professor of biomedical sciences and W. Eugene and Linda R. Lloyd Endowed Chair in Neurotoxicology at the ISU College of Veterinary Medicine, has been working to understand the complex mechanisms of the disease for more than a decade and thinks he has found hope for the cure. Parkinson's disease sufferers lack a sufficient amount of a brain chemical called dopamine. (Science Daily)
Cat In Iowa Tests Positive For H1N1 Nov 5, 2009
Because some viruses can pass between people and animals, the cat diagnosis was not unexpected, the veterinary medicine association said in a statement ... Such cases are potentially worrisome because the flu virus could reconfigure itself and become more virulent or affect people in a different way, said Michael San Filippo, a spokesman for the veterinary medicine association ... The veterinary medicine association is tracking cases of H1N1 in animals and posting them on its website at. (FOX61, CT)
Guilt by association, with barely a whiff of evidence Nov 5, 2009
Nonetheless, although some courts have rejected evidence from them, the technique has been used in many states, including Alaska, Florida, New York and Texas, said Lawrence J. Myers, an associate professor of animal behavior at the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine ... Nonetheless, although some courts have rejected evidence from them, the technique has been used in many states, including Alaska, Florida, New York and Texas, said Lawrence J. Myers, an associate professor of animal... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
I Can Has Swine Flu? A Pet Comes Down With H1N1 Nov 5, 2009
Late last week, when the cat came down with flu-like symptoms malaise, loss of appetite its owners brought it to Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine for treatment ... "There has never been a report of human seasonal influenza affecting cats or dogs," says Dr. Julie Levy, director of Maddie's Shelter Medicine Program at the College of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Florida. (Time.com)
H1N1 flu confirmed in Iowa cat Nov 5, 2009
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COOK/Veterinarian grew up on dairy farm Nov 5, 2009
After Turner graduated from Union High, she attended Mississippi State University in order to obtain a degree in veterinary medicine and fulfill her childhood dreams. Being a vet is about more than working with animals for her. (Philadelphia Neshoba Democrat, MS)
Rest Easy. When It Comes to Swine Flu, Your Pet Is Safe Nov 5, 2009
"This really is not a practical issue at this point," said Dr. Chris Olsen, a professor of public health and associate dean for academic affairs at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine ... As reported Wednesday by the Associated Press, veterinarians at Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine announced the first laboratory-confirmed case of H1N1 infection in a cat ... Similarly, a recently developed dog flu vaccine has nothing to do with H1N1, said Dr. Bonnie... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Elsevier selected as new publisher of the Journal of Dairy Science Nov 5, 2009
JDS readers represent education, industry and government, including research, teaching, administration, veterinary medicine, extension, management, quality assurance, product development and technical services in more than 70 countries. JDS is of interest to professionals in biochemistry, breeding, economics, engineering, environment, food science, genetics, microbiology, nutrition, pathology, physiology, processing, public health, quality assurance and sanitation. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
World first as swine flu found in cat... Nov 5, 2009
"This is the first cat that we are aware of with the pandemic H1N1," said Brett Sponseller, an assistant professor of veterinarian microbiology who helped treat the pet at Iowa State University's College of Veterinary Medicine. After ruling out most common causes of respiratory diseases, a team of university and state vets looked at the family history of the owners and guessed swine flu might be the cause. (The Drudge Report)
New Model May Help Scientists Better Predict And Prevent Influenza Outbreaks Nov 3, 2009
A new study by an international team of researchers, led by assistant professor Andrew W. Park, who holds a joint appointment in the University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology and in the College of Veterinary Medicine, may make their task a little easier. The study breaks ground by working across scales and linking sub-molecular changes in the influenza virus to the likelihood of influenza outbreaks. (Science Daily)
Letters to the editor Nov 1, 2009
The hospital also serves as a site of learning for student interns from UC Davis' School of Veterinary Medicine. Mercedes Slakey, Sacramento. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Retired veterinarian respects military dogs Oct 31, 2009
He joined the United States Army while attending college at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and planned to become a military policeman, but after learning of his plans to study veterinary medicine, his commander told him to go to school first then serve as a military veterinarian. After graduating from veterinary school in Iowa in 1967, with his wife, Judy, at home with their newborn baby, he was sent to Chicago, Ill. (Watertown Daily Times, WI)
U of M part of $185 million funded team tasked to improve global response to emerging pandemics Oct 31, 2009
Faculty from the College of Veterinary Medicine, the School of Public Health, the School of Nursing, the Medical School, the College of Education and Human Development, and College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural Resources Sciences, will be traveling to hot spots (likely located in Southeast Asia, the Congo Basin, and the Amazon Basin) to try to prevent the next pandemic ... "Without the leadership of Deans Trevor Ames (veterinary medicine), Connie Delaney (nursing), John Finnegan (public... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Flu protein changes can alter outbreak Oct 30, 2009
That in turn influences how many in the overall population are infected, with greater difference producing greater outbreaks, said Dr. Park, an assistant professor in the Odum School of Ecology and in the College of Veterinary Medicine. The ability to produce those changes becomes an adaptation that helps the virus escape the immune system of those with some level of pre-existing protection. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Tuskegee Univ. mourns loss of former dean Oct 30, 2009
Pioneers in Veterinary Medicine at Tuskegee (L to R: Julius Rosenwald, Frederick D. Patterson, Walter C. Bowie, and T. S. Williams) ... Dean Emeritus Dr. Walter C. Bowie, was a long time resident of Tuskegee, Alabama, and had been associated with academic veterinary medicine for over 40 years ... After receiving the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) from Kansas State University in 1947, he earned the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in mammalian physiology from Cornell... (WSJA.com, AL)
Animal Hospital and Ledgebrook Kennel mark 25 years Oct 30, 2009
Schless and Marino are 1981 graduates of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine. Three years out of vet school, the partners bought the then-small practice at its 373 Russell St. location. (Woburn Advocate, MA)
Wayne L. Miller (1060) Oct 28, 2009
Upon discharge he followed his life s passion by enrolling in the Veterinary Medicine program at the University of Pennsylvania where he graduated in 1954. He moved to Meyersdale in 1957 where he practiced with Dr. Richard Strattan. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Effort Launched To Find And Control Diseases That Move Between Wildlife And People Oct 28, 2009
"Predicting where new diseases may emerge from wild animals, and detecting viruses and other pathogens before they spread among people, give us the best chance to prevent new pandemics," said Jonna Mazet, the UC Davis scientist leading PREDICT. Mazet directs the UC Davis Wildlife Health Center within the new One Health Institute at the School of Veterinary Medicine. The concept of 'One Health' -- that human, animal and environmental health are inextricably linked and should be considered... (Science Daily)
UC Davis researchers identify dominant chemical that attracts mosquitoes to humans Oct 27, 2009
The university offers interdisciplinary graduate study and more than 100 undergraduate majors in four colleges Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Biological Sciences, Engineering, and Letters and Science and advanced degrees from six professional schools Education, Law, Management, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine and the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing. . (EurekAlert!)
Health Calendar Oct 27, 2009
Science of Veterinary Medicine Research Day Symposium - 9 a.m., College of Veterinary Medicine, 501 D.W. Brooks Drive; "Translational Medicine" is the theme for this year's symposium; opens with keynote speaker Dr. Joe Kornegay, professor at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School of Medicine; three, hourlong workshops - "Zoonoses and the Challenges Facing Veterinarians in the 21st Century," "Veterinary Medicine: Science and the Law," "Veterinary Medicine and Stem Cells in Therapy"... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Lucrative inventions pit scientists against universities Oct 27, 2009
Kaswan, a former University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine professor, founded the group after she became embroiled in lawsuits with her university over a blockbuster eye drug she invented, charging the university unfairly cut her out of negotiations for rights to the drug and sold it for too low a price. In 2007, she lost her case, but the judge added the university had cut a lousy deal. (USA Today -- Tech)
UCD Aims To Prevent Global Pandemic Oct 24, 2009
Mazet directs the UC Davis Wildlife Health Center within the new One Health Institute at the School of Veterinary Medicine. The effort centers on the idea that human, animal and environmental health are inextricably linked and should be considered holistically. (KCRA 3, CA)
Wildlife Conservation Society to expand health surveillance through PREDICT Oct 24, 2009
WCS is one of five members on the PREDICT team, which also includes UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine (the consortium's leader), Wildlife Trust, Global Viral Forecasting, Inc., and the Smithsonian Institution ... "Predicting where new diseases may emerge from wild animals and detecting viruses and other pathogens before they spread among people give us the best chance to prevent new pandemics," said Jonna Mazet, the UC Davis scientist leading PREDICT, and the director of UC Davis' new One... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
STRAY VS. FERAL: Compassion often eludes them Oct 22, 2009
Moreover, most ferals don't live short, hideously deprived lives but are quite healthy and less apt to harm wildlife than toxins and development that overtakes habitats, says Julie Levy of the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, an expert in infectious disease and feral cats. When neutered and vaccinated, such animals live many years. (USA Today -- Life)
Injured hawk let back into the wild in Hopkinton Oct 22, 2009
After examining the wound, Hatch took the hawk to the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University in North Grafton. Short Round was treated for the wound, lead poisoning and a broken wing. (Hopkinton Town Crier, MA)
Making Pets Profitable Oct 22, 2009
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Grad school dean a K-State finalist Oct 21, 2009
Also chosen as finalists are April Mason, dean of the College of Applied Human Sciences at Colorado State University; Ralph Richardson, dean of K-State's College of Veterinary Medicine; and Marvin Kaiser, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Portland State University. Grasso was tapped as grad school dean in 2002 to replace Gordhan Patel. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Oldest bongo dies at Zoo Atlanta Oct 21, 2009
A necropsy, or animal autopsy, will be performed at the University of Georgia's College of Veterinary Medicine. More on ajc. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Granny Annie Oct 20, 2009
"If you're doing something wrong, you know it," said Thomson, who is on K-State's College of Veterinary Medicine faculty. "I have yet to meet someone who got fired but didn't know it was coming. And I have yet to see someone who was caught doing wrong who didn't know it was wrong."We understand what's right and what's wrong. (Midwest Bulls Eye, NE)
Pets not immune to cancer Oct 19, 2009
" "Cancer is treated in many ways," depending on the type of cancer and individual animal, according to the Web site of the New England Veterinary Oncology Group of Waltham. "The three main options in veterinary medicine include chemotherapy, radiation and surgery. These modalities may be used alone or in combination. (Allston Brighton TAB, MA)
UGA now has largest student body Oct 17, 2009
Enrollment in the professional schools of law, pharmacy and veterinary medicine increased by 51 students to a total of 1,604. Most Read Stories. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)
Chad W. Clark Oct 17, 2009
Following their marriage, Chad and Karma moved to Ames, Iowa where he attended Iowa State University and received his M.S. Degree in Animal Reproduction then on to Kansas State University, receiving his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 1961 ... He practiced Veterinary Medicine in Payette County and surrounding areas for 40 years ... During those years, he received the Friends of 4-H Award, became an honorary member of the Fruitland Chapter of the FFA, served on the Fruitland School Board,... (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
TraDIS technique tackles typhoid Oct 17, 2009
" For the first time, it is possible to paint a comprehensive picture of essential, advantageous or burdensome genes in many phases of the bacterial life cycle, to determine functions necessary to support them throughout their entire disease cycle. Such a picture is important for discovery of new targets for treatment. This elegant new method exemplifies how high-throughput research allows scientists to determine systematically the function of or requirement for individual genes in a single... (EurekAlert!)
Study Explains Immunity to H1N1 in Older People Oct 16, 2009
"These findings indicate that human populations may have some level of existing immunity to the pandemic H1N1 influenza and may explain why the 2009 H1N1-related symptoms have been generally mild," said Carol Cardona of the University of California Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. Her study appears in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases. (MEDLINEplus)
Dog Flu: Symptoms, Treatments and More Oct 15, 2009
The virus isn't highly dangerous, said Edward Dubovi, PhD, director of the virology laboratory at Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine and the person who first isolated the canine influenza virus from a sample sent to him by Crawford. But just as with people, dog flu can lead to secondary infections that could develop into life-threatening pneumonia. (CBS News -- 60 minutes II)
Earlier flu viruses provided some immunity to current H1N1 influenza, study shows Oct 15, 2009
Researchers Zheng Xing, a project scientist, and Carol Cardona, a veterinarian and Cooperative Extension specialist, both of the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, report their findings online in the journal of Emerging Infectious Diseases ... The university offers interdisciplinary graduate study and more than 100 undergraduate majors in four colleges Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Biological Sciences, Engineering, and Letters and Science and advanced degrees from six... (EurekAlert!)
Pets Can Help Boost Your Health Oct 14, 2009
The same report quoted Dr. Lynette Hart, associate professor at the University of Callifornia at Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. "Studies have shown that Alzheimer's (disease) patients have fewer anxious outbursts if there is an animal in the home," she said. (Click2Houston, TX)
New Mobile Lab Allows Researchers To Study Air Quality, Health Effects Oct 14, 2009
Jack Harkema, a University Distinguished Professor of pathobiology and diagnostic investigation in the College of Veterinary Medicine, will deploy the new 53-foot, 36,000-pound center - dubbed "AirCARE 2" - throughout southern Michigan, including metropolitan Detroit ... AirCARE 2 was partly funded through the MSU strategic partnership grant, the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station, the College of Veterinary Medicine and the Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies. (Science Daily)
New law bans docking of cow tails Oct 13, 2009
Jim Cullor, director of the University of California's Veterinary Medicine Teaching and Research Center in Tulare, said that only about 2. 5% of the state's 1. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Protecting Humans And Animals From Diseases In Wildlife Oct 10, 2009
The partners include Twycross Zoo, East Midlands Zoological Society which is one of the Clinical Associates of the School of Veterinary Medicine and Science (SVMS) at The University of Nottingham. This mammoth four year project is being led by Dr Richard Lea, Associate Professor of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Paul Barrow, Professor of Veterinary Infectious Diseases, Dr Lisa Yon, Lecturer in Zoo and Wildlife Medicine and co-ordinated by Duncan Hannant, Professor of Applied Immunology... (Science Daily)
WSU regents approve construction bonds Oct 10, 2009
They will fund the Vancouver Applied Technology Building, which is under construction, and the first phase of the Global Animal Health Building and the Veterinary Medicine Research Building at Pullman. Have something to say about this story. (Longview Daily News, WA)
EPD to give UGA approval on waste Oct 10, 2009
The current permits allow UGA to burn a kind of waste called pathological waste, much of it bodies and body parts of animals used in research, pets and other animals that come to the College of Veterinary Medicine for examination after death, as well as bedding used by the animals. State law allows up to 10 percent infectious waste to be mixed in with pathological waste, but UGA never got specific permission to burn infectious waste. (Athens Banner-Herald)
New Aluminum-water Rocket Propellant Promising For Future Space Missions Oct 9, 2009
The rocket's launching site was located on a facility maintained by Purdue's School of Veterinary Medicine. "Having a launching site near campus greatly facilitated this project," Pourpoint said. (Science Daily)
Daily television listings Oct 9, 2009
ON CHRONICLE Vet School 7:30 p.m. WCVB-TV (Channel 5) Mary Richardson visits the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, where students are training for careers in one of the fastest growing occupations in the nation. ON GREATER BOSTON Beat the Press 7 p.m. WGBH (Channel 2) Emily Rooney moderates a discussion of media issues with commentator Callie Crossley, Joe Sciacca of the Boston Herald, and Dan Kennedy of Northeastern University. (Boston Globe)
Farm Bureau looks to stem vet shortage Oct 8, 2009
Applicants must have either a degree in veterinary medicine from an accredited college or university or have completed an accredited two-year veterinary technician or four-year technologist program. Recipients of grants must be in the first or second year of practice in Kentucky and working in a practice that devotes at least half of its time to large animals or animals raised for food. (Louisville Business First, KY)
Dr. Galen Adkins Oct 8, 2009
He married his lifelong sweetheart Kathryn Adkins (McKeever) in 1964 and graduated from the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine in 1967. Upon graduation Galen and Kathy moved to Miami where he practiced for one year. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Hiring shelter chief a priority for county Oct 7, 2009
The University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine is conducting a $5,000 "health assessment" of the county's crowded shelters in Melbourne and Titusville ... The University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine is conducting a $5,000 "health assessment" of the county's crowded shelters in Melbourne and Titusville. (Florida Today)
Support where it's needed Oct 7, 2009
The Veterinary Medicine prize was conferred on two researchers from Newcastle University in Britain who discovered that cows with names produce more milk. The Igs, as they are known, are chosen by the Annals of Improbable Research magazine to highlight scientific achievements that according to its website "first make people laugh and then make them think". (iAfrica.com)
New scholarship program for large animal veterinary students Oct 7, 2009
"These scholarships, which come at a time when the large animal veterinarian industry is experiencing a shortage, will help recruit outstanding students for careers in bovine veterinary medicine," said Gatz Riddell, DVM, and executive vice president for AABP. ... Applicants must be students enrolled in colleges of veterinary medicine in the United States and must be in their third year of the veterinary curriculum at the time of application. (Minnesota Farm Guide, MN)
Cuba free of chicken flu: OIE official Oct 7, 2009
Meanwhile, Emerio Serrano, director general of the Institute of Veterinary Medicine of Cuba, said Cuba was free of chicken flu thanks to the prophylactic measures of veterinarians, production forces and the general public. The country's citizens had taken measures like not putting poultry products from the affected countries on the market and keeping alert to detect the spread of the virus, Serrano added. (Xinhuanet, China)
Grants feed Clovis school district career tech training Oct 6, 2009
Clovis North students will focus on subjects such as nursing, pharmacology and veterinary medicine and will work on state-of-the-art medical equipment. The class of 10 juniors, part of the school's first graduating class in 2011, meets four days a week, including laboratory sessions. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Never a Dull moment with Ed Dull Oct 5, 2009
In fact, there is never a dull moment with Dull, who is the quintessential renaissance man (Somerset Daily American, PA)
A career that helps pet owners answer questions when a pet passes Oct 4, 2009
"I knew that veterinary medicine was where my career interests were," she recalls ... Diagnostic testing has become an important market sector in veterinary medicine, and the American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP) provides guidelines on quality and standards, and helps ensure adequate training opportunities that provide qualified veterinary clinical pathologists for the future. (Lake City Reporter, FL)
Planning commission approves Webster Park zoning change Oct 3, 2009
Dullard said the current building is 45 years old and not able to accommodate recent changes in veterinary medicine. He said the new building would include more exam rooms, more room for advanced procedures and physical therapy, and a larger lobby. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
